FoothillsNC Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 The 850 low position and its cyclonic forcing is aimed right at the foothills region of NC tonight, staring in about 5 hours from now, and growing strong, reaching its peak forcing around 10 to 12 hours from now, but continuing all the way through 18 hours to some degree, with stationary banding and mesoscale forcing for the 85 and 40 corridors . This is when excellent dynamics are in play and the tilting comma head from the deepening coastal, so I won't be surprised to see some 1"+ hourly snow rates tonight around GSP CLT HKY and AVL regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 The 850 low position and its cyclonic forcing is aimed right at the foothills region of NC tonight, staring in about 5 hours from now, and growing strong, reaching its peak forcing around 10 to 12 hours from now, but continuing all the way through 18 hours to some degree, with stationary banding and mesoscale forcing for the 85 and 40 corridors . This is when excellent dynamics are in play and the tilting comma head from the deepening coastal, so I won't be surprised to see some 1"+ hourly snow rates tonight around GSP CLT HKY and AVL regions. So central NC is screwed, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY_WX Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Great. WNC gets thumped, nothing in central. Then the low gets cranking, but it's warmed up too much here so we fight with rain and non-accumulating snow. The low zips off, while consolidating precip closer to it, so eastern NC up into VA get hammered. Looks like a traditional central NC shaft-job. your best snow is not going to be there until late this evening into early morning hours tomorrow. don't let one run of the models get u down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 From a friend in Marietta, a rain snow mix started about 11 AM and then truned to mostly snow with nice sized flakes soon afterward. His car temp. dropped from 38 to 36. As he traveled south to near 75 and 285, it turned to more of a rain/snow mix. He saw no sticking even where it was mostly snow. However, I'm quite confident that much of the ATL area will get at least 2" based on the dropping 850's and nice precip. rates. According to the AJC, the largest official 12/25 snow on record at ATL is 0.3" set way back in 1882: "While the metro area did receive a brief smattering of flurries in 1993, none of it stuck. Nearly a third of an inch was measured 128 years ago, a record that's stood ever since." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLI4SCwx Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 just did, yep, and I'm getting sudden breezes..always a sign the virga is about to reach the ground here. Oh, just checked the latest RUC coming in, and boy oh boy, what we're in for. The radar can be a bit deceiving to our southwest, whats going to happen is as the surface low continues to head toward south of Mobile, just to its northwest is the dying upper low, which its PVA is going to get absorbed and fed straight across Eastern Alabama, right across Atlanta and up through here starting in about 7 hours. Well before then we'll be in good snow, but I'm really liking the very strong UVV's you can see on the RUC from eastern Alabama through here, and with cyclonic cuvature from the mid level system, in tandem with the negative tilting and the developing 850, everything I'm seeing points to a real heavy snow stretch for the Upstate, Ne GA and our area beginning around dark, and lasting a good long while, with no breaks, gaps or dryslots. Thats when you and I are dealing with probably 1" per hour rates I think. Just checked again the 850 low development and its a beaut for us. It begins that in 5 hours and has good south and easterly cyclonic curvature over us by 6 hours, then from 7 hours on through 12 hours or so the 850 low is fully formed and stays stationary near the Upstate. We should do very well, and that will enhance the rates, plus the comma head deformation snow is squarely on top of us then. Robert I hope your mom is doing a lot better this morning. She's in my thoughts and prayers. I was curious about something. Based on the RUC modeling are you thinking the dynamics that are in play, will also affect the central portions of the Carolinas in the same way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 It is peppering down now RObert. From nothing to all sn in about 5 mins, once the returns started. Bout to head to Rutherfordton for dinner, So I will be on the blackberry. Coming down nice with it laying at 36 imby just did, yep, and I'm getting sudden breezes..always a sign the virga is about to reach the ground here. Oh, just checked the latest RUC coming in, and boy oh boy, what we're in for. The radar can be a bit deceiving to our southwest, whats going to happen is as the surface low continues to head toward south of Mobile, just to its northwest is the dying upper low, which its PVA is going to get absorbed and fed straight across Eastern Alabama, right across Atlanta and up through here starting in about 7 hours. Well before then we'll be in good snow, but I'm really liking the very strong UVV's you can see on the RUC from eastern Alabama through here, and with cyclonic cuvature from the mid level system, in tandem with the negative tilting and the developing 850, everything I'm seeing points to a real heavy snow stretch for the Upstate, Ne GA and our area beginning around dark, and lasting a good long while, with no breaks, gaps or dryslots. Thats when you and I are dealing with probably 1" per hour rates I think. Just checked again the 850 low development and its a beaut for us. It begins that in 5 hours and has good south and easterly cyclonic curvature over us by 6 hours, then from 7 hours on through 12 hours or so the 850 low is fully formed and stays stationary near the Upstate. We should do very well, and that will enhance the rates, plus the comma head deformation snow is squarely on top of us then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 WSW finally issued for 3 to 7! Power has flickered and I keep loosing satellite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 your best snow is not going to be there until late this evening into early morning hours tomorrow. don't let one run of the models get u down. Well, it's just amazing to me how we'll be too far west for the coastal and too far east for the deformation band. It's just hard for me to fathom how these things end up happening. Every damn time. Like I said to Sean on Facebook: winter storms always come up with new and creative ways to screw Chapel Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBUWX23 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Great. WNC gets thumped, nothing in central. Then the low gets cranking, but it's warmed up too much here so we fight with rain and non-accumulating snow. The low zips off, while consolidating precip closer to it, so eastern NC up into VA get hammered. Looks like a traditional central NC shaft-job. Sure it does... except you are 100% wrong. These temps mean nothing right now and will crash once precip gets in. GSO is seeing light snow start with a temp near 39 and this is the front end before things cool. Take it easy bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 The 850 low position and its cyclonic forcing is aimed right at the foothills region of NC tonight, staring in about 5 hours from now, and growing strong, reaching its peak forcing around 10 to 12 hours from now, but continuing all the way through 18 hours to some degree, with stationary banding and mesoscale forcing for the 85 and 40 corridors . This is when excellent dynamics are in play and the tilting comma head from the deepening coastal, so I won't be surprised to see some 1"+ hourly snow rates tonight around GSP CLT HKY and AVL regions. Stayed up for the Euro all week looks like all those late nights were just training to watch the snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Sure it does... except you are 100% wrong. These temps mean nothing right now and will crash once precip gets in. GSO is seeing light snow start with a temp near 39 and this is the front end before things cool. Take it easy bro! We are also fighting to get the precip here at all. I feel like most of it will be west and then when it does get here, it scoots on out before setting up shop in VA and further north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY_WX Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Well, it's just amazing to me how we'll be too far west for the coastal and too far east for the deformation band. It's just hard for me to fathom how these things end up happening. Every damn time. Like I said to Sean on Facebook: winter storms always come up with new and creative ways to screw Chapel Hill. I actually think you guys are going to get drilled once the low starts cranking tonight. It will probably hang around out there through lunch time tomorrow. Just go chill and get some eggnog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Sorry double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Sure it does... except you are 100% wrong. These temps mean nothing right now and will crash once precip gets in. GSO is seeing light snow start with a temp near 39 and this is the front end before things cool. Take it easy bro! Widre switched into troll mode as soon as the storm became obvious it would be good. That's how you know it's actually gonna be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Haha check the AFD from gsp: NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...SOMETIMES I THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FARMER. AT LONG LAST...WE/THINK/ WE ARE GETTING A SOLID HANDLE ON THE UNFOLDING WINTERWEATHER EVENT ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS/NORTHEAST GEORGIA.HOWEVER...IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT CONFIDENCE DROPS OFF SHARPLY AFTERTHE FIRST 6 HOURS OR SO...AS MUCH OF THIS EVENT WILL BE DOMINATED BYMESOSCALE AND EVEN CONVECTIVE SCALE PROCESSES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 dawsonwx - get ready URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1214 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTH GEORGIA UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN US AND MOVE UP THE MID ATLANTIC THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY AS FAR SOUTH AS COLUMBUS...MACON AND SANDERSVILLE. GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-260115- /O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-101226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0005.101225T1714Z-101226T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 1214 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH WHILE COLD AIR PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA AS OF MIDDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING OVER NORTH GEORGIA. DUE TO THE LONGER DURATION OF SNOW ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE LINE...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS IN THE FAR NORTH PART OF THE STATE AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT WELL AFTER THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT AND TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 20S AND WILL NOT WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS... ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ALL DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. BE SURE TO CHECK ON RELATIVES DURING THE WEEKEND. && $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 just did, yep, and I'm getting sudden breezes..always a sign the virga is about to reach the ground here. Oh, just checked the latest RUC coming in, and boy oh boy, what we're in for. The radar can be a bit deceiving to our southwest, whats going to happen is as the surface low continues to head toward south of Mobile, just to its northwest is the dying upper low, which its PVA is going to get absorbed and fed straight across Eastern Alabama, right across Atlanta and up through here starting in about 7 hours. Well before then we'll be in good snow, but I'm really liking the very strong UVV's you can see on the RUC from eastern Alabama through here, and with cyclonic cuvature from the mid level system, in tandem with the negative tilting and the developing 850, everything I'm seeing points to a real heavy snow stretch for the Upstate, Ne GA and our area beginning around dark, and lasting a good long while, with no breaks, gaps or dryslots. Thats when you and I are dealing with probably 1" per hour rates I think. Just checked again the 850 low development and its a beaut for us. It begins that in 5 hours and has good south and easterly cyclonic curvature over us by 6 hours, then from 7 hours on through 12 hours or so the 850 low is fully formed and stays stationary near the Upstate. We should do very well, and that will enhance the rates, plus the comma head deformation snow is squarely on top of us then. Would you be talking about n.foothills also or just southern nc ? wouldn't I be to far nw of the 850 low ? I don't know how far nw of the 850 low get's the good snow rates 100 miles ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Winter Storm Warning Georgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 .THE NEW RUC LOOKS AMAZING!!!! Wow, just wow. Yeah the ruc strongly suggest a big thumping for north ga. Despite temps near 40/low 40s now, as 850mb temps drop..as well as down to 925 to 950mb, the heavy nature of the precip combined with dynamical and evaporational cooling should drop the temps back into the 30s fairly quickly. Then has the snow continues to fall, surface temps will further cool into the low 30s imo. Then the question is how long does the snow last, and with some banding features starting to show up in the models, some areas could be looking at an extending period of moderate to heavy snow. Latest ruc sits this heavy band up from the atlanta/athens areas into western nc. Indeed, the latest ruc just through hour 12 is showing 0.50 amounts from atlanta to athens northward and it's still snowing at that time per the ruc. Snow is already falling in the northern burbs of atlanta via the last reports from places like like dallas and around kennesaw. So there is a quick changeover it appears after a brief period of rain and maybe sleet. Actious to get it here, something should start falling here within the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanc2001 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Well, it's just amazing to me how we'll be too far west for the coastal and too far east for the deformation band. It's just hard for me to fathom how these things end up happening. Every damn time. Like I said to Sean on Facebook: winter storms always come up with new and creative ways to screw Chapel Hill. geography I suppose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Sure it does... except you are 100% wrong. These temps mean nothing right now and will crash once precip gets in. GSO is seeing light snow start with a temp near 39 and this is the front end before things cool. Take it easy bro! Yep, I thought we may see some rain to kick things off with such warm temperatures, but no rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncjoaquin Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 The 850 low position and its cyclonic forcing is aimed right at the foothills region of NC tonight, staring in about 5 hours from now, and growing strong, reaching its peak forcing around 10 to 12 hours from now, but continuing all the way through 18 hours to some degree, with stationary banding and mesoscale forcing for the 85 and 40 corridors . This is when excellent dynamics are in play and the tilting comma head from the deepening coastal, so I won't be surprised to see some 1"+ hourly snow rates tonight around GSP CLT HKY and AVL regions. That's wild. So, the 4 plus inches I have with more this afternoon are just a preliminary. Temps have stayed steady below 32 here since the precip started, so I think anybody worried about temps will quickly have that alleviated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Widre switched into troll mode as soon as the storm became obvious it would be good. That's how you know it's actually gonna be good. hahaha....golden, my friend. I'm in central NC so I'm relaxing...it's better to be here than the coastal plain at least...THEY will be dealing with temp problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxologist Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Just sent this to NWS forecasters via NWSchat in RAH and GSP. Hi everyone...in the mid-atlantic/southeast...this upcoming storm is statistically very similar to this storm in January of 2000. http://www.eas.slu.e...HH=-99&map=COSN In that event...heavy snow knocked out power to over 250,000 residents in North Carolina. Most of those occurred in central NC (Sandhills area) where the heaviest snow fell. Have a nice holiday! I would like to see a better -u wind to the north of the 850-mb low in the NAM and GFS forecasts...like in the analog...so these amounts are probably high because of that and the slower track of the analog to the northeast. Nonetheless...a very similar event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 WWUS42 KFFC 251714WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1214 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTH GEORGIA UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN US AND MOVE UP THE MID ATLANTIC THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY AS FAR SOUTH AS COLUMBUS...MACON AND SANDERSVILLE. GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-260115- /O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-101226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0005.101225T1714Z-101226T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 1214 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH WHILE COLD AIR PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA AS OF MIDDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING OVER NORTH GEORGIA. DUE TO THE LONGER DURATION OF SNOW ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE LINE...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS IN THE FAR NORTH PART OF THE STATE AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT WELL AFTER THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT AND TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 20S AND WILL NOT WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS... ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ALL DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. BE SURE TO CHECK ON RELATIVES DURING THE WEEKEND. && $$ GAZ056-058>062-066>076-078>084-089>095-260115- /O.EXA.KFFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-101226T1800Z/ SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE- UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON- HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS 1214 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF MIDDLE GEORGIA NORTH OF A LUMPKIN TO WARNER ROBINS TO JEFFERSON LINE WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH WHILE COLD AIR PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA AS OF MIDDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE. RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY AND EXPOSED SURFACES. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TODAY AND APPROACH THE FREEZING MARK AS THE SNOW FALLS SO SOME SLUSH AND EVENTUALLY FREEZING ON ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. ICY ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND 28 TO 30 BY SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH A HIGH NEAR 40 EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Bullseye for ATL Thru Athens up through WNC. The trends are seriously amazing for GA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 These trends are "amazing!" Can't believe the closer to the coast you are, the less precip you get. That seems almost, crazy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 These trends are "amazing!" Can't believe the closer to the coast you are, the less precip you get. That seems almost, crazy.. That's because the heart of the storm hasn't hit the coast yet...This is only 12 hours in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 That's because the heart of the storm hasn't hit the coast yet...This is only 12 hours in. I really hope so, I was really hoping for a white Christmas here but it looks well after midnight for us now around Central/coastal SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Looks like to me the cold air lags behind the low http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/ruc/hr1/index_500_l_loop.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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