griteater Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 31.0 here. Think we avoided a killing freeze didn't see any damage around,had a slight wind that helped early this morning. The golf course bermudagrass is off to its best spring green-up....ever. Looks like we avoided the below 30 deg killing freeze in many areas. Hopefully this is the last scare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'm getting a bit concerned abut my lack of rain so far this year. I know a lot of you have had plenty of rain, but here the year is off to a bad start. Only .74 for April with none in sight. With 7.12 for the year I am already 6" below normal. I hear you Mr. Burns! The last two weeks of Feb, and the first two weeks of March were gang busters in my yard with 8.45 inches. Since mid March I've had 1.2. All that early bounty will dry out eventually with no replentishment. Worrysome! Got in the 30's last night though, so all is not bad. Got to 38.4. Hope there is plenty more of that to come....a nice, cold rainy summer would be welcome here. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Only made it up to 63 for yesterday's high so only a degree difference from the 62 on Wednesday. Already it's a tad chillier than last night (41 compared to 45). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Managed to get scattered frost again this morning but the low was only 35 versus yesterday's 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'm much nicer in person Hopefully you can make the next SE g2g too I can't wait to meet everyone next year at the conference. I've become friends with so many people over the years, and while internet/text/phone chats are great, there is nothing like spending time face to face with everyone CAE didn't drop below 40 this morning, but there is another chance tomorrow before the heat returns That would not surprise me because as I've told you and many others a lot, you always are such a sweet and classy woman on here. You have a high bar to hurdle though because you are so damn nice here...so you better do a good job I think one reason we have made so many friends is we all share the same passion, have respect for each other, and enjoy each others posts. You can't find many forums that focus on other things where that is the case to be honest. I have never seen a nicer, classier, and respectful group of people than our southeast group on the net..it's been that way since wwbb...and that's the honest truth. And I can honestly say the staff here is the same. You guys (and gals lol) don't see it as much as I do but they are such a great and respectful group of people, and I'm not just blowing smoke. It's no lie or BS that their number one goal is to make this place the most enjoyable for everyone (that includes me too of course). It's all everyone cares about and given the fact some of them have been busting their ass for years and years (even in the middle of the night), where it would be very easy to get tired of it because of the work involved, like the technical stuff, catching hell for moderating people, taking time to moderate, and doing things like organizing conferences...which Randy has done every year and it's a lot of work for him to do so too, they carry on because they care about everyone here and their enjoyment of the place. I have mad respect for everyone on the staff...although I still believe we need a woman (cough cough buckeye cough cough) Anywho, sorry to get off topic. Dropped to 35 here this morning but again no frost, thankfully. Now on to the warmer weather finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 That would not surprise me because as I've told you and many others a lot, you always are such a sweet and classy woman on here. You have a high bar to hurdle though because you are so damn nice here...so you better do a good job I think one reason we have made so many friends is we all share the same passion, have respect for each other, and enjoy each others posts. You can't find many forums that focus on other things where that is the case to be honest. I have never seen a nicer, classier, and respectful group of people than our southeast group on the net..it's been that way since wwbb...and that's the honest truth. And I can honestly say the staff here is the same. You guys (and gals lol) don't see it as much as I do but they are such a great and respectful group of people, and I'm not just blowing smoke. It's no lie or BS that their number one goal is to make this place the most enjoyable for everyone (that includes me too of course). It's all everyone cares about and given the fact some of them have been busting their ass for years and years (even in the middle of the night), where it would be very easy to get tired of it because of the work involved, like the technical stuff, catching hell for moderating people, taking time to moderate, and doing things like organizing conferences...which Randy has done every year and it's a lot of work for him to do so too, they carry on because they care about everyone here and their enjoyment of the place. I have mad respect for everyone on the staff...although I still believe we need a woman (cough cough buckeye cough cough) Anywho, sorry to get off topic. Dropped to 35 here this morning but again no frost, thankfully. Now on to the warmer weather finally. I'm always here when/if I'm needed and I know the staff's goal is to make American the best it can be This is what has kept me here for over a decade, and the SE CREW.....well....you all simply ROCK It's a beautiful day after a cool 38 degree start this morning Happy Friday the 13th everyone and I'll be having a drink tonight in honor of the SE CREW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Back into the mid 30s again for the low (36) but only some patches of frosts were present though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Agriculture officials say this week's cold snap has damaged the apple crop in the western North Carolina mountains. County extension agent Marvin Owens says he saw damage Thursday, and more cold weather occurred Friday morning. Henderson County grower Kenny Barnwell said frost had ravaghttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_COLD_CROPS_NCOL-?SITE=NCWIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Dropped down to 32 again this morning for a couple hours... at 6:30, it was still 32, there was frost on the cars and rooftops, and a hummingbird at the feeder!! They showed up here on April 10th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I managed to avoid reaching the freezing mark in this cold snap. 33 yesterday morning, 35 this morning. The trees look like mid-summer here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 another frosty morning....took me a second to realize what the white stuff was on the neighbors car - frost lol. temp hit 31 - and the frost was pretty heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainMarvel Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Below freezing again today, that's four days in a row. New leaves on the camillias died. New pumpkin sprouts froze. Hastas burned a little. Heading for Miami tomorrow for a week. Talk about WARM....... I miss the cool mountains already! South Beach, here I come............................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Below freezing again today, that's four days in a row. New leaves on the camillias died. New pumpkin sprouts froze. Hastas burned a little. Heading for Miami tomorrow for a week. Talk about WARM....... I miss the cool mountains already! South Beach, here I come............................... Have a great time and don't forget about us while you are soaking up the sunshine It's a beautiful 69 degrees at the moment with partly cloudy skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Got down to 27 degrees this morning. Looks like fall around here with all the tree tops burnt to a crisp. Third freeze in a row and the fourth freeze in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I'm always here when/if I'm needed and I know the staff's goal is to make American the best it can be This is what has kept me here for over a decade, and the SE CREW.....well....you all simply ROCK It's a beautiful day after a cool 38 degree start this morning Happy Friday the 13th everyone and I'll be having a drink tonight in honor of the SE CREW Trust me, when the day comes, I'm going to be the loudest calling for you...as I was last time Of course, weather has been so boring this winter, it's been a breeze as far as moderation goes lol Only got down to 40 this morning. Last really cool morning it would appear. Glad to see it end and am very happy to see virtually no frost during this cold spell (which I thought we would get some) despite some easily cold enough temps a few nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 74.3 today. Big field of crimson clover coming out in front of the house,nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneficii Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 00z GFS seems to show potential for severe for the Carolinas and southern Virginia next Saturday. A highly amplified 500 mb trough with a right entrance region jet max winds up to 80 kt is shown moving into the Carolinas with dew points in the 60s and decent directional shear, even at the low levels. LCL heights, theta-e and vorticities appear favorable. The only thing not showing up is instability, but the GFS is known to underdo the instability this far out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandymanColumbusGA Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Really looking forward to the upcoming rain event this weekend! The GFS and Euro are latching onto the idea of an upper level low forming over Texas and crawling to the east. With a nice moisture fetch off the Gulf of Mexico, we should all pick up a good bit of rain. The big winners with this solution is Florida, where they can use the rain. However, with this new solution comes a warmer than wanted pattern. This ULL doesn't drag down the cold air like a low off the Atlantic would do. It'll be interesting to see how much rain we get as most of the Southeast can use a good drink! http://davidwarrenreese.blogspot.com/2012/04/much-needed-rain.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Really looking forward to the upcoming rain event this weekend! The GFS and Euro are latching onto the idea of an upper level low forming over Texas and crawling to the east. With a nice moisture fetch off the Gulf of Mexico, we should all pick up a good bit of rain. The big winners with this solution is Florida, where they can use the rain. However, with this new solution comes a warmer than wanted pattern. This ULL doesn't drag down the cold air like a low off the Atlantic would do. It'll be interesting to see how much rain we get as most of the Southeast can use a good drink! http://davidwarrenre...eeded-rain.html Good grief, why would you want cold weather this time of year lol? Thank god they have changed in that regard. Nothing worse than cold weather in mid to late april. Sure am hoping for the rain too though and it will be nice to have something to follow weather wise. gfs/euro putting out some decent totals over the next number of days. Of course the last time that happened, I ended up with just sprinkles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Really looking forward to the upcoming rain event this weekend! The GFS and Euro are latching onto the idea of an upper level low forming over Texas and crawling to the east. With a nice moisture fetch off the Gulf of Mexico, we should all pick up a good bit of rain. The big winners with this solution is Florida, where they can use the rain. However, with this new solution comes a warmer than wanted pattern. This ULL doesn't drag down the cold air like a low off the Atlantic would do. It'll be interesting to see how much rain we get as most of the Southeast can use a good drink! http://davidwarrenre...eeded-rain.html Me too In the mean time, looks like there is a good chance I'll be listening to the thunder rumble today DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1256 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 VALID 171200Z - 181200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS NORTH GA INTO PORTIONS OF SC/NC... ...SYNOPSIS... A PROGRESSIVE/SPLIT LARGE SCALE UPPER FLOW REGIME WILL PREVAIL OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE CONUS/CANADA DURING THE PERIOD. A SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE ARKLATEX EARLY TODAY WILL CONTINUE AN EASTWARD PROGRESSION TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST STATES TONIGHT...WITH SHOWERS/TSTMS COMMON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES TO THE CAROLINAS. FARTHER NORTH...SEVERAL OTHER LOWER AMPLITUDE/FASTER MOVING SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE CONUS THROUGH TONIGHT. ...SOUTHEAST STATES/CAROLINAS AND GULF COAST STATES... AHEAD OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH...WEAK HEIGHT FALLS ALOFT AND DESTABILIZATION/CONVERGENCE SHOULD LEAD TO A DIURNAL UPSWING IN TSTMS ESPECIALLY FROM PORTIONS OF AL/GA EAST-NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS IN VICINITY OF A SURFACE FRONTAL ZONE. GIVEN THAT CONSEQUENTIAL HEATING SHOULD OCCUR ALONG/SOUTHEAST OF THE COLD FRONT...POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR A NARROW CORRIDOR OF MLCAPE TO NEAR 750-1000 J/KG BY AFTERNOON AS LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES STEEPEN. ALTHOUGH LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL BE RATHER WEAK WITHIN THE LOWEST 2-3 KM...25-40 KT SOUTHWESTERLY MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL COINCIDE WITH MUCH OF THE FRONTAL ZONE. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SEMI-ORGANIZED/SUSTAINED MAINLY MULTICELLULAR STORMS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...BUT MAGNITUDE WILL BE LIMITED BY WEAK LAPSE RATES ALOFT/MODEST OVERALL BUOYANCY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandymanColumbusGA Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Good grief, why would you want cold weather this time of year lol? Thank god they have changed in that regard. Nothing worse than cold weather in mid to late april. Sure am hoping for the rain too though and it will be nice to have something to follow weather wise. gfs/euro putting out some decent totals over the next number of days. Of course the last time that happened, I ended up with just sprinkles I hear you about the cold weather this time of year! Still, it's nice to see the low 70s and upper 40s to low 50s this time of year. That hasn't happened much this year. I'm still wary of the rain event this weekend as some of us COULD get dry slotted depending on the track of the low... If that happens, then it will be the ULTIMATE kick in the nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandymanColumbusGA Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Me too In the mean time, looks like there is a good chance I'll be listening to the thunder rumble today I certainly hope you and others get some rain! That way you can see what some of my viewers saw yesterday after a quick shower dropped 0.07" : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Good grief, why would you want cold weather this time of year lol? Thank god they have changed in that regard. Nothing worse than cold weather in mid to late april. Sure am hoping for the rain too though and it will be nice to have something to follow weather wise. gfs/euro putting out some decent totals over the next number of days. Of course the last time that happened, I ended up with just sprinkles Cold wx at any time of year is exciting to me. Also, it becomes extra refreshing as we get toward the warmer months because it can already be too warm for my liking (we were 85 yesterday) and because we're running out of near future cold opportunities with endless heat to soon follow. Unlike many on this BB, I don't enjoy cold spells just because of wintry precip. chances increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 i really hope we can get some rain in here...its getting dry and the pollen is still pretty bad since it hasnt rained in a couple of weeks. would be even better to get some storms today/tonight and then rain this weekend. the weather has been gorgeous, though, i have to admit. i noticed that i have annuals coming up from last year. just shows the complete lack of cold air this past winter. this is the first year i have had annuals return in a long time. on the plus side, less planting now haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 All of the models are now very gung-ho with a solution of a slow-moving closed low providing copious amounts of rain for basically everyone over the weekend: There might even be some severe weather, especially along the GOM coast. I hope that this current system gives us some rain, then this next one even more, we do need it badly, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxictwister00 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I hope we get this heavy rain and then some, I can't remember the last time we've had a really good downpour it feels like it's been months.It hasn't rained today yet, but apparently the pollen count is only 23 here, the lowest I've seen it all year so if the possible rain today/tomorrow and again this weekend means keeping the pollen at bay I'm all for it. I have that stupid stuff to blame for having a cold for 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Nice TS just passed to our south. Quite a show, we managed .02 from it. More on the way. Storm is now warned: Severe Thunderstorm Warning SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NCC021-199-172000- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0097.120417T1856Z-120417T2000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 256 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTH CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT * AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SWANNANOA...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN BUNCOMBE AND SOUTH CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Pretty good thunderstorm rapidly developed just south of Atlanta, and will move into the city. Likely getting some residents off guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 At the tail end of a nice tstorm with a bit of very small hail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I certainly hope you and others get some rain! That way you can see what some of my viewers saw yesterday after a quick shower dropped 0.07" : Double rainbow! All of the models are now very gung-ho with a solution of a slow-moving closed low providing copious amounts of rain for basically everyone over the weekend: There might even be some severe weather, especially along the GOM coast. I hope that this current system gives us some rain, then this next one even more, we do need it badly, That's a beautiful looking map I've only had .34 for the month so far and I'm down almost 5" for the year Currently it's 87/60 I want spring back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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