OroAeolus Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 This photo was posted on AJC.com... Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctvman Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Temperature in Charleston area going down. Airport reporting light freezing rain at 33.8. Still 40 here, one of the warmest spots in area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateCAD Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 you need to walk outside. I'm at the same location...here at Patewood...we got a flizzard. your right.......I have a window office....had to get out of my chair and really look, but it is coming down.....very fine....but it's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXinCanton Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 It's been snowing steadily here for 1-2 hours and accumulating fast. Totals are gonna be bigger than expected in north ga. Especially for me Yeah, returns don't look that good but I have the heaviest snow of the event. I guess since the column is truly saturated the more is making it to the ground with less of a radar signal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks very much. Is this a repeat of snowjam 1982?? I was in the middle of that huge mess and swore to myself I'd never let that happen again! Is this a repeat 32 year later? from what i have seen and read yes absolutely. many roads in atl covered and bumper to bumper. james spann tweeted he had to abandon his car and walk the rest of the way. birmingham to atl very slow (side note apparently its causing an overload on the cell towers lol) edited to add: see pics above lol, guessi should have finished first haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxtrackercody Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Live just north of ILM. Freezing rain of varying intensity since about 10am. Have a coating, mainly on vehicles and elevated surfaces. Some roads that weren't treated were getting slick as of two hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGA WINTER Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yeah, returns don't look that good but I have the heaviest snow of the event. I guess since the column is truly saturated the more is making it to the ground with less of a radar signal? Idk but it hasn't let up. I'll easily finish with 2-3 unless something changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterhawk Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Solid 1/2" here and still snowing lightly; roads still just wet around me but Atl is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxFreak11 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 It's 33 degrees in the West Ashley section of Charleston and a light cold rain falling.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg2916 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Mauldin: Decent flurries now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriadDeac Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Flakes are getting bigger and snow is falling moderately. Things like the deck, trash can lids and the cars are starting to be covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yeah, returns don't look that good but I have the heaviest snow of the event. I guess since the column is truly saturated the more is making it to the ground with less of a radar signal? You probably have great ratios now. The snow is becoming more and more dryer and powdery as the day wears on because of the cold air flowing in from the NW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotWeather Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Flakes beginning to fly in northwest concord, nc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max100 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks very much. Is this a repeat of snowjam 1982?? I was in the middle of that huge mess and swore to myself I'd never let that happen again! Is this a repeat 32 year later? Yes but worse, Atlanta had about 2 million then, 6.5 million now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Still freezing rain in most of my viewing area... :/ Stupid northwest trends! And that my friend is your last lesson in Ga. weather The tears. I am so glad I don't have your job, lol. I have to say I'm surprised, you'd be so rudely ejected from the sweet spot! Will it last? T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 The flakes will start out small since the vast majority of the flakes has sublimated in order to moisten the atmosphere to allow for precipitation to reach the ground. As the atmosphere continues to moisten up, the flakes will get larger even as the reflectivity stays around the same or increases slowly. Remember reflectivity is a logarithmic scale so as the reflectivity increase, intensity of the echoes gets much greater. This should ramp up slowly but surely over the upstate, not that much unlike the 25 Dec 2010 snow event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRVwxfan. Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Moderate sleet in Blythewood SC. 32.5F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thrasher Fan Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Just went out for lunch and the roads here in Southern Gwinnett Co. are all wet. Probably 1/2 inch on the grass already. Still light snow falling. 27.9° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigrgd Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Scary video on James Spann's ABC33/40 live stream of cars sliding all over Birmingham with snow still falling. You have to hand it to him: he admitted to a blown forecast -- one of his biggest busts ever. http://www.abc3340.com/category/238084/live-stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 The flakes will start out small since the vast majority of the flakes has sublimated in order to moisten the atmosphere to allow for precipitation to reach the ground. As the atmosphere continues to moisten up, the flakes will get larger even as the reflectivity stays around the same or increases slowly. Remember reflectivity is a logarithmic scale so as the reflectivity increase, intensity of the echoes gets much greater. This should ramp up slowly but surely over the upstate, not that much unlike the 25 Dec 2010 snow event. The flakes are still pretty small here and it's been snowing for a couple of hours now...they aren't the big fluffly type flakes I've seen in the marginal snowstorms. I always thought that was because of how dry the snow is. This isn't a wet snow by any stretch of imagination. Hmmm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXinCanton Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm closing in on 2 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieBlizzard Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 18F and still snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shack Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Light rain and 33 now. Temp dropped 2 degrees in 25 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXinCanton Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 18F and still snowing. Awesome Greg! This one has overperformed for me in my book. Roads are nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Tony, Saw your message after I posted mine. Yeah, I've been lamenting a little bit as frozen precip seemed to be a good bet by this afternoon. The recent heavier returns have lowered the temp a little, but we still have a ways to go. Hard to believe that mid to upper 20's are not that far away. Hopefully, we can get that cold air to stop oozing and kick it up a notch! Congratulations on seeing some snow up your way (even though I know you prefer a good coating of IP!). Hopefully tonight will be good for central Georgia. I'm hoping Delta will drop by and post an update soon. Well, if it's any consolation, I'm seeing as many dry patches as snow patches. I started with sleet at 8:20, and at 2:30 I maybe have a quarter inch. And the streets are fine. So no big shakes here yet. This area is cursed with dry slots every storm in winter, and most the rest of the year, lol. Didn't used to be this way. I expect it was something I did, lol. But it could be we are getting shafted south of Atl in the end...........naaaaaaaaaaa...that'd be just too mean..to twist the kife like that, lol. Radar says I'm coming into a heavier band, so we'll see what a burst can put down. Tony Edit: Oh, ok, so this is what the fuss was about. Bigger flakes..looks like they'll do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amos83 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 very fine, dust like snow falling here at work in Davidson..... it's beautiful. if the flakes get bigger it would accum pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieBlizzard Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Awesome Greg! This one has overperformed for me in my book. Roads are nightmare Gotta love it! My wife is actually stuck in Canton at Rivergreen subdivision. I told her I'll see her Thursday. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormsfury Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 ZR reported at 152 pm at the Charleston Airport (KCHS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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