Snowacane Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 And the same thing with the ice storm of Dec 02. That wasn't supposed to be anything but a minor event and we know how that turned out. And then there are the other times when the forecast was for a big storm and we got squat. But this looks like it might end up being a big fail. A lot of hype the last week and when it comes down to it we won't get anything much. Maybe we can get an inch out of it and some ice on top to at least make it interesting and get out of work early today and not have to go in tomorrow. If we don't get anything at all, I'm blaming the dookies in Durham. With ya there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake4est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 What were you expecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Schools were closed in Guilford and Forsyth today. I'm dreading the looks on my kids' faces when they awaken and race excitedly to the window only to be met with the view of brown grass and bare trees. Oh, and the sun is peaking through the thin clouds now. Good morning, Mr. Sun! Did you hear that schools are closed because of snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I've got over 6 inches so far and it's still falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeronicaCorningstone Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 What were you expecting? My sentiments exactly. We've known for DAYS we didn't really have a dog in this hunt. How can it be a fail if you're not supposed to get squat-diddly in the first place? I'm just sittin' back and enjoying my cloudy sky, sippin' on some hot tea and if I see anything frozen falling out of the sky - BONUS! We've had our good snow, I'mma let some others have at it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I've got over 6 inches so far and it's still falling. Get over to obs, you butthole. This thread's for complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateCAD Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I've got over 6 inches so far and it's still falling. I have about 6.5 but man the radar looks pretty dismal coming up 85. I wonder if this will be the end or if there will be some back filling. Looking at gsp's graphics they still have us getting another 3 or 4 inches. I am very skeptical of that. Regardless this have been a heck of a storm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 So your child comes to you and says, "Dad, I don't think I'm going to do well on my report card next week. I'll probably get an F in math." And sure enough, the report card arrives and your child has a big, fat F in math. But he didn't really fail math at all, see? He lowered your expectations. He received the grade that you thought he'd get. No need to be disappointed. Let's take him to Chuck E. Cheese's instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I've got over 6 inches so far and it's still falling. sweet! we were finally in teh right spot at the right time, and it was for a doozy of a storm! still pouring here too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake4est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 LOL. Enjoy your misery. I won't try to brighten up your dismal outlook and ruin your day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 LOL. Enjoy your misery. I won't try to brighten up your dismal outlook and ruin your day... You wouldn't succeed, but thanks for trying. I'm subbing for WidreMann until he arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake4est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... -- Changed Discussion --AS OF 910 AM MONDAY... SNOW CONTINUES TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL NC... PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTHERNMOST TIER WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3-6" THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW BAND APPEARS FOCUSED ALONG A WEAK 850 MB WARM FRONT SITUATED NEAR THE NC/SC STATE LINE. HAVE UPDATED TOTALS TO INCREASE THEM TO 4-7" HERE WITH A SHARP CUTOFF JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS AREA... WHERE LOW LEVEL DRY AIR HAS ALLOW MOST PRECIP TO SUBLIMATE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. TOTALS IN THE SOUTH MAY BE INCREASED FURTHER ONCE WE FULLY EVALUATE NEAR TERM MODEL GUIDANCE AND TRENDS. CONTINUE WINTER STORM WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES. -GIH Rock on for the Southern Piedmont! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduwx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I've got over 6 inches so far and it's still falling. Congrats lilj....The blue kazoo thingy finally came thru for ya!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Well I have here S of Chapel Hill bright sun, so I'm going to get out and work on my tan, get me ready for this rest of this winter Oh my God!!!! You're in the eye!!! Be careful because after the eye passes you will be slammed by virga from the opposite direction it was coming from before. Good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherheels Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Get over to obs, you butthole. This thread's for complaints. OHHHH, so this is where I need to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... -- Changed Discussion --AS OF 910 AM MONDAY... SNOW CONTINUES TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL NC... PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTHERNMOST TIER WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3-6" THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW BAND APPEARS FOCUSED ALONG A WEAK 850 MB WARM FRONT SITUATED NEAR THE NC/SC STATE LINE. HAVE UPDATED TOTALS TO INCREASE THEM TO 4-7" HERE WITH A SHARP CUTOFF JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS AREA... WHERE LOW LEVEL DRY AIR HAS ALLOW MOST PRECIP TO SUBLIMATE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. TOTALS IN THE SOUTH MAY BE INCREASED FURTHER ONCE WE FULLY EVALUATE NEAR TERM MODEL GUIDANCE AND TRENDS. CONTINUE WINTER STORM WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES. -GIH Rock on for the Southern Piedmont! This is an exact repeat of last year except for the one snow we had in January. Everyone to the south got the snow and we got nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 OHHHH, so this is where I need to be. Welcome and pull up a chair. Now let me tell you about my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 GSF gives me some snow and NAM wants to give me 3 to 4. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowacane Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Oh my God!!!! You're in the eye!!! Be careful because after the eye passes you will be slammed by virga from the opposite direction it was coming from before. Good luck!!! Great post, made me laugh out loud , needed that today, I'd hoped to see something other than the sun today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCWeSU Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Anybody else hate it when you read a forecast discussion and w/in the text the forecaster writes something like, "Unfortunately, it looks like it will snow" or "Fortunately the snow will end soon." Yeah right... like they don't want it to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The Triad calls dibs on the next big snow event. You folks to our east and south (and north and west) have had yours. Give us a turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Stream Rider Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 ... If we don't get anything at all, I'm blaming the dookies in Durham. I'm with you on that Brick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanc2001 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 snow hole in Horry County SC is frustrating, snowing literally everywhere around us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake4est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 933 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED ACROSS OUR REGION TODAY INTO TUESDAY... .WITH COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING... THEN NORTHEASTWARD UP THE SOUTHEAST AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC COASTS LATER TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY...THEN TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. NCZ021>025-038>042-076>078-088-089-102245- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T2100Z/ FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LEXINGTON... ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...SANFORD... LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 933 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPES: SNOW WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALBEMARLE TO FAYETTEVILLE TO CLINTON THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE TRIANGLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET THIS EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL TAPER TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATION: STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED... WITH THE MOST TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE TRIANGLE AREA. STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SLOWLY NORTHWARD... REACHING INTO AREAS FROM THE TRIAD THROUGH THE TRIANGLE TO GOLDSBORO DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW...OR A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...WILL TURN TO FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN 900 PM AND 200 AM....BEFORE ENDING AS LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH THE SNOWFALL ON TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE IMPACT OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS... DOWNED TREES... AND POWER LINES. THIS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ONLY GRADUAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER. * TEMPERATURES: READINGS WILL RISE LITTLE TODAY... HOLDING IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR FREEZING THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL RISE SLOWLY INTO THE LOWER 30S ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 1-877-633-6772. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 At this point, I'd take a dusting just to say I got something. I haven't seen the FFF*. * First Flipping Flake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Winter Storm Warning? Hot dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake4est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The WSW was posted a long time ago. They updated it at 9:33 to say that the Triangle and Triad will see their precip this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The Triad calls dibs on the next big snow event. You folks to our east and south (and north and west) have had yours. Give us a turn. No I haven't. And you guys did quite well with the Christmas storm: 6-8". I got 3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Fayetteville has snow now. Maybe it is coming this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake4est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Fayetteville has snow now. Maybe it is coming this way. Brick go back and read threads before you post. Fayetteville had an inch of snow at 5am. They have 3+ now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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