Joshua in Charlotte Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 My office just called it. We're closing at 4:00pm, a half hour from now. I hope that's not cutting it too close. It's already snowing/sleeting here and Joshua in Charlotte says it's coming down hard at the Northlake Mall, just 10 miles north of here. It's also sleeting at my home in Union County. It's slacked off a bit here, but still a light snow. Probably safer, especially if/when this switches over to FZRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Ice ma geddon! 30 degrees and pouring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Marietta - I know we will stay above freezing but I too have noticed the winds shifting due East in North Atlanta....temps are definitely busting here so far though, sitting at only 36 when the expected temp was low 40's by this time. yeah we probably won't see 32 again until the precip moves out but it's an interesting development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drfranklin Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 the winds have really picked up the last 10 mins I really appreciate the interesting NE GA obs - what direction are your winds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrtsdsn Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Sleeting in Stanfield, east of Charlotte NC as of about 20 minutes ago!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Interestingly, I recently dropped to 33.0 here in Dunwoody (northside of ATL) with a decent steady rain. I think that the wedge has pushed back a bit, stopped the SE wind flow, and made it more of an E flow. Earlier it was holding near 37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Watching that slide my way. During this last burst I was 50/50 ip/sn. But more like snow as the band moved out. Enough to coat every surface. Ice ma geddon!30 degrees and pouring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 It sure would be fun if the models busted this badly all the time. i mean they normally miss it by 1 to 3 degrees in most cad situations but this is a lot more than usual. Question is, does this continue through the night or long enough to cause big problems in the areas that weren't expecting much. I was about to mention that of course THIS is the storm that trends wetter and colder at the last minute. Just in time for a crippling ice storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 30.4°/21°. Heavy returns to my west getting ready to move it. Gonna be an ice party! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherguysc Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 South of Gaffney already got icicles forming...It's still sleeting but freezing rain is falling as well. Temp: 29 DP: 19 WB: 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisr4419 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Temps are dropping like a rock with this heavier precipitation... 30.6/25 now... Edit: Sleet mixing back in now that the intensity has picked up... I should also include that the Temps I am getting are from my davis weather station at work which is located within 100 yards of Lake Hartwell. It is usually the warmest Temperature in the area. Same observation in Dacusville. Sleet mixing back in now that the intensity is picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_WX10 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 snow still light and driveways are covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADDOGG Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I really appreciate the interesting NE GA obs - what direction are your winds? east finally some good rain moving in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepPounding Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Sleet has slowed and more freezing rain now. Down to 29.5/19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avianman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Light snow in Hickory. Finally. The first flakes I have witnessed IMBY this winter. Edit: But radar returns are very sparse in this area. It may be a while before I see anything of significance. The ground is turning white just 10 miles NE of Hky at Riverbend Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaStorm Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Another temp bust to add to the list is Cumming. Haven't been over 32 all day with intermittent freezing rain. Temp briefly went to 31 but now back to 32 over 28. Wind is E at 12mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateCAD Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I've seen enough. Turning the computer off and heading home. Bouncing between 30 and 31 here in greenville and seeing Oconee's post that it is pouring there is enough for me to call it quits. Giddie Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDeac Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Returns starting to dry up as they enter NC near the metro. Not much happening at this point. Are we expecting the heavier precip to backfill/pivot more east at some point? Otherwise, QPF is going to be overdone for many. I assume this will occur when the low transfers? If it transfers too late, I'd imagine that would be bad for QPF (caveat that I really don't want ice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriadDeac Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Flakes have returned in High Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx4life Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Started sleet/light snow mix around 2:45pm. Switched over to mostly sleet. After reaching 33 degrees today, the temp. dropped quickly when the precipitation moved in. Currently sitting at 30.1 per the weather station closest to me which is 1.5 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFDDeac Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 FINALLY, breakthrough in downtown Winston-Salem, POURING DOWN SNOW. You could see a wave of white lowering from the cloud deck, then WHAM!. 25° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaCop Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 On the south side of Marietta, temp has gone from 39 to 36 in the last hour and the wind has switched from SE to a cold wind from the east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDeac Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 FINALLY, breakthrough in downtown Winston-Salem, POURING DOWN SNOW. You could see a wave of white lowering from the cloud deck, then WHAM!. 25° Making me miss snow parties at Wake. And finally?? You have many hours to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterhawk Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Rain with a slight glaze building on trees/bushs a few miles South of Cumming, GA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Had a long break in precip and managed to get back to 34 but temp is back to 33.5 and the dewpoint has actually gone back down to 25 so if steady precip gets here, looks like some icing will occur. in fact, looking at wetbulbs currently, most areas from the northeast burbs of atlanta and up the 85 corridor should see some. Gainesville is even down to 28.9 over 24. They could be in a for a very long night along with the upstate. 28 with a dewpoint of 26 and freezing rain/sleet. starting to see ice cycles and you can see the sleet on the deck. looks like precip is filling in on radar so should be interesting lol. guess i am just a bit pessimistic after this winter's awful model performance. is it a fluke and the warmer airs surges in, or could we be having a "good" bust for a change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 On the south side of Marietta, temp has gone from 39 to 36 in the last hour and the wind has switched from SE to a cold wind from the east. I am noting the same observation in the dead center of Cobb County. Down to 35.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 All sleet here already.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Raging sleet storm still. Where is tony? He would love this. Hey man, I hope you love a good sleet like I do. I'm very jealous, lol. It's a non event down here. No rain, no nothing. Had a brief sprinkle about noon, but that's it. It's all way north of here. Dang it, I do love a raging sleet storm, Lucky you!!! Oh, well, winter's just starting, finally, so this isn't the last chance, it's just the first chance Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Light snow,big flakes coming down now. 26.6 DP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bert1 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nice. Sure is going to be interesting to see how surface temps respond through the evening since the models have done such a piss poor job of seeing the cold thus far. another area that models like the nam said you had NO chance of seeing freezing temps. In fact the nam says you should be in the low 40s! Just 10 degrees off lol. It sure would be fun if the models busted this badly all the time. i mean they normally miss it by 1 to 3 degrees in most cad situations but this is a lot more than usual. Question is, does this continue through the night or long enough to cause big problems in the areas that weren't expecting much. If the surface low takes a further south track, the cold should stay locked in for many areas. Of course the models say no and have it track right over atlanta, just south of athens to columbia and floods the entire low levels with warm air. It's hard to see how this happens when the models are so wrong about the maginitude of the cold. It's going to be truly fascinating to see what happens. It's going to be a great learning experience either way. that's the good thing about wedges, each one is unique in it's own way and you learn something with each one. And it was also forecasted for south-easterly winds here. This storm has been a real roller-coaster ride but like you say these CAD's are very complicated to forecast. That meso-high I think you had mentioned might have thrown a curve ball at the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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