norcarolinian Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 snow/sleet/frz rain mix falling. 25 deg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10below Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 steadt rain here and the temps keep rising. Up to 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritsnc Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 It's been below 32 for 48 hours here, and I don't see a single icicle. This is odd. The neighbors behind us have a row of leyland cypress trees and we have Pines. Usually those are the first to start drooping and they are still standing straight with a little snow on them. Why isn't this freezing to anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msuwx Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 29/28 in Easley. Have yet to see the first flake, pellet, or droplet come down from the sky for the entire event. Went to bed last night with 26/5. Total wetbulb and evap cooling fail for this one. I have found that evap cooling only works if there is a big initial burst of precip, otherwise it does absolutely nothing to help you. Precip still hours away - looks like I won't see a single droplet of frozen precip from this - total failure of a system for MBY anyway. Congrats to those further north in NC/VA/TN and up who got to see some. Maybe next winter will deliver more goods for the upstate (we say that every year)! Exactly. It was said time and again that a lot would be dependent on getting heavier precipitation rates and during the day Monday. You don't get evaporation cooling if there is no precipitation evaporating. Again, this is the inefficient wet bulbing I mentioned yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDeac Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 The neighbors behind us have a row of leyland cypress trees and we have Pines. Usually those are the first to start drooping and they are still standing straight with a little snow on them. Why isn't this freezing to anything? Yep, large crepe myrtles outside my office window on the 2nd floor. Literally zero accretion. I never wanted a crippling ice storm, but still, this is annoying that I can't figure it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Exactly. It was said time and again that a lot would be dependent on getting heavier precipitation rates and during the day Monday. You don't get evaporation cooling if there is no precipitation evaporating. Again, this is the inefficient wet bulbing I mentioned yesterday. Must have missed that. Yeah, it's really been the story here in most of the upstate. All models had us getting in on some precip by daybreak today at the latest and some even starting last night before midnight. There have been a few scattered showers here or there, but I think most have yet to see any precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QC_Halo Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Pretty heavy rain near Uptown CLT Hope that temp jumps up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msuwx Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Must have missed that. Yeah, it's really been the story here in most of the upstate. All models had us getting in on some precip by daybreak today at the latest and some even starting last night before midnight. There have been a few scattered showers here or there, but I think most have yet to see any precip. I hear ya. Frustrating system. This is a quote from the discussion I put out 8am Sunday morning. " A HUGE key to this forecast tomorrow is getting heavier rates of precipitation into the dome of initially very cold, extremely dry air. For the areas north of I-40, I like the odds of getting at least some decent snow for a period of time late tonight into tomorrow morning, which should help to lock the wedge in for a while. Further to the south, toward Charlotte and the Upstate, I do not like the trends right now on a lot of the modeling regarding precipitation rates tomorrow. At this point, my thinking is that precip rates through the day tomorrow will be quite light for most of this area, and if that's the case........." "I call this inefficient wet-bulbing...where dewpoints creep up at a higher rate than the temperature drops would otherwise be with higher precip rates). So, this region could wind up with a lot of clouds, freezing drizzle, and some sleet pellets after possibly brief snow initially." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 South Durham really missed out on the snow and sleet. We have about 2/10" of ice on the trees and such. It's around freezing now, so the melt is commencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Wet roads and 28 = sun angle? I'm talking about roads that werent treated and showing no signs of freezing over whatsoever. In the absence of traffic, sun angle is all I got! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubiksDestroyer Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Snow has melted on roads/grass, but temps remain around 29. Heavy burst of ZR just now. Looks to last a while too, according to radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 The neighbors behind us have a row of leyland cypress trees and we have Pines. Usually those are the first to start drooping and they are still standing straight with a little snow on them. Why isn't this freezing to anything? My guess is the rain is warm, temps above you are well above freezing now, and the freezing layer is pretty shallow, so the rain isnt falling through a lot of cold air before reaching the ground so instead of being right at or even a bit below freezing the rain is in the 35-40 degree range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Stream Rider Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Got to freezing a couple of hours ago, and have actually gone down 2/10ths since then. So the wedge in essence is still hanging on even here. The immediate coastal areas to my east are well above freezing, like Elizabeth City at 50. I continue to see light zr and accrual continues. Trees around me are drooping and seem to be slowly gaining in their ice glaze. The glaze is beautiful in a strange way, as are all ice storms, but I am thankful for a warm house so as not to be out in it for too long. 32 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 It's 29 degrees right now IMBY. There are some pretty good radar returns heading up my way from CLT, but since apparently the new freezing point for water seems to be around 24 degrees lately, I'm not expecting much ZR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 30 here! Radar looks beautiful! A solid 1-2" of rain looks likely overnight! I need some more rain, so this is a blessing! Maybe I can get a thunderstorm, so my next winter threat is only a week away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 For the first time I can finally report a very light glaze of ice from the drizzle that's been falling for the last hour. Temp is still rock steady at 29 degree's. It's amazing how much precip has fallen in Tennessee/Alabama. If the trajectory of that approaching short wave had been a little more in our favor so we could have capitalized on the stationary streak of precip from last night/this morning, we would have gotten a truly historic winter storm... Maybe next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest T Bass Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 26 with still off and on sleet and freezing rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Temperature has been stuck at 28° since noon today. I'm sure as soon as the leading edge of precipitation gets here the temperature will have skyrocketed to 32.1°. Or maybe not.....This area tends to hold on a little longer than the western upstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDeac Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Some of you Triad folks (especially W-S) are going to be in for quite a precip band. I thought the yellow radar returns were definitely indicating sleet, but it was just heavy ZR, at least in Charlotte. Trees now starting to get iced up pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I'm in Pilot Mtn. now got mod snow and sleet coming down!!! Wasn't expecting to see anymore snow! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBreeze Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Heavy band of ZR going through - it was like a heavy Spring shower but freezing on everything. It's beginning to freeze on the trees now. Not what I wanted! 27/26, winds from the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No snow for you Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Holding at 28. Freezing drizzle and fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriadDeac Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Light freezing rain and 28.6 degrees Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheelwx Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 27.9 and freezing rain in Colfax. TW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy1987 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Bands to my southwest looking ominous with bright yellow. Temp is 24 now. Gonna get nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Temperature has been stuck at 28° since noon today. I'm sure as soon as the leading edge of precipitation gets here the temperature will have skyrocketed to 32.1°. Or maybe not.....This area tends to hold on a little longer than the western upstate.It's still 30, pretty far into NE Ga! Wedge is strong with this one! GSP just said CLT could get .5 QPF as zr, before the main band arrives, we are colder than CLT down here, will be interesting to watch the next few hours! WYFF 4 radar had temps at 32-33 at 7, and most are here at 26-28 currently, so models are already too warm! Had it 34 or so by 11, that may not happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 With the sun down, deck is a sheet of ice. Roads will get icy quickly now until temps get above freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Huntersville Fire @Huntersville_FD 10m Units arriving on scene, I485 outer loop near I77 Bridge, the MVA involves 8 vehicles, we currently have I485 Outer SHUT DOWN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreensboroWx Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Real mess on the roads...wrecks everywhere between WS and GSO. Not sure why people go so fast. Heavy freezing rain currently producing a nice layer of ice on everything...28degF at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriadDeac Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Pouring now. Icicles on the grill and deck. Holding steady at 28 degrees. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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