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Feb 12-13 Sleet/Snow/ZR Event


JoshM

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I'd have zero doubt looking at the 00Z UKMET and 00Z GFS that everything after 00-03Z Tue eve into Wed is ZR or IP in your area up through ATL...I'm becoming increasingly confident everything from maybe 30-50 miles north of ATL on southward before 00Z Tue evening will be all rain however....I was doubtful about the 06z-18z window Tuesday for awhile but to me the wedge simply does not get in place in time to save the first wave except for far NRN GA.

I would fully agree with that!!  I Think the wedge doesn't get here in time for that, but whats nuts is the euro has over 1" QPF in that window after 7pm TUE-7pm WED.  The GFS is about 1-1.25" QPF as well in that range.

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I would fully agree with that!!  I Think the wedge doesn't get here in time for that, but whats nuts is the euro has over 1" QPF in that window after 7pm TUE-7pm WED.  The GFS is about 1-1.25" QPF as well in that range.

 

 

Believe it or not a big wildcard could be getting a window of clearing, or at least precip stopping Tuesday during the afternoon, this may enable temps/dewpoints to drop more easily on the NE flow...if a stubborn drizzle or light rain hangs in there all day it may delay the cooling somewhat.

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The Canadian black and white maps have been stuck on hr 60 for about 20 minutes now.  Is anyone else getting that?  It looks pretty similar to last night's run at that point and maybe a hair south of its 12z run.

It's out to 84 and it appears to be less of a hit on the first wave for NC...though still there to some degree. It looks poised for the second round at 84 with precip over the deep south.

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Believe it or not a big wildcard could be getting a window of clearing, or at least precip stopping Tuesday during the afternoon, this may enable temps/dewpoints to drop more easily on the NE flow...if a stubborn drizzle or light rain hangs in there all day it may delay the cooling somewhat.

I could see that as well.  I will say, looking at temps on where this high is located it looks at or below zero at 2m in many spots.  We have a pure NE fetch from that.

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Larry, I am thinking the NAM (still out to lunch but interesting hr84 look) and now the GFS trying to trend toward euro, with colder 850's but warmer 2m temps (think overdone and will be colder) I think mid GA could be in for a nasty ZR event with NGA..Any thoughts? wisdom?

What NE GA said makes sense and I think this 0Z GFS run only increases the chance that much of middle GA will get a nasty a ZR on Wed since it has caved to the Euro and company. Go get your bread and milk now just in case before they run out . ;)

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How far back does it throw the precip?

 

Looks like some gets out your way, but you're on the edge.  Not sure about QPF, but it's probably not too much.  Of course, I'd imagine P-type would be more likely to be SN out your way.  I'm sure we'll see better maps soon.

 

EDIT: I don't know, you might be good for a few inches with the overrunning and coastal (assuming temperatures are okay) combined and it wouldn't take much to get you more.

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Looks like some gets out your way, but you're on the edge.  Not sure about QPF, but it's probably not too much.  Of course, I'd imagine P-type would be more likely to be SN out your way.  I'm sure we'll see better maps soon.

Appreciate it, I'm to the point now I don't even know why I'm waiting on the runs. I look to be out of the game as of now!

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Just from experience with past situations like this. The two waves aren't too dissimilar. What is likely to happen, is a weak slp will develop with the lead wave in the deep south.The second s/w will then come in behind and renergize the coastal low. This not a phase of streams, but more of a phase of s/w's that induce a strengthening slp. This setup favors a combo of overruning induced precip and dynamical induced precip with the actual slp complex. In general, climo wise, i see this more as a snow/sleet situation, instead of freezing rain. However, there's plenty of time for that to change as well.

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What NE GA said makes sense and I think this 0Z GFS run only increases the chance that much of middle GA will get a nasty a ZR on Wed since it has caved to the Euro and company. Go get your bread and milk now just in case before they run out . ;)

Might have too.  LOL  As I expect, and you and others, the GFS is quite a bit colder at 2m in GA by 00z Wed (Tue pm)  its around 34-36 here, but at or below freezing up there verbatim.

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Looks like some gets out your way, but you're on the edge.  Not sure about QPF, but it's probably not too much.  Of course, I'd imagine P-type would be more likely to be SN out your way.  I'm sure we'll see better maps soon.

 

EDIT: I don't know, you might be good for a few inches with the overrunning and coastal (assuming temperatures are okay) combined and it wouldn't take much to get you more.

The GEFS looks like the CMC and they both are Euro'ish. Will see in an hour.

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Just from experience with past situations like this. The two waves aren't too dissimilar. What is likely to happen, is a weak slp will develop with the lead wave in the deep south.The second s/w will then come in behind and renergize the coastal low. This not a phase of streams, but more of a phase of s/w's that induce a strengthening slp. This setup favors a combo of overruning induced precip and dynamical induced precip with the actual slp complex. In general, climo wise, i see this more as a snow/sleet situation, instead of freezing rain. However, there's plenty of time for that to change as well.

 

That's essentially what the Euro is doing, where the brunt of the NC snow comes from the initial overrunning event but the s/w comes in so closely that it energizes the initial low and brings it north.

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Well, based on 850s, the I-85 corridor from CLT to GSO stays all-snow with the second wave.  All combined, you're probably looking at 5"+ with the overrunning, as well.  Not bad............

 

The Canadian is a decent hit for the whole state, really.  You're looking at 2"+ for the vast majority of the state, IMO.  The CLT area looks like the jackpot, as before.

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I'd have zero doubt looking at the 00Z UKMET and 00Z GFS that everything after 00-03Z Tue eve into Wed is ZR or IP in your area up through ATL...I'm becoming increasingly confident everything from maybe 30-50 miles north of ATL on southward before 00Z Tue evening will be all rain however....I was doubtful about the 06z-18z window Tuesday for awhile but to me the wedge simply does not get in place in time to save the first wave except for far NRN GA.

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Tuesday looks like a real toughie to me at two meters! The Euro, which is often at least several degrees too warm there, has ~36-7 at ATL-AHN and wedging getting going in the morning with brisk NE winds really bringing in that air from the NE. I see much of PA is below zero then for lows and I know the snowpack up there is pretty impressive. With steady precip. then and 850's at a mere 1-2 C, it is hard for me to believe that temp.s in ATL-AHN wouldn't drop to 32 by around noon at the latest if the wedge comes in like the 12Z Euro has along with steady precip. However, the Euro keeps it at ~33-35 as of 1 PM. When considering the Euro's warm bias at two meters when there's good wedging and steady precip., I really think the Euro would be too warm by several degrees assuming its wedge strength would verify, thus making it quite possible ATL-AHN would be down to 32 or lower by 18Z. Yet, you don't think they 'll reach 32 til 7 PM, similar to what the Euro has verbatim . Thoughts?

Edit: If the +1 to +2 C 850's along with wedging and steady precip. of the Euro were to verify, I 'd expect an accumulating sleetstorm and temp.'s to fall into the middle 20's before the sleet ends Tuesday evening. This is largely based on my study of old wx maps' 850's for times of IP, including the great 2/1979 and 1/1988 4" IP's.

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Larry, it appears that the CMC is a massive ZR or IP storm for GA.  2m Temps, from weather bell, look pretty dang cold as all of mid and NGA go below freezing by 0-6z Wed right as that 2nd mass of moisture comes in.  Lines up very well with EURO And now the GFS (verbatim its the coldest at 2m of the 3)

 

Edit:  CMC has about 1-1.30" QPF around here and up to ATL-AHN in that time frame...WOW  and almost 2" total qpf for both events around MCN

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Man... Things are getting really interesting. As GaWx & Delta have talked about... I too think the 2m temps are too warm for most of Georgia, including over here in Columbus. The more I look at things, the more things look really icy for the CAD regions Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. I mean, the GFS has us in the mid-upper 30s in Columbus, but a stronger CAD will send temperatures down. It's going to be fun the next couple of days. LOL!

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