Marion_NC_WX Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Buncombe would have been closed regardless tomorrow. But, thankfully, they are not pulling the silly deal of waiting til tomorrow to close. I told my daughter that she would be out of school until next Tuesday since MLK Jr. day is Monday. My son is at UNCA and I doubt he will be so lucky. 24 here. McDowell being closed tomorrow is now official...one of our newest forum members, HatcheryHooligan, gave me the scoop on that earlier but its now posted. I'm glad our folks went ahead and used common sense. They have made some calls over the past 2 winters that have left a lot to be desired from the general public. This was a no-brainer. I was guessing 3 days minimum that the kids would be out here but with the sustained cold, we may end up in the same boat. This is coming at a really bad time for MHS...because EOG's and finals were to start Tuesday. I agree with your comments about UNCA, its usually got to be really, really bad outside for UNCA to close multiple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ok, 31.7 with a wet bulb of 25.5. Humidity is only 38% now but expect stuff to begin falling soon. We're under the SWS for heavy sleet until 8:30. My high was 34.6 but my daily average has been 24.9, the ground should be pretty cold when the stuff starts falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Well its painstakingly slow but once it gets here, I'm expecting some ok rates.but the sleet is making it look more impressive than it is I'm sure. . The returns which *should* be reaching the ground I'm guessing will be here in 30 minutes or so. A little slower than I thought earlier but hopefully it's worth the wait. Speaking of slow, man I'm sick of the nws radars being so slow to load. It takes like 30 seconds to load a radar loop which is just absurd. Sometimes it's fine but even when things are NOT busy, they are slow. I agree about their radars, I pretty much use Dacula's radars all the time now. Fairly quick loading and accurate IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx4life Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 sitting at 27.9 right now and the DP has jumped to 11.7!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ro9beam2002 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 25.4* 12*-DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Still 2.6. Pretty good snow sticking on everything but the cement. Temp 31 T Good! The 850 zero line is just to your south if not right over you, hence the mixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Congrats Tony The virga storm is about to begin for me 31.9 with a dp of 5 Thanks I hope you get snow, Michelle!!! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Well its painstakingly slow but once it gets here, I'm expecting some ok rates.but the sleet is making it look more impressive than it is I'm sure. . The returns which *should* be reaching the ground I'm guessing will be here in 30 minutes or so. A little slower than I thought earlier but hopefully it's worth the wait. Speaking of slow, man I'm sick of the nws radars being so slow to load. It takes like 30 seconds to load a radar loop which is just absurd. Sometimes it's fine but even when things are NOT busy, they are slow. Use my flash ffc loop on my radar page loads quick. The link is on the first post of my radar thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyes2theskies Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 sitting at 27.9 right now and the DP has jumped to 11.7!! Yeah Dew point really jumping up now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutZero Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Light sleet and snow hitting our east facing window in the family room. Looks like the precip is about to take a break here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Just got the call, not work for me in Rutherford County school system tomorrow. Not even an option to come to work Now, lets work up some snow!! Yep Jackson County Schools are doing the same BS. Basically bad planning as far as snow days in the schedule this year, and have already had to take away from Christmas vacation, et al. I really don't understand why in the heck they don't just pad in 5-8 days at the end of the year that can be used if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Use my flash ffc loop on my radar page loads quick. The link is on the first post of my radar thread. I'm using your radar and its fast to load! It's painful waiting on returns heavy enough to commence some form of precip. 10 dbz right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Use my flash ffc loop on my radar page loads quick. The link is on the first post of my radar thread. Love the radar! The trajectory is straight up 85. Let's keep it comin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 My brother in Tyrone just told me it was sleeting/snowing "torrentially " there. Sort of like a cow peeing on a flat rock I'm guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I agree about their radars, I pretty much use Dacula's radars all the time now. Fairly quick loading and accurate IMO Thank you very much! I have multiple types of radars, java loops, flash loops, google loops, and the GRlevel3 radar pages. All images for all radars come directly from the NWS servers, no go betweens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWY316wx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Carrolton reporting sleet and snow mixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seawolf14 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Holly Springs, NC (near KRDU) Currently: Temp: 26.2* DP: 0.4* (dropped 1.5* within an hour) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob_ Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Heavy sleet/snow now; on radar I'm in the 30-50dbz range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Just got the call, not work for me in Rutherford County school system tomorrow. Not even an option to come to work Now, lets work up some snow!! Yep I just found out I don't have to go in at 5 a.m.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 love to hear from our folks out in SWNC about the returns I see racing into the area! This thing is booking with the finger on moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSC Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 All I'm going to say is we are dropping like a rock around here. Weather stations around here are already below freezing. Stormsfury said Summerville is already 34 and precip is funneling in early to saturate us. It's snowing at AbsolutZero's house in Peachtree, Snowing in Carrolton GA already.. this is moving faster and much stronger than expected currently. It's 29 here in North Myrtle Beach, SC! Stronger and faster sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Nice. If I was not so damn tired, I would have a few brews. But, hinging on hitting it early and getting up real early Yep I just found out I don't have to go in at 5 a.m.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Those obsession over your surface DP-- The dry air is h85 to h7-- click your sounding on twister data. Some places have the dewpoint a -40c around h85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctvman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Now Winthrop University is closed for tomorrow. They just announced it. Others will be coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 All I'm going to say is we are dropping like a rock around here. Weather stations around here are already below freezing. Stormsfury said Summerville is already 34 and precip is funneling in early to saturate us. It's snowing at AbsolutZero's house in Peachtree, Snowing in Carrolton GA already.. this is moving faster and much stronger than expected currently. Yeah I agree. We are down to 35 here downtown already, and with the virga saturating the atmosphere we may have a nice surprise. Looks like precip will begin much earlier though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaPilot Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Just drove home from the airport in ATL. Temps went from about 34 to 30 in the space of about 10 miles once I got onto SR 74 southbound from Tyrone into Peachtree city. Light flakes at first, then some pingers. As I got into Ptree city it started pouring sleet/snow mix and its sticking to everything including the roads. Dangerous driving already as the light melt and sleet seems to already be freezing. Highly recommend folks stay home in this. I'm sure the heavier precip band had the temps plummet as I drove south on SR 74. This is very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctvman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Still 38.7 here on James Island. It will cool down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 24/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 32/4 here. Looks like a nice band of snow/sleet is setting up along I-20 just south of me. Boo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Those obsession over your surface DP-- The dry air is h85 to h7-- click your sounding on twister data. Some places have the dewpoint a -40c around h85. Huff what you think about start time here around Mt.Airy and how much ? Alot of dry air so i'm not sure we get much. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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