MotoWeatherman Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 13 straight days without any measurable precip here in Dahlonega. Today will be day 14 more than likely. The few sprinkles I had this morning were not enough to tip the bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Its official.. This winter sucked.. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 810 PM EDT MON MAY 01 2012 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...WARM WINTER WITH LITTLE SNOW... ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW FELL AT THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN THE WINTER OF 2011-2012. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF RECORD KEEPING...GOING BACK TO THE WINTER OF 1889-1890...THAT NO MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OCCURRED AT THE OFFICIAL ASHEVILLE OBSERVATION SITE. THE OFFICIAL OBSERVATION SITE WAS DOWNTOWN UNTIL 1964...THEN MOVED TO THE AIRPORT. NO SNOW FELL AT THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT IN THE 2011-2012 WINTER. THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD WINTER ON RECORD THAT NOT EVEN A FLAKE OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG METRO AREA...GOING BACK TO 1896-1897. THE TWO PREVIOUS WINTERS THAT NO SNOW WAS OBSERVED WAS THE WINTERS OF 1902-1903 AND 1923-1924. ONLY A TRACE OF SNOWFALL OCCURRED IN CHARLOTTE IN THE WINTER OF 2011-2012. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN ELEVEN PREVIOUS WINTERS. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A COMPLETELY SNOWLESS WINTER IN CHARLOTTE GOING BACK TO 1878. ----------------------------------------------------------- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAD THE WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 62.5 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WARMEST MARCH WAS IN 1945 WITH 60.6 DEGREES FOR THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. ASHEVILLE HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MARCH OF 56.4 DEGREES. THIS IS THE SECOND WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD WAS IN 1945 WITH 56.9 DEGREES FOR THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. CHARLOTTE ALSO HAD THE SECOND WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 61.3 DEGREES. THE WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD WAS ALSO IN 1945 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 61.6 DEGREES. APRIL WAS ACTUALLY COLDER THAN MARCH THIS YEAR AT CHARLOTTE...WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 61.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Only 9.82'' in the bucket for the year here,I don't know it looks like this might be another hot,dry year we're due for one.These things tend to even out somewhere down the road but hope not.The worst years I've seen around here are: 1986 1993 2002 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Picked up another .20" overnight. Storm total: .39" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Picked up another .20" overnight. Storm total: .39" Ha, you almost beat my total for the last 5 weeks in one night I encountered 23 super intelligent rain drops just up the street from my house this afternoon. These drops knew what gravity is and how to utilize it to help them find the ground. All the rest, if there were any rest, must have flung themselves off into space, or chickened out and stayed in the clouds. Nothing worse that a dang chicken sit rain drop! .40 and 23 drops since April 1. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Just grabbed .82" from a slow moving thunderstorm. Sure needed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 picked up .14" last night bringing the yearly total to 11.01" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Today makes for the 13th day in a row without rain. Almost got close with the seabreeze collision, but the storms stopped developing toward our area due to the loss of daytime heating. Did see some wind though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Line of storms in E TN taking aim on WNC. Will have to see if the Mnts break them up. Will report later as I am off to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Line of storms in E TN taking aim on WNC. Will have to see if the Mnts break them up. Will report later as I am off to work. Looks like it's already falling apart rapidly. A little surprising since these NW flow lines/mcs don't normally fall apart until they hit the mountains. It's moving really fast but I'm hoping there will be enough daytime heating to take advantage of the outflow boundary here but we'll see. I'm always cautious about northwest flow/southeast moving storm systems providing any meaningful rain southeast of say winder to toccoa due to downslope flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Pretty nasty little cell leaving Durham headed for areas just north of Raleigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 1.50" in the past 1/2 hour and still raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 1.50" in the past 1/2 hour and still raining. Awesome flash flood warning up and now the entire complex appears to be starting to rotate gonna see some 3-4" totals in a few spots http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=zoom&num=6&delay=15&rbscale=0.6173913043478261&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=RAX&type=N0R&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&showstorms=0&map.x=401&map.y=269¢erx=400¢ery=240&lightning=0&smooth=1&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBUWX23 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Awesome flash flood warning up and now the entire complex appears to be starting to rotate gonna see some 3-4" totals in a few spots http://www.wundergro...ls=1&rainsnow=0 its a flood advisory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I am guessing Solak is about to get pummeled he got a nice hit last night so I bet he is thrilled, sure hope this all holds up and makes it here to us in the east. Lots of farms had blowing dust today when I was riding around need it pretty bad. WRAL had a pic up of hail (small ) covering the ground near Briers Creek from that cell earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Earlier this afternoon that complex of storms went just north of me. I thought I was going to get lucky but it seemed to pivot away at the last minute leaving me with a big .08. The airport 10 miles north got a half inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 1.75" and still coming down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Tied the reccord high of 93 set in 1955 today. No rain today, but tomorrow looks promising along with Monday-Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 ended up with 1.90" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 It's unreal....slight risk of severe all day here in north ga. I looked at the satellite visible shot several times and don't think I could hardly point out a cloud. I'm really beginning to think there's some type of invisible moisture shield above us. I don't think I've ever seen so many systems completely dissipate as they hit the Georgia line as I've seen in the past 4 months or so. Any SPC severe outlook here is the kiss of death lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I am guessing Solak is about to get pummeled he got a nice hit last night so I bet he is thrilled, sure hope this all holds up and makes it here to us in the east. Lots of farms had blowing dust today when I was riding around need it pretty bad. WRAL had a pic up of hail (small ) covering the ground near Briers Creek from that cell earlier. We were in N. Raleigh this afternoon & evening. Missed the early hailstorm that went through there, 2nd storm dropped an estimated 3/4" while we were there (Creedmore rd, just N of 540), checked the gauge just now, and we got another .93" so far this evening, with a little more on the way, so we're at 1.75" for the 2 days so far! Yes -- thrilled! Interesting radar presention right now, that looks like 2 meso-low circulations; one right over Raleigh, and another spin just E of Snow Hill. Like you - hope it holds together for y'all as it works towards the coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Felt 3 drops around noon today. That puts me up 26 drops and .4 since March 31. On the interesting occurances side, I was playing croquet with a friend this afternoon, and a snake launched itself off the bank on the north side and into the air, twisting as if came. It was after something, but I don't know what. Odd thing to happen just a few feet from us. I'm pretty sure I don't want to go trapesing about in the woods this year..what with flying snakes, and such I picked up two ticks while playing, with two others yesterday when I was walking behind the greens mower.... odd for such a close cut lawn....and this year, unlike other years, they are very often deer ticks. And we were remarking at the absence of mosquitos. I haven't been bothered by them at all this year. A glaring anomoly. I'm beginning to wonder if the drought and super warm winter, has done more to get rid of them than a cold winter ever has. And the sudden proliferation of deer ticks, over the bigger ones is very curious. But the biggest curiosity to me is the disappearence of the afternoon and eveing thunderstorm. When I was a kid we got 'em everyday, as soon as it got summer hot. But now a days it never pops a thunderstorm anymore. Months go by without one now. Strange things are afoot! T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Here in Hotvannah, we had a new record high of a blazing 95 F. Ouch! Also, the record high low of 70 F was tied.Not good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 ended up with 1.90" Picked up another overnight shower ... 1.94" for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Sunday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 95F with a heat index of 113F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60% Thats best forecast on wunderground. lmao More entertainment than accuweather. They have us at 90/102. Anyhow.. hoping we get a good soaking today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Crazy heat out there. That heat index 113 degrees is way to hot this early. Nice here currently with temp around 70 degrees. For me this should be the last very warm day a awhile as we see temps dipping into the low 70s next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 65f and currently drizzling heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Only managed to squeeze out .50" yesterday, better than nothing but still way less than we need. Currently in the upper 60's with a cool NE breeze a far cry from the 90 degree heat a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallsLake Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Ended up with exactly 2.00 inches of rain on my digital rain gage. Really need to cut the grass but need the sun to come out to dry everything. Also want the sky to clear so I can see the "super"moon tonight/tomorrow morning. **also it looks like we can turn the AC off for at least a week. Extended forecast shows mostly 70s for the next 7 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Only managed to squeeze out .50" yesterday, better than nothing but still way less than we need. Currently in the upper 60's with a cool NE breeze a far cry from the 90 degree heat a few days ago. Don't complain. .08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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