Brick Tamland Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I've been waiting for years for a 1/88 or a 1/03 type storm....The best storm we've had lately was 1/20/09 and the only reason for that was because of the cold temps after the 5 inches of snow/sleet. The 12/26/10 storm wasn't that great because of the marginal temps. Hopefully we'll get a decent storm soon. Do you mean the 2010 Christmas night snow? That was awesome here. But I am ready for another big one, too. Like more than 3 or 6 inches of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduwx Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Even though it's stressful as crap looking at the short range models every hour, dissecting radar frames, and waiting for the changeover, it's still a lot of fun tracking winter events. I agree Cold Rain and I don't mean to sound like a debbie downer. I'm just ready for a true snowstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduwx Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Do you mean the 2010 Christmas night snow? That was awesome here. But I am ready for another big one, too. Like more than 3 or 6 inches of snow. Christmas 2010 was a good snow but temps weren't all that cold. The roads here in Cary were almost clear the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I agree Cold Rain and I don't mean to sound like a debbie downer. I'm just ready for a true snowstorm. I with you man. When is the last time we had plenty of precip and didn't have to worry about temps? I honestly can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Even though it's stressful as crap looking at the short range models every hour, dissecting radar frames, and waiting for the changeover, it's still a lot of fun tracking winter events. No stress here between the portals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 No stress here between the portals I think you'll be dealing with stress soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I with you man. When is the last time we had plenty of precip and didn't have to worry about temps? I honestly can't remember. For me....Feb. 2010 4 loooong years ago.....sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I with you man. When is the last time we had plenty of precip and didn't have to worry about temps? I honestly can't remember. Christmas 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduwx Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I with you man. When is the last time we had plenty of precip and didn't have to worry about temps? I honestly can't remember. I'm trying to remember...Probably 12/2010 but temps were like 30/31. The nice thing about the 1/2009 storm was the next day temps dropped through out the day into the low 20's. I remember the roads still being a sheet of ice 3 days after the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The Christmas storm, temps were close to freezing, and as was already said, the roads were fine really almost that evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 This year has been more frustrating than usual living this close to the mountains (it's great during the other 3 seasons). Eff clippers. All day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The Christmas storm, temps were close to freezing, and as was already said, the roads were fine really almost that evening. Not here. They were still covered the next day. And there was still plenty of snow that fell. It doesn't have to close down the roads for days to be a good storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduwx Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Not here. They were still covered the next day. And there was still plenty of snow that fell. It doesn't have to close down the roads for days to be a good storm. That depends on the person...As far as myself goes, the marginal temp storms when the roads are just slush, that's not a great storm. I'll take them but would prefer the colder type storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Not here. They were still covered the next day. And there was still plenty of snow that fell. It doesn't have to close down the roads for days to be a good storm. Yeah, I shouldn't broad brush. The roads in my neighborhood were slushy and down Old Stage Rd., where the shade was, there were a few icy spots. But mostly, down here, things were in good shape. I can't remember the last time roads were snowy for more than a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeah, I shouldn't broad brush. The roads in my neighborhood were slushy and down Old Stage Rd., where the shade was, there were a few icy spots. But mostly, down here, things were in good shape. I can't remember the last time roads were snowy for more than a day.I didn't realize you lived down here Fuquay. I'd hate everything if I lived down there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 CR's PII was extremely positive today. Will probably level off some tomorrow, but only slowly due to the very cold air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I didn't realize you lived down here Fuquay. I'd hate everything if I lived down there too. Yeah, not far from it. I hit 42 and I'm there in 10 minutes. I'm really closer to Exit 312, where I40/Hwy 42 intersect...3 miles from the Johnston County line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 CR's PII was extremely positive today. Will probably level off some tomorrow, but only slowly due to the very cold air. It was! I expect a modest decline, followed by an uptick toward the weekend and early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY_WX Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Fear not, i've brought my good snow luck to rdu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Not sure. Ryan Maue would be the one to ask of course on Twitter or something. So the bars on the bottom are the mean of all the members as snow fall? Even though there are some huge numbers on individual members, it's averaging out with some not showing any snow etc? Which map are yall contemplating? I have access I can try to explain but I don't know what yall are talking about haha. I'm guessing euro individual ensemble members? If so, the bars at the bottom are the accumulated mean at that hour and from what I understand it takes into account blank (dry) members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduwx Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Fear not, i've brought my good snow luck to rdu. We need it... It has been rough the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Fear not, i've brought my good snow luck to rdu. I'm 8 minutes from RDU. Fat lot of good it did me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We need it... It has been rough the past few years. We need a blog update too! Amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Really impressive cold showing on the point and click forecast for the triad. Not above freezing until mid day saturday!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY_WX Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'm 8 minutes from RDU. Fat lot of good it did me. lol, the winter is young bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Not sure. Ryan Maue would be the one to ask of course on Twitter or something. So the bars on the bottom are the mean of all the members as snow fall? Even though there are some huge numbers on individual members, it's averaging out with some not showing any snow etc? Shawn, Yes, it works out perfectly for KATL on the 12Z Euro ensemble! It isn't overdone at all. A respectable 24 of the 51 members give KATL measurable snow during the 1-10 day period, mainly during the 1/29-31 period. (Aside: one member gives them 0.25" on 1/25 if anyone is curious.) Here are those amounts in inches based on eyeballing (seven of the 51 are major hits and two are near alltime highs; 11 of the 51 are 1"+): 11 (two members), 9, 8 (two members), 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 (two members), 0.75 (five members), and 0.25 (eight members) These add to 69.75". 69.75" / 51 = 1.37", which is exactly what the bottom graph shows for ensemble mean snowfall! So, yes the bottom shows snowfall, not liquid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 This year has been more frustrating than usual living this close to the mountains (it's great during the other 3 seasons). Eff clippers. All day. This made me laugh. Clippers are frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Really impressive cold showing on the point and click forecast for the triad. Not above freezing until mid day saturday!? Skipping Thursday this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 lol, the winter is young bro.We're more than halfway through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Skipping Thursday this week? Nope. My forecast says 28/31/31. Saturday tops out at 43. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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