mackerel_sky Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I wonder what the chances are that Columbia bottoms out at 33F for this even.Slim and none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookingnorth Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Will being 10-15 miles west of RDU help my snow chances any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Will being 10-15 miles west of RDU help my snow chances any?Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 wonder what GSP is waiting on for the warnings? 24 hours beofre big event. It will come they have to meet some criteria of timing and we still have several more model runs to go. You can pretty much bank on a warning if you are in a watch right know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Will being 10-15 miles west of RDU help my snow chances any? Anyone who tells you with any confidence that they can predict currently the difference 10 miles will make is a loon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherokeeGA Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Well whatever the NWS uses is going to be public, unless it's classified. No reason to classify something just because people might think they're getting a lot of snow. But without it, would there really not be a frenzy? Some people are looking at huge snow amounts and parts of inland SC and NC are looking at the potential for damage similar to what their areas saw with Hurricanes Hugo and Fran. It's dangerous and it's better to be overprepared than underprepared. Yes - but the map in question showed Atlanta getting 1-2 feet of snow. Distributed to people who aren't even hobbyists, it went viral and people took it seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 wonder what GSP is waiting on for the warnings? 24 hours beofre big event.They have an advisory for tomorrow , and a watch for the big event Wed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 What's the criteria for a Heavy Snow Warning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Yes - but the map in question showed Atlanta getting 1-2 feet of snow. Distributed to people who aren't even hobbyists, it went viral and people took it seriously. People on Facebook believe that if you share a picture of Bill Gates, he'll send them a check for $5,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormsfury Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I had to run a few errands today and it was absolutely insane at the stores. Entire parking lots were filled up at kroger, walmart, and publix. I had to walk a damn mile just to get into each store. this was right before noon when I got there and it took 2 hours to do something that shouldn't have took but a few minutes. I imagine it's probably even worse now. thank god I got it over with I can only imagine that would be the case locally here, since the icestorm aspect in this region and the now ice storm warnings for inland coastal counties of SC was a bit more short fused compared to the 1/29 storm. I'm sure are catching many that are not glued to the boards or enthusiasts like us or just not weather savvy/informed are now in a frenzy getting supplies now. I can say this that all eyes will be on the Southeast for this winter storm and how this all plays out, but it's likely going to be one remembered for generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsandhills Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 NWS has my Tuesday high of 31, Wed 32. At least we'll get ice at the very least...really wish I was further west. It's times like this I wish I didnt care so much about the weather...i'm like ridiculously, almost angrily jealous of GSO, W-S, CLT HKY etc. UGH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherokeeGA Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Anyone who tells you with any confidence that they can predict currently the difference 10 miles will make is a loon. There are a lot of loons around here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Also posted in discussion, but I have to add my banter Only going up from here http://www.weather.gov/images/gsp/brief/STSStormTotalSnow.png Wow, GSP just went all-in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherrev Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Anyone who tells you with any confidence that they can predict currently the difference 10 miles will make is a loon. Here in the western piedmont, ten to fifteen miles makes a huge difference. I live between Lincolnton and Hickory, and any number of times I have seen a difference between my home and Lincolnton of as much as 3 to 5 inches of snow. It's almost exactly ten miles. So, yes, one can make that call with some degree of success; especially with regard to temperature. Obviously the storm track may be an entirely different matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 People on Facebook believe that if you share a picture of Bill Gates, he'll send them a check for $5,000. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowNiner Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I still have a worry the sleet line is going to creep back in to the forecast tomorrow morning. It's SO close to Charlotte. VERY happy though the NWS is drawing the line SE of CLT. They must believe too the track of the storm is going to be offshore at just the right distance. I'll fight for it every minute though, it's been 10 years this month since we've had a 4+ inch snowstorm. A decade!! As Rafeiki said....it is time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterhawk Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 GB's saturday 50's just went down to 30's; he hasn't changed his yet.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymcilwoods Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 So is Durham going to get a devastating ice storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob_ Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Meanwhile at Georgia Tech I've overheard at least 3 people talking excitedly about how the European weather model says we're going to get a foot of snow. I guess that's better than last time when most people wouldn't even believe that it was going to accumulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 NWS has my Tuesday high of 31, Wed 32. At least we'll get ice at the very least...really wish I was further west. It's times like this I wish I didnt care so much about the weather...i'm like ridiculously, almost angrily jealous of GSO, W-S, CLT HKY etc. UGH. It all evens out. For instance, you have a lot more fire ants than we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Here in the western piedmont, ten to fifteen miles makes a huge difference. I live between Lincolnton and Hickory, and any number of times I have seen a difference between my home and Lincolnton of as much as 3 to 5 inches of snow. It's almost exactly ten miles. So, yes, one can make that call with some degree of success; especially with regard to temperature. Obviously the storm track may be an entirely different matter Obviously, ten miles can make a difference. We've all seen the other side of town getting different weather than us. What I said was that no one can tell with certainty at this point what difference 10 miles could make in an area without a drastic change in elevation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterhawk Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 guess anything is possible.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 It all evens out. For instance, you have a lot more fire ants than we do.What about here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Stream Rider Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Understanding that we don't know yet where the frz rain/sleet/snow line will setup, how much confidence do we have that there will be significant sleet and freezing rain with the system? Granted, if the low gets cranking along the coast it will tend to pull in a layer or multiple layers of warmer air, I expected some mixing somewhere. Are we trending toward more sleet with the system? How is the cold air supply looking? It seemed to me that the High might be trending a little less strong and maybe slipping a little more north, is that the case or just a variation in the map I saw? Thanks for all the great bonanza banter to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLweather Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 What about here? Millions upon millions of mosquitoes in the summer 1 so far this winter Still levels out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 What's the criteria for a Heavy Snow Warning? Technically it falls under a WSWarning. Wording can be added to include Heavy snow. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/winter/resources/wording.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 If you have twitter and have questions, this might benefit you more than cluttering up this board. NWS GSP @NWSGSP 3m We will be live tweeting answers to your Winter Storm questions between 7 and 7:30 pm. Use #SEstorm. #ncwx #scwx #gawx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterhawk Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Possible new forecasting tool; heard a bunch of frogs going nuts all day Saturday south of ATL @ the golf course/swamp; maybe they knew something was coming.. Only works in the winter though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsandhills Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 SOP is current;ly 34 and rain...FAY is 43 and clouds. ain't nothin but 20 miles. i have the feeling this storm is going to hurt my feelings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookingnorth Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I sure hope I don't end up with all or most of my precip. being rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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