BooneWX Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 12 minutes ago, calculus1 said: 26.7/25 with 93% humidity and light snow that is not showing up on standard radar. Same observation over here. Went for a walk and it’s more than diamond dust. Certainly not heavy but I think there’s a lot of low level moisture getting squeezed out. That’s why I think if we can hit those building returns to the southwest, we might be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 HRRR shows snow building back in and surprising amount of accumulation. Not counting on the latter but idk if it’s completely over yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercurydime Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Super fine snow still falling at 8:27p. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Super fine snow still falling at 8:27p. Same here! Prefect for night sledding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest T Bass Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Back to decent snow falling and nothing on radar. Maybe some hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Snow and sleet picking up here at the house. Radar continues to fill in with light returns. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseWeather Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Looking decent back to the southwest… maybe another inch or 2?. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 13 minutes ago, WiseWeather said: Looking decent back to the southwest… maybe another inch or 2? . NAM 3k (all hail the king!!!!) has that band dropping 1.8” over the next few hours imby. Let’s see if it can be right again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXNewton Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Mostly freezing rain/ sleet still in Newton. Pretty heft glaze in trees now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I don’t know that I’ve witnessed freezing drizzle at this low temperature before. It’s making everything crunchy. Instantly freezing on contact. No runoff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I just flipped to moderate snow, so hang on fellas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXNewton Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, calculus1 said: I don’t know that I’ve witnessed freezing drizzle at this low temperature before. It’s making everything crunchy. Instantly freezing on contact. No runoff. Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing, it's not heavy but building up in the trees very quickly. I bet roads are an absolute nightmare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 4 minutes ago, BooneWX said: I just flipped to moderate snow, so hang on fellas Me too. Back in the game! 1 inch of snow, 1/2 inch of sleet, a glaze of ice, and now a little snow topper! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXNewton Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Just now switched back to moderate snow and sleet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest T Bass Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Looked outside about start of halftime of the game, and it is pouring snow and sleet. Head out with the dog again. We are playing ball in the snow. Labs don't care. I realize it's raining - freezing of course. Then as we come in, it's some type of sleet or pellets. Just wild. Measured about 1.5 inch of mix. This reminds me of one of the old 1980's winter storms. We used to get a lot of little nickel and dime deals like this that would give you a little bit of everything precip wise. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, Ernest T Bass said: Looked outside about start of halftime of the game, and it is pouring snow and sleet. Head out with the dog again. We are playing ball in the snow. Labs don't care. I realize it's raining - freezing of course. Then as we come in, it's some type of sleet or pellets. Just wild. Measured about 1.5 inch of mix. This reminds me of one of the old 1980's winter storms. We used to get a lot of little nickel and dime deals like this that would give you a little bit of everything precip wise. It’s exactly like a 1980s storm in the lee of the Apps, growing up in Lenoir. Many fond memories of those storms. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercurydime Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Skinny flakes but steady rate. Coming down pretty good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNC Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Moderate snow in Lewisville now after an hour of sleet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmoon Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Trying to turn to all snow again after the last hour of the tiniest flakes and sleet. Still accumulating on everything. Roads will be worse tomorrow with all these layers packed down and frozen overnight. Snow on sleet on freezing rain now going back to snow. It does remind me of the 80s and 90s storms that we used to get so often back then. I take it as a huge win compared to the last 3 winters for us in the foothills. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXNewton Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 All snow in Newton again, small flakes put coming down hard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Took a look outside, coming down nicely 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Moderate snow - closing in on 2 inches now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseWeather Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I wish it would snow like this for 2 days.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNC_Fort Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 If I didn't transition to sleet earlier, I bet I could have made a run at the 4” mark. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 minutes ago, WNC_Fort said: If I didn't transition to sleet earlier, I bet I could have made a run at the 4” mark. I could’ve easily. The rates were insane when it was sleeting. I’ve only seen sleet that heavy one other time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 5 minutes ago, BooneWX said: I could’ve easily. The rates were insane when it was sleeting. I’ve only seen sleet that heavy one other time. Been going since 12 for me. Started to pick up around 2 and covering the ground by 2:30ish. Rates were great for about 2 hours. at 4:45 or so the sleet started. Changed to FR at 6:00 and been back and forth since. Diamond dust for the last two hours with sleet popping in and some flakes with the bands coming through now. Ive never seen diamond dust, kind of cool. The winds are out of the NNW now . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseWeather Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I hope whatever this is is coming my way….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Yep, I’m staying up for that. Everyone else in my household has gone to bed, but I saw that on radar and knew I needed to wait a bit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXNewton Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, WiseWeather said: I hope whatever this is is coming my way…. . That's about to come through Newton, I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercurydime Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I'm trying to recall the last time we had snow with temps in the mid 20's. Seems like it's usually more 29°-32°. Feels like this cold is wringing out the moisture more completely; hence the diamond dust. I do recall the old mountain saying, "snow meal, snow a great deal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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