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January 9-10 Winter Storm Obs Thread II


Isopycnic

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I've been out enjoyin the snow, taking pics and got the traditional Bo Snow biscuit. Yep, they're open. Driving is completely treacherous. I've got right at 5" as of 2 hours ago. I'll put pics on the pics thread if there is one. I loved this storm here, the snow last night was unbelievably hard for a couple hours and I never recall seeing roads go from black to covered like that, which made driving home scary at 4 am. Slept a couple hours. I'm glad GA and SC got hit hard, congratulations, you never know how long it may be until another. Hopefully soon.:snowman: Oh 27, and moderate snow at times.

That's great to hear robert :thumbsup: I was worried because you deserve it for all the analysis and insight you provide.

Back here, it's getting really icy. The radar isn't picking it up very well but there has been moderate freezing rain/heavy freezing drizzle for just 30 minutes or so but it already has put a pretty decent glaze on everything. I've been sitting here thinking if the power did go out, it's going to be a long time to fix it because the power company wouldn't be able to get to where they need to be to fix it. That would suck.

At any rate, The snow pack is really hard with that ice on top of it now. It's hard to imagine anyone being able to travel with these conditions and it's only going to get worse, especially tonight. Hope everyone doesn't need to try and drive in this. I've already seen a couple of cars and a wrecker slide off the road here..and that was before the freezing rain/drizzle started.

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Anything beyond this point is bonus. I have absolutely enjoyed this storm!! snowwindow.gif

Robert, clap.gif all that needs to be said.

i take this post, and make it my own LOL - ditto, thoroughly enjoyed the storm, tracking it and robert :wub: spectacular job

on the wx front, we are going back and forth between moderate sleet and moderate freezing rain (i havent seen any snowflakes lately) there is a definite glaze starting...will be interesting to see just how long this really lasts

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It started snowing here in Sanford this am before 6 and we got about an inch or so and then it stopped for a while then a burst of heavy sleet came around 11 and it mashed all my accumulation down and now you can see the grass really good but it has been snowing steady here for the past hour or more. hoping to pick back up what got packed down and maybe a little more. I am in shock the amount of snow EyeWall is getting and Im 1 county away and I have less than half that amount. I really think if that sleet wouldnt have came we would be around 2 1/2 inches by now. The snow flakes were really tiny and it took a long time to accum. but now the snow flakes are getting really big so maybe that will help cover the grass back up. It sure is beautiful!!!! Congrats to all those to my South and West Yall really did deserve it!!!!:thumbsup: Edit just from the time I started writting this the snow has really picked up and really coming down hard now. :):snowman:

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Nice!!!You, yet again, nailed it . You haven't missed here all winter. Not once. :snowman::thumbsup:

Congrats on the 5". You've done a great job with this storm. Any thoughts on the remainder of the storm and the zone of greatest uncertainty: Piedmont of NC. Thanks!

Great job on forecasting this storm Robert :thumbsup: Although I want get much but I do have a dusting and lgt snow now that's ok somebody gets left out on every storm, So congrats on the snow :snowman: Thanks for all the time you put in for us weenies. :thumbsup:

Light snow mixed with drizzle now. I'm gonna call my final measurement 7" the drizzle is going to compact what we have.

Anything beyond this point is bonus. I have absolutely enjoyed this storm!! snowwindow.gif

Robert, clap.gif all that needs to be said.

aww thanks guys. Just love following this. Its been a fun pattern. It feels like weather is trying to get back to "normal", seems like we went so many years without anything to even talk about except drought or above normal temps. I'm looking forward to a break to be honest but the way this Winter keeps going that may not last long. The freezing drizzle has arrived. 27.

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That's great to hear robert :thumbsup: I was worried because you deserve it for all the analysis and insight you provide.

Back here, it's getting really icy. The radar isn't picking it up very well but there has been moderate freezing rain/heavy freezing drizzle for just 30 minutes or so but it already has put a pretty decent glaze on everything. I've been sitting here thinking if the power did go out, it's going to be a long time to fix it because the power company wouldn't be able to get to where they need to be to fix it. That would suck.

At any rate, The snow pack is really hard with that ice on top of it now. It's hard to imagine anyone being able to travel with these conditions and it's only going to get worse, especially tonight. Hope everyone doesn't need to try and drive in this. I've already seen a couple of cars and a wrecker slide off the road here..and that was before the freezing rain/drizzle started.

Congrats Lookout, On the monster snow you got :thumbsup:

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That's great to hear robert :thumbsup: I was worried because you deserve it for all the analysis and insight you provide.

Back here, it's getting really icy. The radar isn't picking it up very well but there has been moderate freezing rain/heavy freezing drizzle for just 30 minutes or so but it already has put a pretty decent glaze on everything. I've been sitting here thinking if the power did go out, it's going to be a long time to fix it because the power company wouldn't be able to get to where they need to be to fix it. That would suck.

At any rate, The snow pack is really hard with that ice on top of it now. It's hard to imagine anyone being able to travel with these conditions and it's only going to get worse, especially tonight. Hope everyone doesn't need to try and drive in this. I've already seen a couple of cars and a wrecker slide off the road here..and that was before the freezing rain/drizzle started.

yes - i think most of the pros got in on the action but raleighwx :( i am beginning to think that nga might actually be sort of stopped for a day or two. its just a solid frozen tundra LOL. and if this freezing drizzle does continue i dont see anyone going anywhere :yikes:

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Congrats Lookout, On the monster snow you got :thumbsup:

Thanks man :D

yes - i think most of the pros got in on the action but raleighwx :( i am beginning to think that nga might actually be sort of stopped for a day or two. its just a solid frozen tundra LOL. and if this freezing drizzle does continue i dont see anyone going anywhere :yikes:

Yeah just as I was finishing typing that post, I heard a lot of stuff hitting the window and I look outside and the freezing rain is coming down pretty hard. Ice has covered everything. Going to take some pics and post them in a little bit.

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Really never was that impressive here on the NE side of Asheville (I think it might have something to do with the fact we are sandwiched between two significant ridges). I'm not in my typical location because I'm doing balloon launches today. Only have around 4" and snow has completely stopped for the time being.

Congrats to everyone in the SE though... glad the upstate finally cashed in!! thumbsupsmileyanim.gifthumbsupsmileyanim.gif

And Robert you had a great forecast... kudos your way as well weight_lift.gif

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Finally starting to see some flurries/light snow here in Eden. Radar is starting to look pretty good for the Foothills and NW Piedmont in my opinion. I still think it will be a decent event up this way, nothing like down South, but a few inches looks possible before a changeover to freezing drizzle later tonight. I was never expecting anything until late this afternoon anyway so no disappointment here. Temperature was up to 32.2 but has since dropped back to 29.8.

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band has arrived,, just started snowing the biggest flakes I've seen yet! Looks like 1/2 bills!

At a good clip!

I'm also in Wilmington but my weather seems noticeably different than yours. You keep getting snow that I don't see!

I'm only 5 miles from the ocean on Cape Fear but temps this morning were plenty cold throughout the snow event before the precipitation suddenly shut-off at 10:15am. I get 2" but surrounding areas get double and triple that? (I did notice though, a particularly dry sector along the coast on radar here...)

Anyway, since 10:15 am I've seen only a few flakes...a few pellets of sleet...and for the last hour just a drizzle of rain.

Effectively, this storm ended at 10:15 this morning for the immediate coast of Cape Fear.

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Some precipitation beginning to redevelop back in GA. A sign of the Atlantic transfer beginning to take place with our low if I'm not mistaken:

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/southeast_loop.php

yeah and looks like a good slug of precip getting ready to approach the sc/nc boarder around CLT. Maybe this time it will hold together and not die off like all the rest. I've not been outside lately but sitting by my desk looking out the window it appears I've been having freezing drizzle/mist for a while now with large flakes thrown in there every once in a while. I'm about to head out to see if this is true.

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anyone seen the 18z ruc? it looks sort of like a very similar event that happened after the christmas storm.

once the energy starts transferring to the coast, there is a backbuilding/reversing of some moisture back into ne and east central ga. not a lot, but still sort of interesting to see

edited to add: this could also affect the upstate

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