NEGa Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Based on the Georgia power map, Canton seems to be the first city in the metro to suffer from a widespread power outage. So far so good else where other than isolated power outages. Sleet is really picking up here...wouldn't be surprised if it's more sleet than freezing rain now. the have a link for who does and who doesnt have power? thats kind of cool - if i just google it should it come up? never mind that was a stupid question. of course it come up lol. thats pretty cool - and a good way to track where the heavier ice accretion is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 This is a very good precip rate for efficient freezing rain accretion. Yeah it's been perfect conditions out there more or less..with a trillion tiny drops. Huge sleet pellets out there right now...biggest of the night/morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krowley Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Just looked out again. Looks like I'm getting more ice pellets than anything now, and they're starting to cover up the car. I also saw a few snow flakes mixing in, which was encouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 the have a link for who does and who doesnt have power? thats kind of cool - if i just google it should it come up? http://outagemap.georgiapower.com/external/default.html Pretty neat. Didn't know they had this either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Snowing moderately here as well with a white ground...again. Looks to be near a half inch thus far and now I gotta see about this cc radar and sleet you all talk of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://outagemap.georgiapower.com/external/default.html Pretty neat. Didn't know they had this either. I'm keeping hour by hour track of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 31.6 degrees now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 31.1° Probably 80% IP now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 it's gone back to snow in gainesville after being freezing rain for hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 it's gone back to snow in gainesville after being freezing rain for hours Excellent... Maybe you can switch over to snow for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Heavy sleet over me with this the heaver returns over me...probably really limiting ice accumulations at this moment. Heavy returns are definitely aiming for Atlanta, but with 850s being as low as they are, that's probably sleet moreso than ZR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 That area of precip building south and west of me is really concerning. Could be moderate ZR ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 The HRRR seems to be right with the heavier bands of precip, but it was wrong with precip. types. If this were snow, I could see how we would have gotten 6-8 inches right off the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 The HRRR seems to be right with the heavier bands of precip, but it was wrong with precip. types. If this were snow, I could see how we would have gotten 6-8 inches right off the back. My God imagine if we would've had the temps we had with this last event a few weeks ago. We'd be talking feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Excellent... Maybe you can switch over to snow for a while! Well they are a good ways away from me but it's good to see the trend reverse for a change by actual observations. They are down to 28. It's down to 29.7 here. This sleet is more like small hail right now..flakes must be only half melted before refreezing. Things are starting to turn white from the sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Heaviest sleet I can ever remember seeing. Already a quarter inch down on everything including pavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Again using Correlation Coefficient is a great way to find where the snow/sleet line is at. Where mixing occurs, the correlation coefficient drops off significantly (below .9) as mixed precipitation snow/sleet/freezing rain occurs. Amounts from .9 to 1 can depict rain, snow, or sleet but only if all of the hydrometeors are of the same composition. Right now that line is on the southern edge of Abbeville County on the SC/GA border. Points southward are sleet/freezing rain while points northward are mainly snow at this point. The first 6-12 hours should see this line rise actually as the 850 hPa low remains to our east and warm air advection wins over dynamical cooling to inch the sleet line northward towards the I-85 corridor. Gsp has their dual pole radar when you put the settings on Differential Reflectivity it shows the melting layer as well. That's what I'm using while sitting here chewing my fingernails off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 band of pretty heavy snow moving through now. i am not sure this storm is going to make it easy to get measurements lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 1/8th inch of freezing rain the best I can tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowable Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Woke up to truck encrusted in ice and I would guess moderate freezing rain. 3/4 a mile from beach and 29 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 It's a good thing we aren't any colder with all this rain moving in or we'd have some bad bad ZR accumulation. Still a little concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I wish these winds would calm down. I'm doing fine with power so far and I'd hate for it to have been the wind that knocked out power....Ughh...everything came together to make the perfect disaster...winds...ice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Weather Monger Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Predominantly sleet now. Interestingly, while I can't see beyond my deck atm, I'm still accreting ice on the furniture it seems. Very efficient accrual considering an air temp of only 31. I know were modeled to hold steady, or drop another degree or two during the day. Other than roads, I wonder how much daylight will effect additional ice accumulations on exposed surfaces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Lookout.... It looks to me like the CC radar is really trying to push the snow line over your backyard with those heavy rates, any ground truth to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxictwister00 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Heavy sleet accumulating on the walkway outside my front porch, cars, and roofs of houses across the street. It looks so deceiving, it's almost like there's a dusting of snow outside. 29.4°F DP: 29°F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 The wedge is really fighting back here, the snow has completely stopped despite similar radar returns overhead for the last hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Unbelievable how quickly things have gone bad across the east side of metro ATL the last hour. Multiple reports of icing on bridges and roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Lots of sleet mixing in here with these heavier returns 31.8 still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Heaviest sleet I can ever remember seeing. Already a quarter inch down on everything including pavement. Pretty much the heaviest I've ever seen. It's coming down like crazy, everything has turned white. Looking at that radar imagery, one would think it could changeover to snow at some point as the sleet/mixing has moved south and southwest for sure. Keep hoping that with these heavy returns it could do the job but it might be tough. However, channel 2 just said snow being reported in douglas county..that is encouraging. I might be having what one could consider actual flakes every so often but it's hard to tell with it blowing so fast. flakes being reported in athens! I'm happy to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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