SN_Lover Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Regarding the 103 windchill Brad Panovich just gave a explanation to why it's so low. Brad Panovich WCNC It was an instantaneous and not 1 min average which is standard. Like · 15 minutes ago Patricia Fox Vollmer I still don't see it, even with instantaneous wind -- what instantaneous wind value are you using? I used the calculators provided in that website above. Like · 14 minutes ago Brad Panovich WCNC Hard to say unless we look at the raw numbers wind chill is calculated on 2 min averages so instantaneously it's certainly possible. Like · 8 minutes ago Patricia Fox Vollmer I'm sorry to sound like such a Debbie Downer. I wish we had the raw numbers available. I'm still having a hard time believing this with only -14.6F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Just broke single digits. Temp 9.9 in Pinnacle. ( Stokes County) Same here. Down to 9.9 F with a DP of -6 F. By the way, your location doesn't help me out too much without the state. I believe NC has a Stokes County, but so might GA/VA/SC/TN. I don't know where Pinnacle is. Could you update that in your avatar, please? Thanks. One other obs........the sky is immaculately CLEAR. It's really beautiful and I am tempted to bundle up, get out the telescope, make some hot tea and watch for meteors tonight. Most definitely. I just had to walk outside to experience this low cold, especially since I can't see it (hat tip to jburns). I looked up at the stars and there is not a cloud in the sky, there is a fingernail moon, and there is howling wind everywhere. I lasted 30 seconds. Back to the warmth!! 5.8 lol this is insane i cant believe i am saying this, but i would almost rather have this than have had a half or inch of snow. i love snow, but i havent seen this kind of cold in over 10 years before i moved back to ga. this is some extreme cold to say the least. it just doesnt occur that often in the se (other than maybe the nc mtns). its just about to the "boogers freeze in your nose" cold that starts about 0 I'm kind of with you on this. It's all about breaking records (hopefully, not pipes) and witnessing something rare, weather-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Nights like tonight make me regret having a heat pump. Thank goodness for a wood burning fireplace and a big stack of seasoned white oak. Currently 10 degrees but the temperature drop is easing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 8.3 imby NE ATL. My pansies have all cracked and fallen to the ground. LOLThere's one still alive and kickin! He has a Waycross address 15.8 currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Balmy 11 here... another station nearby reporting 9.3 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Alchemist Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Currently IMBY Saluda NC 6.1* Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcrazy Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Temp: 12.6 Dew Point: -8 Windchill: -2 Brrrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 -7 here. Looks like double digit lows coming tonight. Been a very long time since that has happened. wow, now that is impressive!! if we get a couple more hours with dropping temps you probably will hit double digits below zero! if that were to happen here, its conceivable there could be areas in ne ga that hit 0 or go just below! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 12 on the nose here. Won't reach single digits by midnight, but it shouldn't be much past then! Stay warm y'all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Patiently waiting to drop into the teens...currently 21 degrees, dp 0 and a windchill of 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_WX10 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 11.6 now. I think we're gonna go in the low single digits tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQPublic Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This wind is brutal! Tomorrow is recycling and trash day too. Cardboard boxes are flying through my yard currently. Temp almost below 20.6 at my closest wunderground station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 -7 here. Looks like double digit lows coming tonight. Been a very long time since that has happened.I'm down to 1. Friend of mine that lives in Glenville at 4500 has a pic with her thermometer at -9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Same here. Down to 9.9 F with a DP of -6 F. By the way, your location doesn't help me out too much without the state. I believe NC has a Stokes County, but so might GA/VA/SC/TN. I don't know where Pinnacle is. Could you update that in your avatar, please? Thanks. There is a pinnacle real close to Frosty's house. 10 miles se of me. Stokes county boarders Surry county where I'm from NC. BTW- I'm coming your way tomorrow working, Hickory, Icard, Granite Falls etc.... Currently 9.8 DP -4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Nights like tonight make me regret having a heat pump. Thank goodness for a wood burning fireplace and a big stack of seasoned white oak. Currently 10 degrees but the temperature drop is easing. Heat pumps are almost useless once you hit 0 degrees. Firewood is the way to go. I have gas heat but its so expensive... I've got a new stack of hardwood at hand as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Patiently waiting to drop into the teens...currently 21 degrees, dp 0 and a windchill of 7 It wasn't until the afternoon that I got below 30. It was 20 when I got off the mower about 4...I was cutting up leaves so I won't have to rake them, lol, and enjoying me some cold air. The cold was unimpressive until late afternoon, but then it made my feet hurt and confused my sensors. I've got a 14.7, a 17.4, and a sensor that's had it's mind blown And who knows what my avatar will report from over at the Experiment Station who's web based reporting has been on the fritz. Hope you get some cold in between those dread portals! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'm down to 1. Friend of mine that lives in Glenville at 4500 has a pic with her thermometer at -9. How much snow have you got today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Heat pumps are almost useless once you hit 0 degrees. Firewood is the way to go. I have gas heat but its so expensive... I've got a new stack of hardwood at hand as well. I got a heat pump and will prob find out just how useless it will be at near zero...so far so good at 10 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 sitting warm at 26 DP "-0" per metar but went back to 1, so that was an error I assume. Chillin' at 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Heat pumps are almost useless once you hit 0 degrees. Firewood is the way to go. I have gas heat but its so expensive... I've got a new stack of hardwood at hand as well. I freeze when it's 20 with my heat pump. I have two infrared heaters that I love! might change my mind when I get my power bill? lol and gas logs in case power goes out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkync Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Heat pumps are almost useless once you hit 0 degrees. Firewood is the way to go. I have gas heat but its so expensive... I've got a new stack of hardwood at hand as well. my 4 ton variable speed drive train is doing all it can. I have gas logs with a blower as back-up !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 How much snow have you got today?just flurries and snow showers that got blown around, no accumulation. Even the ridge line to my west that has a 5400' peak only had a dusting. Disappointing event here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 It wasn't until the afternoon that I got below 30. It was 20 when I got off the mower about 4...I was cutting up leaves so I won't have to rake them, lol, and enjoying me some cold air. The cold was unimpressive until late afternoon, but then it made my feet hurt and confused my sensors. I've got a 14.7, a 17.4, and a sensor that's had it's mind blown And who knows what my avatar will report from over at the Experiment Station who's web based reporting has been on the fritz. Hope you get some cold in between those dread portals! Tony Me too The teens are close and I've dropped to 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I freeze when it's 20 with my heat pump. I have two infrared heaters that I love! might change my mind when I get my power bill? lol and gas logs in case power goes out!2 ventless gas fireplaces here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 just flurries and snow showers that got blown around, no accumulation. Even the ridge line to my west that has a 5400' peak only had a dusting. Disappointing event here. Wow that would disappointing, I figured you would have gotten at least a couple inches! still beat down slope city with zero flurries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Wow that would disappointing, I figured you would have gotten at least a couple inches!was looking for an inch. It was dry when I went out this morning. Column dried out too quick. O well, would rather bust on a small event than a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Me too The teens are close and I've dropped to 20 Shouldn't be long now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkync Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Just think how cold it would be if we had snow cover ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 7.4 with a DP of -6.6. Definitely dropping slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormsfury Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Temperatures continue to slow, steady fall here, but what's been really something is just how strong winds comes in waves. there has been many times today winds will howl for 20-30 minutes, followed by a "relative calmer" period of winds between 10-15 mph, sometimes less, only to ramp back up within 20-30 minutes. already saw some 40-45 mph wind gust reports in the PNS from KCHS. Temperatures just getting below 30 now, got a ways to go, but I won't be surprised to still reach about 15 tonight, given the rather steady 2-3 degree per hour falls since sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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