Chrisr4419 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Just drove through Travelers Rest, SC... Almost didn't drive out. Wrecks everywhere and tractor trailers stuck on HWY 25 trying to make it up the steeper grades. Watched a car doing circles as it went by in the opposite direction. Of course, going too fast for conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdWeatherAustin Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Down in SW Forsyth County, my temp has rose to 31.3 with a light shower. I believe by the time the heavy stuff arrives we will be at or over freezing. That's a good thing since my power should be working in the morning! Appalachian Wedge = Meteorologists Nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Dew Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Think this'll be the last update for my neck of the woods, with pictures anyway still 32/32 in Chester and 32/29 @ Charlotte. http://imgur.com/a/OktY9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markemark Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Up to 30.3 and still rising here in Taylors, SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBreeze Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 It's 29.5 here - nothing falling at the moment. Went outside and everything is frozen solid. The trees are bending under the weigh of the ice. I've seen enough ice now. Don't want the heavy precip. to get here from update SC with these temps. Hope SuperJames is right about temps rising above freezing before it gets here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Foothills Snowman Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 temp is up to 29.2 this heavy rain is warming it up, will probably get above freezing by midnight or shortly after!I have a question on ground temps. I know A lot are taking about air temps getting above freezing but what about the ground temps?With the cold last week and frozen groung plus a couplecin of snow/iicewon't it take a while for the ground and roads to warm up?Just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpg2 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Local weather station near my house reported 27.7 less than 10 min ago, now reporting 30.2* It's definitely warming.quickly as the wedge gets squeezed out and should be all rain soon which is good as it is coming down fairly heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Wow, that was fast. Pretty much everything has melted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 It's 29.5 here - nothing falling at the moment. Went outside and everything is frozen solid. The trees are bending under the weigh of the ice. I've seen enough ice now. Don't want the heavy precip. to get here from update SC with these temps. Hope SuperJames is right about temps rising above freezing before it gets here.... The rain is what will warm you up, its in the low to mid 40's at 850 so the rain will be warmer than the surface making it tough to accumulate and the release of the heat it has should get you above freezing without to much more accumulation if any at all. Once the temps go above freezing the trees will melt out fast which is good since its gonna get windy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirNelson39 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 This storm still caused a lot of trouble as is but we could have really been in for a doozy if the high stayed in place and we had a little more southerly track. What a complex system to track. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 29.7° with a heavy zr shower coming through. Can hear it pounding on the roof! Winds from the NE still at 7mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I have a question on ground temps. I know A lot are taking about air temps getting above freezing but what about the ground temps?With the cold last week and frozen groung plus a couplecin of snow/iicewon't it take a while for the ground and roads to warm up?Just a thought That's a good question, and yes it makes sense to me! I remember one time years ago after a very cold spell rain moved in and Boone NC was reporting freezing rain and 37 degrees. They said on TV that morning it was because all surfaces was so cold it was freezing, so yes you got a good point there.... 29.5 here now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBreeze Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The rain is what will warm you up, its in the low to mid 40's at 850 so the rain will be warmer than the surface making it tough to accumulate and the release of the heat it has should get you above freezing without to much more accumulation if any at all. Once the temps go above freezing the trees will melt out fast which is good since its gonna get windy.... Thanks, that info will help me to sleep tonight! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Thunder and freezing rain!!!! Twice! Edit: And again! Walked outside and saw lightning. Rumbles of thunder every few seconds now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Looks like freezing fog has moved in now. We actually ticked back down a degree to 30 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 It's 29.5 here - nothing falling at the moment. Went outside and everything is frozen solid. The trees are bending under the weigh of the ice. I've seen enough ice now. Don't want the heavy precip. to get here from update SC with these temps. Hope SuperJames is right about temps rising above freezing before it gets here.... I'd have to think the latent heat release from that heavy band will shoot us over to 32-33, regardless. I am a bit surprised we're still at 30, though. Looks like we won't break freezing by midnight, as expected (EDIT: As soon as I say that, we hit 32 at the 12 AM obs, so scratch that!). Looks like RAH extended our WSW to 7 AM at around 10 PM tonight just in case (no way we're still below freezing at that point, though). I notice our local mets aren't buying the models shooting our temperatures into the 50s by daybreak, though. Looks like they're going with around 40 at daybreak, which seems realistic. A lot of the modeling wants us to shoot up 15 degrees during heavy precip. Of course, we should be in the upper 40s or low 50s by tomorrow afternoon, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Don't see this too often.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 And that's a wrap. Way too heavy doesn't matter if your stuck in the 20s the ice threat is over for me. Rain will be warmer with the lightning heating it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Well, KGSO just hit 32 at the midnight observation, actually, so right on time! Haha. Interesting event. The ZR portion this evening definitely overperformed and I think we met warning criteria between the snow event last night and tonight's ZR-fest. Now, can we maybe pull a miracle and get a real SNOW storm before winter is over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 33º Home free. Dense fog. I expect temps to rise more rapidly for the next few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Don't see this too often.... Wow. C-G Lightning at 32 degrees. Counted 3 large strikes so far.Just wow! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Stream Rider Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Wow! Look at that train of cells moving in off the Atlantic Check here for a better look: http://www.daculaweather.com/4_se_radar_loop.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Temp went from 39 to 53 in the last hr here.....SE wind finally showed up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBreeze Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Well, KGSO just hit 32 at the midnight observation, actually, so right on time! Haha. Interesting event. The ZR portion this evening definitely overperformed and I think we met warning criteria between the snow event last night and tonight's ZR-fest. Now, can we maybe pull a miracle and get a real SNOW storm before winter is over? Very heavy band of ZR just went through. Temp is up to 31. Wish it'd rise quickly here like it has at GSO. It would be great to get one more chance at a "decent" snowfall (i.e. more than 4")!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Well, we've "skyrocketed" to 26F after we began our ascent from our low of 19F at 9:00am. Off and on ZR, some power outages to my east. Just hoping the power stays on at this point. We've definitely got ice accrual, just not sure how much. This is definitely CAD city baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'm right at 30 now. Rain just bouncing as if my front yard is a sidewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 30.6° and heavy zr. Gonna be interesting seeing how fast the temperature goes up. Sounds like an afternoon thunderstorm right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBreeze Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Third heavy band of ZR going through. Just saw lightning and heard a very long thunder rumbling across the sky. 31 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Third heavy band of ZR going through. Just saw lightning and heard a very long thunder rumbling across the sky. 31 degrees. I heard some thunder, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBreeze Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I heard some thunder, too. We're under the same cell. It stretches from northern Davidson county all the way to High Point. A number of gold-colored radar returns embedded in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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