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Christmas Storm VI


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Where is lookout? If this plays out, then he will be under the inflection point. the whole time. I think 85 corridor is going to make out like a bandit from AHN to CLT with this setup. The qpf is too low but even so, we're talking a good snowstorm.

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Where is lookout? If this plays out, then he will be under the inflection point. the whole time. I think 85 corridor is going to make out like a bandit from AHN to CLT with this setup. The qpf is too low but even so, we're talking a good snowstorm.

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dont' sweat the qpf guys. This 5h evolution is really a dream. Now on the west shield in far western NC theres going to be a shutoff, same for NW GA, but all those areas get snow initially. The heavy bands should set up around Athens to CAE to GSP CLT to RDU . It starts snowing here tomorrow mornng and doesnt' end til late Sunday night. Can't beat that!

As you mentioned earlier, I remember last year when we had a similar occurrence of snow continuing long after radar echos showed precip falling. I'm hoping that we fit into that window of continuing snow. If nothing else, I would assume a stronger low closer to the coast would help NW Flow snow, even into Buncombe?

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What are your thoughts for Atlanta? To me it looks to be setting up similar to last Feb in terms of precip gradient, as the low strengthens in the Atlantic areas farther E/NE get really dumped on.

Depends- if this west trend continues we could get creamed, but for now my bet is for 1-3" for tomorrow mainly from the perimeter north, and eastern areas more tomorrow night.

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I am preparing my dish of Christmas crow- Oh these wacky models! The Euro has the storm, loses it completely and now it might verify after all? I give up This profession is very frustrating at times....

I feel the SAME WAY! I don't know who you forecast for, but being a Broadcast Meteorologist and informing viewers what it's going to be like on Christmas is incredibly stressful.

On a meteorological note, this is looking better and better. Though, I must say that down here in Columbus and West Central Georgia/East Central Alabama we won't see any accumulation, but more of a sleet/snow event. Though, if we time this thing PERFECTLY we could get dumped on and there goes the neighborhood! The NAM/GFS/RUC are all looking really nice right now, and it's going to be fun!

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I'm still worried about temps here, but as each successive model run seems to be dropping more QPF (and more QPF after temps become more favorable for snow) the chance of measurable snow is starting to look good I dare say for many of us GA folk (and it looks like the Carolinas will make bank).

May I remind the mets/knowledgeable posters, there is a call map thread just waiting for someone to post!

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WTF is up with the GFS? I have not been able to get on a lot today with family obligations, but there is a huge disconnect between this model and most of the other guidance. Only model I see similar is the JMA, with the NAM and ECMWF pretty consistent on around 0.4" QPF here. Winter Storm Watch in effect, calling for 2-4", obviously MHX, as well as the HPC considerers the GFS an outlier, but isn't there a better reason than the "convective feedback" card? Merry early Christmas guys! :snowman:

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Cheez...you will never look foolish. You speak truth to weenies to help calm expectations. But when you went off over the 0z Euro the other night it was scary..though it was then I knew then this thing had a chance to be big. T

T, I hope we can get a little more west trend on this storm. I would love to hear of half a foot at your place even though most Atlanta posters don't give us much of a chance for accumulation. Timing and boundary temps are going to be critical 20 miles south of Atlanta it seems.

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I'm still worried about temps here, but as each successive model run seems to be dropping more QPF (and more QPF after temps become more favorable for snow) the chance of measurable snow is starting to look good I dare say for many of us GA folk (and it looks like the Carolinas will make bank).

May I remind the mets/knowledgeable posters, there is a call map thread just waiting for someone to post!

Yeah, me too, though it is looking more and more to me like I might get my sleet I want so bad. I'd take 75 percent sleet and a 1/4 snow every day. Get some cold air in to turn it to cement...golden. Hope the Doc concurs. Just need some heavy precip to cool things down to the ground. T

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