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It'd be nice to get a snowstorm to start during the daylight hours. I can't remember the last time I was in a snowstorm during daylight hours. Probably 3/1993 blizzard in Atlanta.

I know. I was thinking the same exact thing. It just never seems to snow in the daylight anymore. I guess that's been good, though, since the temps have been so marginal with most of our most recent "events".

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I know. I was thinking the same exact thing. It just never seems to snow in the daylight anymore. I guess that's been good, though, since the temps have been so marginal with most of our most recent "events".

 

I started thinking about that today with it being in the 20's.  I guess beggars can't be choosers.  At this point I'd take any snowstorm...LOL!

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1/29-30/2010 started in the daylight here (like 5 PM).  The Christmas/Boxing Day Storm started at 1 PM, as well, and continued until the following morning.  Actually, the December 2009 storm started at around 1 PM, as well (as did the March 2010 storm), though it was a bit uneven and didn't really get going until the evening.  Wasn't the early December 2010 storm during the day?

 

My favorite time for snow is actually the late afternoon, just before sunset.  It's still light enough that you can actually see the snow, but the sun is low enough in the sky that the sun angle isn't killing you.  If I have to choose between a day snow and a night snow, I'll take the night every time, though.  I like to see the snow, but I'm an accumulation weenie and I don't want the sun angle destroying accumulations (especially since every damn snowstorm as of late seems to be in marginal BL temperatures).

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It'd be nice to get a snowstorm to start during the daylight hours.  I can't remember the last time I was in a snowstorm during daylight hours.  Probably 3/1993 blizzard in Atlanta.

I remember some around this area and RDU area. But why? Most of time snowfall durring the daylight hours in the piedmont don't work out. Unless you get a storm with very good snow rates. But those are hard to come by. I've seen it start snowing in the mornings and it will snow all day(lightly) just to have a wet ground by the time the clouds clear.

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I wish we would get a 3-5 day arctic outbreak -- enough to freeze the ground. On the 4th or 5th day, I wish the Sun would set with clear skies. Sometime in the wee hours of the morning, I wish the clouds from an impending snowstorm would roll in, allowing for really good radiational cooling beforehand. Then, just after dawn, I wish the snow would begin to fall, steadily increasing in intensity throughout the day. After snowing heavily throughout the afternoon hours, it would be fine to diminish to a moderate intensity, where it would remain, overnight. The following morning would feature moderate snow, tapering to light snow and then flurries by the late afternoon. Then, overnight, the flurries would continue until daybreak, and then depart, leaving a completely cloudy day in their wake. Following the storm would be another multi-day stretch of cold weather with occasional cloud cover and very little melting. I wish it would happen that way and that we knew several days beforehand that it was coming.

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I remember some around this area and RDU area. But why? Most of time snowfall durring the daylight hours in the piedmont don't work out. Unless you get a storm with very good snow rates. But those are hard to come by. I've seen it start snowing in the mornings and it will snow all day(lightly) just to have a wet ground by the time the clouds clear.

 

February 2004.  Best snowstorm EVA!!! snowed all day. 

 

Still would like to see the set up and teleconnections for that storm.  Was it southern stream, NAO/PNA?  etc. 

 

By the way, I can't believe that was 10 years ago.....I think that's the last time CLT had over 4 inch storm. 

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I wish we would get a 3-5 day arctic outbreak -- enough to freeze the ground. On the 4th or 5th day, I wish the Sun would set with clear skies. Sometime in the wee hours of the morning, I wish the clouds from an impending snowstorm would roll in, allowing for really good radiational cooling beforehand. Then, just after dawn, I wish the snow would begin to fall, steadily increasing in intensity throughout the day. After snowing heavily throughout the afternoon hours, it would be fine to diminish to a moderate intensity, where it would remain, overnight. The following morning would feature moderate snow, tapering to light snow and then flurries by the late afternoon. Then, overnight, the flurries would continue until daybreak, and then depart, leaving a completely cloudy day in their wake. Following the storm would be another multi-day stretch of cold weather with occasional cloud cover and very little melting. I wish it would happen that way and that we knew several days beforehand that it was coming.

Now thats a Snowmance novelist in the making there I tell ya. That durn near made me blush.

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I wish we would get a 3-5 day arctic outbreak -- enough to freeze the ground. On the 4th or 5th day, I wish the Sun would set with clear skies. Sometime in the wee hours of the morning, I wish the clouds from an impending snowstorm would roll in, allowing for really good radiational cooling beforehand. Then, just after dawn, I wish the snow would begin to fall, steadily increasing in intensity throughout the day. After snowing heavily throughout the afternoon hours, it would be fine to diminish to a moderate intensity, where it would remain, overnight. The following morning would feature moderate snow, tapering to light snow and then flurries by the late afternoon. Then, overnight, the flurries would continue until daybreak, and then depart, leaving a completely cloudy day in their wake. Following the storm would be another multi-day stretch of cold weather with occasional cloud cover and very little melting. I wish it would happen that way and that we knew several days beforehand that it was coming.

 

If you're going to dream....dream BIG!  :guitar:

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I wish we would get a 3-5 day arctic outbreak -- enough to freeze the ground. On the 4th or 5th day, I wish the Sun would set with clear skies. Sometime in the wee hours of the morning, I wish the clouds from an impending snowstorm would roll in, allowing for really good radiational cooling beforehand. Then, just after dawn, I wish the snow would begin to fall, steadily increasing in intensity throughout the day. After snowing heavily throughout the afternoon hours, it would be fine to diminish to a moderate intensity, where it would remain, overnight. The following morning would feature moderate snow, tapering to light snow and then flurries by the late afternoon. Then, overnight, the flurries would continue until daybreak, and then depart, leaving a completely cloudy day in their wake. Following the storm would be another multi-day stretch of cold weather with occasional cloud cover and very little melting. I wish it would happen that way and that we knew several days beforehand that it was coming.

 

 

So a 48 hour snowstorm?

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February 2004.  Best snowstorm EVA!!! snowed all day. 

 

Still would like to see the set up and teleconnections for that storm.  Was it southern stream, NAO/PNA?  etc. 

 

By the way, I can't believe that was 10 years ago.....I think that's the last time CLT had over 4 inch storm. 

 

I forgot about 2/2004...That was during the day but RDU didn't do near as good as Charlotte.

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1/29-30/2010 started in the daylight here (like 5 PM).  The Christmas/Boxing Day Storm started at 1 PM, as well, and continued until the following morning.  Actually, the December 2009 storm started at around 1 PM, as well (as did the March 2010 storm), though it was a bit uneven and didn't really get going until the evening.  Wasn't the early December 2010 storm during the day?

 

My favorite time for snow is actually the late afternoon, just before sunset.  It's still light enough that you can actually see the snow, but the sun is low enough in the sky that the sun angle isn't killing you.  If I have to choose between a day snow and a night snow, I'll take the night every time, though.  I like to see the snow, but I'm an accumulation weenie and I don't want the sun angle destroying accumulations (especially since every damn snowstorm as of late seems to be in marginal BL temperatures).

 

I am the opposite, to me its the snow falling I love the most I want intenses rates and big flakes and I want them during the day. I dont care if we end up with only 8 " instead of 10" due to sun angle I want to see the snow without having to look at streetlights.

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1/29-30/2010 started in the daylight here (like 5 PM).  The Christmas/Boxing Day Storm started at 1 PM, as well, and continued until the following morning.  Actually, the December 2009 storm started at around 1 PM, as well (as did the March 2010 storm), though it was a bit uneven and didn't really get going until the evening.  Wasn't the early December 2010 storm during the day?

 

My favorite time for snow is actually the late afternoon, just before sunset.  It's still light enough that you can actually see the snow, but the sun is low enough in the sky that the sun angle isn't killing you.  If I have to choose between a day snow and a night snow, I'll take the night every time, though.  I like to see the snow, but I'm an accumulation weenie and I don't want the sun angle destroying accumulations (especially since every damn snowstorm as of late seems to be in marginal BL temperatures).

Yeah there are many that have happened during the day. Not a huge storm but last February wasn't that bad. I went to the gym expecting a slow changeover and what not, came out to feathers falling out of the sky.

 

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I remember some around this area and RDU area. But why? Most of time snowfall durring the daylight hours in the piedmont don't work out. Unless you get a storm with very good snow rates. But those are hard to come by. I've seen it start snowing in the mornings and it will snow all day(lightly) just to have a wet ground by the time the clouds clear.

 

Once you've experienced a great storm during the day you'd understand.  I was in Marietta, Ga. during the 3/93 blizzard and it was awesome!  I know it typically doesn't workout for daytime snowstorms in the south but one can always dream for another 3/93... :)

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I wish we would get a 3-5 day arctic outbreak -- enough to freeze the ground. On the 4th or 5th day, I wish the Sun would set with clear skies. Sometime in the wee hours of the morning, I wish the clouds from an impending snowstorm would roll in, allowing for really good radiational cooling beforehand. Then, just after dawn, I wish the snow would begin to fall, steadily increasing in intensity throughout the day. After snowing heavily throughout the afternoon hours, it would be fine to diminish to a moderate intensity, where it would remain, overnight. The following morning would feature moderate snow, tapering to light snow and then flurries by the late afternoon. Then, overnight, the flurries would continue until daybreak, and then depart, leaving a completely cloudy day in their wake. Following the storm would be another multi-day stretch of cold weather with occasional cloud cover and very little melting. I wish it would happen that way and that we knew several days beforehand that it was coming.

 

I 100% endorse this dreamy scenario.  I'd read more of what this author brings to the table too.

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I wish we would get a 3-5 day arctic outbreak -- enough to freeze the ground. On the 4th or 5th day, I wish the Sun would set with clear skies. Sometime in the wee hours of the morning, I wish the clouds from an impending snowstorm would roll in, allowing for really good radiational cooling beforehand. Then, just after dawn, I wish the snow would begin to fall, steadily increasing in intensity throughout the day. After snowing heavily throughout the afternoon hours, it would be fine to diminish to a moderate intensity, where it would remain, overnight. The following morning would feature moderate snow, tapering to light snow and then flurries by the late afternoon. Then, overnight, the flurries would continue until daybreak, and then depart, leaving a completely cloudy day in their wake. Following the storm would be another multi-day stretch of cold weather with occasional cloud cover and very little melting. I wish it would happen that way and that we knew several days beforehand that it was coming.

you forgot...

 

After the big snow it warms to about 30 degrees that night with a warm nose above. Freezing rain begins to fall and coats the snow and everything else with a 1/2" glaze. Temps plummet before day break and the damage is done.

 

At least that's what happened here...

http://www.daculaweather.com/4_georgia_winter_storm_010911.php

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Once you've experienced a great storm during the day you'd understand. I was in Marietta, Ga. during the 3/93 blizzard and it was awesome! I know it typically doesn't workout for daytime snowstorms in the south but one can always dream for another 3/93... :)

The one that comes to mind for my day snow dreams was Jan 88. Woke up about 5 am to a fluffy inch, snowed all day, after dark it mixed with sleet and freezing rain to put that 1/4 inch crust on top of 14 inches of snow
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Well atleast is cold. When a storm does pop up it will be cold enough for something to stick.

 

Positive aspect is I think the models might be unsure about the front swinging through 1/25 since that engery is over the ocean south of Alaska atm-may trend wetter.

 

Another positive thing Euro shows a coastal forming 120 hours out and has DGEX for support.

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