Lookout Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thats great, congrats... does this rank in your top 5? Oh yeah, in fact it's the largest snow I have ever seen. There might have been one that was similar in the early 80s that my parents talked about but I was too young to remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 That's my hope too . I wonder how Robert has done with this? I live very close to him and we haven't fared too well. 3 1/2" last time I checked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I live very close to him and we haven't fared too well. 3 1/2" last time I checked That sucks. He put a lot of time and effort into this storm. You did as well. Was really hoping he and you would do better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Sleeping I bet Looks "like" the returns to my north in upper rutherford and southern McDowell along with the look on the returns coming from the upstate might help with the lift to start some banding around the area. current RUC continues to show good lift at the 700 level until 7pm tonight.... Best im not strong in looking at that. Maybe Wow will chime in That's my hope too . I wonder how Robert has done with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 And most of my 3 1/2" to 4" fell in two hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 the stuff in ne ga is some very heavy sleet and snow mixed. its about a 50/50 mix, and it is really coming down. you can hear it hitting the windows (temp same, 21.7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCWeSU Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Already some flurries in Cary.. that's a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Same here. About 3-5:30 or so.... And most of my 3 1/2" to 4" fell in two hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Saw two flakes at about10:45 on my way to class... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 And most of my 3 1/2" to 4" fell in two hours Same here. Hoping that the swing of the upper level energy will squeeze out at least a couple more inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaryWx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Saw two flakes at about10:45 on my way to class... Did you catch them on your tongue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 From Twitter: Snowing on Chapel Hill Road in Cary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Update from coastal Pender County outside of Wilmington; That band put down 7 to 8 inches through Pender County to the coast. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1042 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1040 AM SNOW 2 NNW HAMPSTEAD 34.40N 77.71W 01/10/2011 M7.0 INCH PENDER NC NWS EMPLOYEE These things are sure hard to forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Did you catch them on your tongue? No. I was standing there in shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake4est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Saw two flakes at about10:45 on my way to class... That's because you go to school in Chapel Hill. Surprised you didn't see more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Starting to flurry in the RTP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormsfury Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 wow - that is some pretty impressive ice! it definitely is considering the last real ice event here was the January 2nd 2002 winter storm in which I got about .1"-.2" of ice, after heavy sleet and a quick thump of snow (1"). It was a lot worse in Walterboro (Colleton and northern half of Dorchester County that year) with .25"-.50" of ice. my area got dryslotted which was fortunate and speaking of, ZR has tapered down to a freezing sprinkle. I would say WSW criteria has been met though, and getting reports of .3" of ice throughout most of Summerville with some isolated .5" amounts, power outages and downed tree limbs being reported area wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Back to more traditional snow flakes after a period of snow grains... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake4est Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 From Twitter: Snowing on Chapel Hill Road in Cary Exactly where I am and can confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetstreak Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Should continue to see "on and off" S- to S in western NC while zone of strongest lift extends from around CLT area into upstate and midlands of SC. Some additional accumulation to be sure in western NC but not as efficient as very early in the day. In the axis of good deep layer lift, better accum rates provided IP is not mixing in. Attached images from NAM and GFS around 21z highlight deep layer moisture and lift (vertical velocities). Yellow line is H85-H7 critical thickness of 1540m while red line is low level thickness of 1300m. Of course, keep in mind surface wetbulbs through much of the Carolinas is below freezing for ZR where thicknesses are more marginal, i.e. Charleston. Jetstreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnweathernut Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Mainly missed this one to the south, (though we did get about 1.5-2 inches) will miss the other to the north unfortunately............but instead of griping about the great storm I missed on like some will do (i.e widre), I just wanted to say CONGRATS to my fellow southeast posters who got walloped. Enjoy it and send the next big one up here to the Tricities of TN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Is the Wake band headed toward Durham/CH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 My other daughter enjoying this ....snowing pretty hard again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thanks Chris!!! Hoping for a little more action here in the Southern Foothills of WNC..... Should continue to see "on and off" S- to S in western NC while zone of strongest lift extends from around CLT area into upstate and midlands of SC. Some additional accumulation to be sure in western NC but not as efficient as very early in the day. In the axis of good deep layer lift, better accum rates provided IP is not mixing in. Attached images from NAM and GFS around 21z highlight deep layer moisture and lift (vertical velocities). Yellow line is H85-H7 critical thickness of 1540m while red line is low level thickness of 1300m. Of course, keep in mind surface wetbulbs through much of the Carolinas is below freezing for ZR where thicknesses are more marginal, i.e. Charleston. Jetstreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 You know the nws must be having record hits because I keep getting errors every time I try to view their radar. It's been that way for a while too. gfs is looking really cold thursday and friday morning..looks like single digits are a good possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Picked up 1.3 inches all the way up here. Now if we can get that northern system to track a little farther south than progged I get be in business for a couple more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I am amazed that the Wilmington, Fayetteville, and Jacksonville areas did so well already! Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 You know the nws must be having record hits because I keep getting errors every time I try to view their radar. It's been that way for a while too. gfs is looking really cold thursday and friday morning..looks like single digits are a good possibility. I had the same problem. I finally gave up trying to get it to refresh properly an hour ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 You know the nws must be having record hits because I keep getting errors every time I try to view their radar. It's been that way for a while too. gfs is looking really cold thursday and friday morning..looks like single digits are a good possibility. yea I'm trying to use GSP's radar but it keeps freezing, skipping frames, and not loading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I85Greenville Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Moderate snow is falling again after a brief lull and we're at 27. I just measured at a few places in my yard (I wasn't aware of the wood technique until just now) and the average seems to be just over 8.5". This is definitely shaping up to me one of the top snowfalls I can remember. It's also pretty cool to actually see "blowing" snow when the wind picks up. Good luck to all you NC folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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