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County I live in NW of Atlanta (Cobb) has already cancelled school for Monday. They are going to be regretting making that decision so early if things continue to trend towards plain old rain! Last year's fiasco is definitely causing people to be super cautious!

 

Yeah, that's kind of the point I was making too. Last year is still on the minds of many and I am sure region-wide too. Let's face it, based on the guidance when they made these decisions, it was the right call to make. No one can help that the models will change 4 times in the next 24 hours and could change a lot based on what I have seen this year.

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County I live in NW of Atlanta (Cobb) has already cancelled school for Monday. They are going to be regretting making that decision so early if things continue to trend towards plain old rain! Last year's fiasco is definitely causing people to be super cautious!

Things still look good for an ice storm. No reason already to be calling governer mistakes and school decisions. We are still getting ice.

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00z RGEM at hr 48... Looks like we're starting to see a model consensus build towards what the UKMET has been showing for days.

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Using short-range models at long leads like this is probably not wise, though.

Yeah, but if it was snowy we would be clutching on to it. A little scary the NAM/RGEM match up with the Euro at 48. You don't see that often.
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Yeah, but if it was snowy we would be clutching on to it. A little scary the NAM/RGEM match up with the Euro at 48. You don't see that often.

 

Not sure if it's that bad... We'll have to wait for better maps.  Isn't that the snow/ice line down along the NC/SC border?  The track looks identical to the UKMET.

 

EDIT: The RGEM does have a stronger SLP, though, which probably isn't good as it would mean more WAA.

 

EDIT #2: Here's a better RGEM map at the end of its run.  The low looks to be moving due east.

 

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Things still look good for an ice storm. No reason already to be calling governer mistakes and school decisions. We are still getting ice.

 

I have to disagree. There is no guarantee that N Metro gets ice at this point. It would seem logical to follow trends more than anything else and the trend north, at the very least, has begun. Can things change? Of course but there is no guarantees of anything except precipitation and that's about it.

 

I certainly didn't call mistakes either.

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Not sure if it's that bad... We'll have to wait for better maps. Isn't that the snow/ice line down along the NC/SC border? The track looks identical to the UKMET.

EDIT: The RGEM does have a stronger SLP, though, which probably isn't good as it would mean more WAA.

Still front end snow for RDU and you, guessing I40 and north.

http://meteocentre.com/models/get_mgram.php?stn=Raleigh&mod=gemreg&run=00&var=std〈=en&map=us

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The 00Z 4K NAM shows a nice precipitation minimum in the lee of the Apps.  What's new, huh?  Why can't we get the look from just 12 hours ago?

 

If this is a overrunning event why is that showing a down sloping in the lee?  I thought it usually happens with lows jumping to the coast? But it's not surprising at all.

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The 00Z 4K NAM shows a nice precipitation minimum in the lee of the Apps.  What's new, huh?  Why can't we get the look from just 12 hours ago?

 

 

I've always wondered how accurate that is.

 

I know it's very much a thing when we have clippers diving in from the NW angle.

 

If this storm moves west to east, even with the SLP well to our south, does it still have THAT much of an effect? Shouldn't that storm pump enough moisture to eliminate such a minimum?

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Not sure if it's that bad... We'll have to wait for better maps.  Isn't that the snow/ice line down along the NC/SC border?  The track looks identical to the UKMET.

 

EDIT: The RGEM does have a stronger SLP, though, which probably isn't good as it would mean more WAA.

 

EDIT #2: Here's a better RGEM map at the end of its run.  The low looks to be moving due east.

 

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Tend to agree with Larry about a due east moving SLP track, obviously a ENE track is what our better events have. Thinking if this trend continues we are looking at 1-2" snow with some ice.

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There's certainly a chance that the foothills get shafted. With the west to east movement it's very similar to NWFS or a clipper but not as extreme. I think it's modeled correctly at this point.

 

I agree.  We need that LP to track through GA and SC up to Hatteras.  It can't transfer to the coast as modeled on the 4K NAM or we get robbed of moisture.

 

If this a overrunning event why is that showing a down sloping in the lee?  I thought it usually happens with lows jumping to the coast? But it's not surprising at all.

 

I think that's exactly what the 4K NAM shows if you go through the panels.  It jumps and cuts out some precip.

 

I've always wondered how accurate that is.

 

I know it's very much a thing when we have clippers diving in from the NW angle.

 

If this storm moves west to east, even with the SLP well to our south, does it still have THAT much of an effect? Shouldn't that storm pump enough moisture to eliminate such a minimum?

 

If it jumps and redevelops rather than tracking continuously, that's exactly the effect that it will have.

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Not sure if it's that bad... We'll have to wait for better maps. Isn't that the snow/ice line down along the NC/SC border? The track looks identical to the UKMET.

EDIT: The RGEM does have a stronger SLP, though, which probably isn't good as it would mean more WAA.

EDIT #2: Here's a better RGEM map at the end of its run. The low looks to be moving due east.

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James,

It would be very surprising based on history if there ends up being a surface low moving eastward from north AL through N GA (or even C AL through C GA) and up to

the wedge of cold air/pushing it. Also, would it make much sense? Why would the low do that? If anything, I'd expect it to dissipate while west of the wedge and there could easily be a new near SE coast low. If the low is to move eastward to the SE coast and remain primary, I think that would likely need to occur down in the southern third of GA. Maybe it would move ESE from AL into S GA. We'll see!

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I just pushed for the degree all in moment. High ratios would make it worthwhile for this guy. I don't buy the nam cutting off the precip on an east to west trajectory with a low to our south southwest still.

 

Cobb output (which I don't put much stock in) has us as high as 19:1 ratios with 2m temps around 15 degrees. Fun to look at, nonetheless.

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I seem to remember a lot of events where there was a precip max to the west of the apps with precip moving into KY, WV, SW VA and there would be a definite dry slot east of the mountains.  However, I think these were most all miller b's.  If this isn't a miller b, then this may no hold.  However, the NAM definitely showed redevelopment off the coast.  So why would this not be a miller b?

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