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Potential Winter Storm Jan 3 - 4


Brick Tamland

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   Just looking at all the model data and trying to find something positive concerning this system and there are a couple of things that we need to watch. Tonight's 0z runs will have good sample data to ingest. It may have an impact on the strength, location, and timing of this storm. There is a second piece of energy that comes up behind the primary that might keep the precip around long enough for some non-mountain locations to switch over. I know it sound like a long-shot, but it's currently being mentioned in our local point-and-click forecast. The more I look at the set-up, the more plausible it seems. If the trend is to slow this one down, then a more wintry outcome would be seen.... I am not going to dismiss this one just yet.

I agree sir.  Too many ifs, ands, buts about it to completely call it off for good.

 

New years resolution......believe no snow forecast until it verifies. I've been lurking and learning since easternwx days and have never seen this much angst with the models over such an extended duration. Usually within a couple of weeks the trends are revealed. These last 90 days or so have been a game of battleship when your 10 year old opponent keeps moving his ships everytime you look away. Ugh!!

Happy New Year folks and keep up the good work!

 

Its not been 90 days. Only 30 slightly + since.

 

Its ok to look at models for clues... but to hug one from another is foolish. While most models disagree.... something will fall 1/2 1/3 its just a matter of what not how much.

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Some snow on the back end for the NC folks? Get your sled out Brick!

 

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That would match with what Blacksburg and Wakefield showing. Still snow in the grids along the va border.

 

 

 

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH

CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH

CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR VERY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY

NIGHT...PRIMARILY ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE

AND NORTH OF U.S. 460. MOST LOCATIONS WILL ONLY SEE SNOW SHOWERS

IN THE AIR HOWEVER. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY

WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND

TEENS THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT WINTRY WEATHER BY

LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY...WITH VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY

WINDS IN ITS WAKE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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I'm guessing the precip is like 6 hours ahead of the map with the 0 line?

 

 

Well, upon further investigation of the high res Nam hour-by-hour plots, the back edge is coming through after 850's are <0c. However the surface temps will be too warm as they are modeled to be in the 40-43 degree range at that time. Not looking promising for anything here.

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Considering I've not seen even a flurry IMBY the past two winters, can't help but keep an eye out tomorrow evening. 

 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
219 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019-020730-
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-
219 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST STATES THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO BE ALL RAIN...BUT AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE
REGION SOME PRECIPITATION IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT MAY CHANGE
OVER TO ALL SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

LOCATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE ACCUMULATING
SNOWS. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET.

A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN
ATLANTA AREA...BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.


 

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Funny how the wetbulbs are at freezing across most of the Triad. In fact air temps are 34 @ Burlington and several mid 30's around Lexington Albermarle. Even at or below freezing in northern mtns/foothills. So close if only the northern wave would have dug a little futher south.

31 here but 850 temps above freezing. Yeah the vort and surface low are too far north for us.
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That it has been. If we could get a overperforming snow I'd be happy for the year.

 

Yep, I'm up to 0.40" now and rain continues, though it should shut off soon.  Rates have been pretty good (would have been 0.5-1"/hr if it were snow, haha).

 

It looks like DCA is going for the streak-breaker tonight and will probably reach 1.5" to break their infamous streak since their last 1.5"+ snowfall (January 2011).

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