NavarreDon Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 these low's are amazing so far this year. i can't remember a winter with so many single digit readings. Just a amazing month! there have been months with colder temps & I know Jan. 85 was brutal but, the longevity is what I will remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 these low's are amazing so far this year. i can't remember a winter with so many single digit readings. Me either. This cold this year has been insane. I have three readings to report. Last night I saw the temp dropping fast so I put one down near the ground in the front yard and in a low spot of my yard that is typically a good bit colder than the higher front part of my yard on calm nights. My normal gauge which sits about 3 feet off the ground is at 9.8 The reading on top of the hill near the ground is 6.8. The reading a the bottom, 2 inches from the ground and over one of the better areas of snow, is -0.5! That's the lowest temperature I have ever recorded in that spot. The old record was around 2. Fact of business though, There are a lot of below zero readings this morning on wunderground in eastern alabama and west/northwest ga..some as low as -4 or -5!! Even official stations are near zero. Rome is right at 0 and peachtree city is at 2! and here is a cool image, it's so cold it shows up on satellite. I've only ever seen that in the mountains and further north. Never the lower elevations in alabama and georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just briefly dipped to -1 making it my first subzero since I guess the late 80s or early 90s. 7th single digit or lower this year. Anybody remember the argument we had back in December about the number of lows in the teens for ATL? Seems silly now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just briefly dipped to -1 making it my first subzero since I guess the late 80s or early 90s. 7th single digit or lower this year. Anybody remember the argument we had back in December about the number of lows in the teens for ATL? Seems silly now. That's awesome. There are a few subzero temps showing up as well just southwest of atlanta and a zero reading near conyers. I can't believe there are so many sub zero readings. You have to keep in mind the low temps that were forecasted by ffc was between 12 (peachtree city where it's now 1.9) and 17 in atlanta. So temps are MUCH colder than expected in spots that are traditionally colder on good radiational cooling nights. Meanwhile, it's 15 degrees warmer in athens, atlanta, gainesville. So location is everything. The exception being in northwest ga/eastern half of alabama where lows below 5 and even below zero are common. As hky said, I've never seen so many single digit temps in one winter before....or so many lows in the teens either. I've lost count on how many times it's dropped into the teens..which is saying something because many years we won't even reach the teens. edit to add rome got to -1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Down to 4.5 F IMBY this morning, the fourth low of this winter in single digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraseltonGAWX Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 these low's are amazing so far this year. i can't remember a winter with so many single digit readings. I agree. We haven't seen widespread single digits in 11 years in N Ga and now we have had 3 separate airmasses, 3 separate weeks, with single digits this month. Rome becomes the first "major" GA city / NWS reporting site to go below 0 since the 1980's. They just hit -1, as Lookout said. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreensboroWx Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 3.4degF at my wx station this am....this is the 3rd time we've been in the single digits this January. Since 2004, I haven't measured ANY TEMPS below 10degF...AMAZING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFFaithful Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 -4 degrees This is the coldest morning yet this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 For those curious, atlanta and athens are going to end the month around 6 degrees below normal. That is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLweather Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 5 this morning imby Local airport KTDF reported 0 Either way its cold..... On a side note... Nam has brought back the idea from 12z yesterday. WAA along and east of 95 for tonight from Columbia to Durham. But freezing rain/drizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieBlizzard Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 -1 here this morning. Haven't seen that since I moved to GA in 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Two reporting stations -4.2 this am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 5 here at PGV for the low currently at 9 brrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnc910 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 19 here in chinquapin nc.... there's a weak low suppose to form off the coast creating cloud cover. I think it will limit the melt today but looks to be in full force tommorow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 It was 0 degrees in Carrollton this morning. A whopping 12 degrees below the forecast. -1 in Rome ! This is the coldest it's been here since the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Kabong Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 My brother in Rome called to report an official low of -1 was recorded at the airport. Their forecast low was between 11 and 14. Another reminder of the power of a snowpack! We dropped to 18 here in Perry with most of the 1/2" accumulation still on the ground. The roads appear to be in very good shape locally, but are likely more icy as you get closer to Warner Robins and Macon as they had 2"-3" of accumulation. We were within about 20 miles of having a pretty solid snowfall, but the changeover simply happened too late. It was painful watching the rain/snow line inch its way southeastward through the early evening without making much progress. Columbus, GA reported upper 20's most of the day with ZR, but something kept the cold from really working its way into the central part of the state. Perhaps someone can comment on what was happening in the upper levels or at the surface that delayed the push of cold air. We stayed stuck at 34 degrees for several hours, even with moderate precipitation falling. The changeover to sleet didn't arrive in force until about 9:00 p.m. About 20 minutes later it transitioned to all snow. During the late afternoon and most of the early evening, we lost quite a bit of QPF to plain 'ol rain. But, I keep reminding myself that a 1/2" of snow is better than no snow at all! Snowless winters are certainly the norm down here so seeing white on the ground for 2 straight days is a win! Apart from the cold air being delayed, the short term models seemed to perform very well on Tuesday. The model analysis that was given before and during the storm was invaluable. The SE forum definitely hit a grand slam with this one! One final note...kudos to Larry (GaWx) for starting the main thread well in advance. This isn't the first time that his analysis and amazing data trove of weather history has proven him to be the sage of the SE forum. I have always paid special attention to his posts and this just solidifies his position as the "weather prophet!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I just don't understand why areas like Rome and Carrrollton were at 0 or below while areas like Atlanta and eastward were much warmer. Didn't they have snowpack too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctvman Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Charleston still paralyzed by this ice. Ravenel Bridge still closed down because of ice. Has been closed since before 8pm on Tuesday night. The town is slowly starting to get back to normal, but the temperature has not gone above freezing yet. Just got above here barely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Well darn compared to others in ga I wasn't really that "cold" last night lol. Only made it to the singles (again haha) above zero: 7.3 I can't remember a ga winter where mby has registered this many single digits ever,let alone in a month. For some reason this year singles are apparently easy for all of us to reach lol Ps can't believe another possible storm? I don't really know what to think. A lot of general model support but dang that's a lot of days out and I would be stunned for it to verify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 these low's are amazing so far this year. i can't remember a winter with so many single digit readings. Was thinking the same thing. Even the great winter of 2009-2010 we did not have this many negative lows here in the mountains. Seems like know this have been a regular occurrence. This morning was like our 6th negative temp this winter. Also very impressive number from all around the SE. Lookout that is very impressive for Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 This was an amazing month for winter weather. I don't see how February could top this. This is one of those months I will remember for the rest of my life. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterhawk Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Parts of I-10 still closed down in FL according to their traffic website; this truly has been an amazing event. Most roads around here pretty good now and the new favorite word of the TV weather announcers is "sublimation.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherokeeGA Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 The low here this morning was 7. Only hit 28 yesterday but the sun was enough to melt the ice from the road in front of my house... I haven't ventured out yet. Next week looks... interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Sisk Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 For those curious, atlanta and athens are going to end the month around 6 degrees below normal. That is impressive. same in the upstate. Just polling the folks at my office...everyone's energy bills doubled for this month. Tough for the many folk on a fixed income. And they need more heat because of their ages. Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossthread Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Sill encased in ICE here at ILM,, 29.2 °F Feels Like 20 °F Windchill 20 °F Dew Point 24 °F Wind Speed / Dir 9.9 mph from NW Wind Gust 14.9 mph Interesting disco by Local NWS Near term /through tonight/...as of 10 am Thursday...menacing in terms of temperature trendsand sky forecasts...a delineated SW to NE band of 6kft stratus wasresulting in sunshine west of a line from Elizabethtown toWhiteville to Kingstree...and a complete Grey overcast east ofthis stretch. Very slow eastward progress anticipated with thiscloud canopy but a dry short-wave scooting across interior NC maynudge the cloud back-edge farther east into the afternoon...yetslowly.Latest rapid-update hourly projections show temperatures warming to39 degrees by 21z/4pm over the coastal interior but these refinedmodels do not take into account the ice sheets across area groundsso we will retain a cooler bias on maximum temperatures today and undercutmost solutions. Deeper inland sunshine and ice pack will holdtemperatures in the middle and upper 30s this afternoon. Likewisenot much milder at the coast with clouds and ice cover. NE winds inthe afternoon however cloud bring coastal zones to around 40 withrelatively milder sea surface temperatures in the 40s.Dangerous driving conditions to continue with just minor meltingexpected...only to re-freeze overnight...extending the treacherywell into Friday morning. Special Weather Statement statement will be refreshed tohighlight the exceptionally perilous driving conditions tonightthrough Friday morning.Kltx VAD wind profile shows SW 20-30 knots winds in the cloud layer.This afternoon and tonight time height plots depict isentropic Omegabeing generated near the coast as h9-800 mb southerly winds develop overthe cooler sloped potential temperature surfaces in the lowest fewthousand feet. Vertical motions do appear robust or deep enough forprecipitation but a few cold sprinkles tonight are possible in mainly theearly evening...with forecast soundings indicating enough warmingaloft that any sprinkles should remain mostly liquid at the coastand it remains too dry inland for any precipitation potential.&&Short term /Friday through Saturday night/...as of 245 am Thursday...a broad southwest flow will develop andpersist at the middle levels through the period. At thesurface...one final area of low pressure will move off to thenortheast well offshore with basically weak high pressure settingup shop across the eastern Carolinas. The only real issue orissues will be the lingering processing of frozen precipitationFriday and its impact on high temperatures. For Saturdaymorning...there could be a significant fog event as well...assoundings show ideal radiational cooling profiles. The ground...atleast wet if not still not having some ice will provide the lowlevel moisture. As for Friday...will opt for the cooler metnumbers and follow these through the period.&& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfan98 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 7 degrees was the low last night at the airport. I think that makes threes single digit readings for January. We hadn't recorded one since 2005 until this month. And the impressive part is that these cold readings have come from 3 different arctic air masses. I don't know how long it's been since that has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 7 degrees was the low last night at the airport. I think that makes three single digit readings for January. We hadn't recorded one since 2005 until this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraseltonGAWX Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I just don't understand why areas like Rome and Carrrollton were at 0 or below while areas like Atlanta and eastward were much warmer. Didn't they have snowpack too ?A couple of reasons: 1) The cold air really built in more westward this time. I got down to 7 last night here NE of Atlanta, but am also in a real good radiational cooling spot. But on Tuesday, as the snow was falling, I got up to 37 while all of metro Atl was in the mid 20's just 30 miles SW of me. The lee side eddy really kept the arctic air at bay for a while. 2) Radiational cooling can result in wide temp differences in just short differences. This has always fascinated me. I did see several 3, 4 and 5 degree readings elsewhere, though. Peachtree City got down to 2 and even around Conyers I saw several temps below 5. So it wasn't THAT much colder in Rome, Carrolton and points west overall. Again, just really depended on the normal radiational cooling factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Main roads are great but they never plowed a lot of the main secondary roads and they are still pretty rough kids haven't been to school since Mon and the school just called said no go tomorrow as well... Here are my folks palm trees today when we sledding over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 3.2 degrees last night. Wow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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