WNCwx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 About 5.8 inches since 1am in Franklin, NC. It's not coming down as hard as it was before, but still very respectable. Flakes have gone from quarter-sized and fluffy to grains about the size of rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Stay up man. You've come this far so you might as well push to the end. heck yes! esp after reading this from gsp. i almost dozed off so starting coffee now. i mean when am ever going to see the potential for near a foot of snow! * * * The new west-southwest will feature snow accums around a foot around the NE Georgia mountains...9 inches Asheville to gsp...6 to 8 for Charlotte metropolitan and around 6 inches for north of the Interstate 40 corridor. About one tenth inch of ice on tops could make power outages quite problematic tonight...and driving nearly impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machetemoonlight Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I've caught up with the other dude from Chatt posting tonight... roughly 6.5 inches out there.. It does look to be slacking off though. Maybe temporary. Temp steady at 25. Interesting how it compares with the 4.5 snow from Christmas here. That snow was so much heavier, good thing I guess it's not like that, otherwise there'd be widespread power out. So far the power is hanging strong. And little wind too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Kannapolis is still dry... 27F though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY_WX Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 same obs here as they had down near ATL. wind started kicking up and then the snow started shortly after. getting pretty heavy flurries now. not far from light snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 No doubt. Taking advantage of every flake. Waiting on GSP to update the totals map! I dont know that I ever remember seeing snow accumulate so efficiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaincharlotte Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 OMG just started POURING SNOW literally POURING snow in Northwest CLT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherdawg Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 ok I was wrong. I can't believe we are all still awake. This is too good of a storm to waste sleeping through. I'm anxious to see how much you got Dawson. WeatherKid you cleaned up! Thats awesome. I heard someone calling in on AM750 who said they had 8 or 9 inches in Vinings. Not sure if thats true or not, but wow if it is. It was fun riding around on 400 listening to Tony Shivani (sp?) taking calls. My favorite thing is when I'm riding around and I hear them say "stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary". I will admit I almost got scared on 400, but it was a good kind of scared, like on a roller coaster. glad I got the 4wd. I had to tow a guy who had just got off a shift at Outback in Gainesville. Good luck Weatherdawg. Athens is near and dear to my heart. I chased over there last year (or was it 2 years ago) when yall got that 8 incher in March. Man that was awesome. Funny thing is I got zero that day. soon as I hit 985 though, it was 5 inches all of a sudden. I wonder how much Rosie is getting. Thanks. I was born and raised in Northern Ohio (second winter in the South) so I should be used to snow by now, but it's just amazing to see so much of it down here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBreeze Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Atmosphere is moistening up here, 27/11, 49%RH. Don't know if I can stay awake to see the first flakes. I should've done like others and took a nap earlier.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I dont know that I ever remember seeing snow accumulate so efficiently. It's a beautiful thing! Right at 4 inches here. Oh by the way, that's the most snow I have ever seen imby that I can remember and i'm 25! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 NODA area of CLT just had the bottom drop out. Amazing what can happen in one game of Madden. Go from flake here and there to BAM!, moderate snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY_WX Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 okay light to moderate snow now. noticing these flakes are very small. tells me ratios are very very high as they are not sticking together. i could see these ratios as being as high as 20:1 or 25:1. Temp here is 26. looks almost like a mist/fog the snow flakes are so fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 It's a beautiful thing! Right at 4 inches here. Oh by the way, that's the most snow I have ever seen imby that I can remember and i'm 25! Awesome! I've got this feeling you might end up seeing triple what you have now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 ok I was wrong. I can't believe we are all still awake. This is too good of a storm to waste sleeping through. I'm anxious to see how much you got Dawson. WeatherKid you cleaned up! Thats awesome. I heard someone calling in on AM750 who said they had 8 or 9 inches in Vinings. Not sure if thats true or not, but wow if it is. It was fun riding around on 400 listening to Tony Shivani (sp?) taking calls. My favorite thing is when I'm riding around and I hear them say "stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary". I will admit I almost got scared on 400, but it was a good kind of scared, like on a roller coaster. glad I got the 4wd. I had to tow a guy who had just got off a shift at Outback in Gainesville. Good luck Weatherdawg. Athens is near and dear to my heart. I chased over there last year (or was it 2 years ago) when yall got that 8 incher in March. Man that was awesome. Funny thing is I got zero that day. soon as I hit 985 though, it was 5 inches all of a sudden. I wonder how much Rosie is getting. 4.75" so far. Totally awesome storm so far. Looks to me like it will keep this up until about 7-8am before the best lift exits our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowblzchance in CLT Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Just started here in Matthews (just east of Charlotte). Flurries for about 30 seconds and then - BAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 okay light to moderate snow now. noticing these flakes are very small. tells me ratios are very very high as they are not sticking together. i could see these ratios as being as high as 20:1 or 25:1. Temp here is 26. looks almost like a mist/fog the snow flakes are so fine. Ratios are high here. So far I've tipped only .21" of liquid in over 4" of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 4.75" so far. Totally awesome storm so far. Looks to me like it will keep this up until about 7-8am before the best lift exits our area. 4 or 5 more hours btw, i forgot my ob. my temp is, get this, 21.3 with heavy snow lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Heaviest rates I have seen in a long time currently. The st light 100 yards up the road is getting hard to see !!! so, +sn 27.1 Awesome! I've got this feeling you might end up seeing triple what you have now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Congrats to everyone up the road getting some action. This is has been fun and still is...:snowman: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaincharlotte Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Wow - I have never seen southern snow literally fall to the ground and stick to the road like it is now. Within 5 minute the road was covered. This reminds me of the snow I was in in January 1996 when I went to a wedding in Frederick, MD where they ended up with about 30 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 North on greenville, sc.. I looked to be coming down very hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amos83 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 just kicked over to mod snow now.... like others have said it is almost like a fog rolled in! BEAUTIFUL...... hopefully we can get some of these rates while the sun is up to get a better look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Congrats to everyone up the road getting some action. This is has been fun and still is...:snowman: definitel! am getting measurements between 5 and 6, so i am going with about 5.5" so far (hmmm another 4 hours of this is going to be pushing 10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGTim Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Wow - I have never seen southern snow literally fall to the ground and stick to the road like it is now. Within 5 minute the road was covered. This reminds me of the snow I was in in January 1996 when I went to a wedding in Frederick, MD where they ended up with about 30 inches. yeah I like the way QueenCity put it, the snow is sticking efficiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankin5150 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Light snow started at 3:15ish am and picked up intensity around 3:28am. At 3:38am, our cars, driveway and neighborhood road is covered. About an 1/8" in the grass. Looks like it is RAINING snow. AWESOME SIGHT. The good Lord answered my greedy call for this to start early. OBs: Moderate snow 28 deg DP of 19 Winds from the east at 5mph Thanks to all you Mets and Pro Forcasters out there for helping piece together this jigsaw puzzle of a forecast. You all are amazing. The SE peeps cannot be duplicated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintHillwx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Started snowing in Mint Hill at 3:33. Everything is white already! This is impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Flurries in kannapolis, about 30 miles N of Charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The good Lord answered my greedy call for this to start early. OBs: Actually that would be the devil. He handles selfish greedy wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaincharlotte Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Flurries in kannapolis, about 30 miles N of Charlotte. Within 2 minutes the bottom will drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaincharlotte Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools did not close last night and I was very worried this storm would roll in after school started so I'm very happy (as a teacher) that it's here. I expect them to close at 5 AM when they usually make the call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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