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January 9-10 Winter Storm Obs Thread II


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Statement as of 3:29 PM EST on January 10, 2011

A band of light to moderate snow currently stretches from

Carrboro... to Fuquay-Varina and Goldsboro. Snowfall rates of one

half to one inch per hour will be possible as this band moves slowly to

the northeast. A dusting to one half inch of accumulation can be

expected across portions of Chatham... wake... Johnston... Wayne... and

southeast Orange counties through 5pm.

During a quick burst of snow... roadways will become snow covered

and slick. Motorists are advised to slow down and drive with

caution.

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Statement as of 3:29 PM EST on January 10, 2011

A band of light to moderate snow currently stretches from

Carrboro... to Fuquay-Varina and Goldsboro. Snowfall rates of one

half to one inch per hour will be possible as this band moves slowly to

the northeast. A dusting to one half inch of accumulation can be

expected across portions of Chatham... wake... Johnston... Wayne... and

southeast Orange counties through 5pm.

During a quick burst of snow... roadways will become snow covered

and slick. Motorists are advised to slow down and drive with

caution.

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Wow, a whole half inch.

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Well that's a bummer got ZR and IP now.

Well now that it's wrapping up what's the status of the snow triangle? Without getting out there with a ruler I'd say we've got about 4 inches. I've certainly enjoyed this legitimate snow day but it's still hard to believe we didn't do any better considering what was happening to the south and east. The neighborhood road outside my window isn't even close to being covered. I guess you'd say Charlotte certainly wasn't the loser but they certainly weren't the winners either. Still looking for the big one that has eluded us for so long. (thankfully i was in Rocky Mount for Christmas so I got my fix there)

Sure is hard to make a snow lover happy. We enjoy what we've got but always want more (or at least I do).

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Raleigh, N.C. — Areas of central North Carolina that haven't seen snowfall yet Monday may not see snow at all, said WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel.

"If snow doesn't fall by 8 p.m., it's over. That's all she wrote," Fishel said.

Fishel said the window for snow ends at 8 p.m., when air in the mid-level atmosphere will dry out and warm up, but precipitation will still fall in the Triangle in the form of sleet and freezing rain.

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Raleigh, N.C. — Areas of central North Carolina that haven't seen snowfall yet Monday may not see snow at all, said WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel.

"If snow doesn't fall by 8 p.m., it's over. That's all she wrote," Fishel said.

Fishel said the window for snow ends at 8 p.m., when air in the mid-level atmosphere will dry out and warm up, but precipitation will still fall in the Triangle in the form of sleet and freezing rain.

Fish just loves twisting that knife deeper:O(

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Well now that it's wrapping up what's the status of the snow triangle? Without getting out there with a ruler I'd say we've got about 4 inches. I've certainly enjoyed this legitimate snow day but it's still hard to believe we didn't do any better considering what was happening to the south and east. The neighborhood road outside my window isn't even close to being covered. I guess you'd say Charlotte certainly wasn't the loser but they certainly weren't the winners either. Still looking for the big one that has eluded us for so long. (thankfully i was in Rocky Mount for Christmas so I got my fix there)

Sure is hard to make a snow lover happy. We enjoy what we've got but always want more (or at least I do).

Got just under 4...those moderate bands just didn't last long enough and didn't add up. I was thinking the same thing, yet again CLT somehow missed what everyone else around us got. I love this storm and Christmas storm but I want to be in the jackpot zone for one storm this year and have +6. The one great thing about this storm was that it was during the daylight hours. Been a while since we've gotten to see a good snowfall without it being in the light of a street lamp.

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Well now that it's wrapping up what's the status of the snow triangle? Without getting out there with a ruler I'd say we've got about 4 inches. I've certainly enjoyed this legitimate snow day but it's still hard to believe we didn't do any better considering what was happening to the south and east. The neighborhood road outside my window isn't even close to being covered. I guess you'd say Charlotte certainly wasn't the loser but they certainly weren't the winners either. Still looking for the big one that has eluded us for so long. (thankfully i was in Rocky Mount for Christmas so I got my fix there)

Sure is hard to make a snow lover happy. We enjoy what we've got but always want more (or at least I do).

I agree. I'm happy we got something, but I was expecting a little more considering the surface temps. It seemed like we've had some decent rates at times but it just didn't add to the base we got overnight which is surprising with temps in the mid 20's through the event. Maybe next time we can break the 6" barrier and the triangle of doom.

OK - weenie rant over! :rolleyes:

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I was just out and about during the transition. When I left it was snow with a bit of sleet mixed in and within 10 minutes it had gone to light freezing rain, very fast transition. Roads were worse than I thought, very patchy. Some places are just wet, which I'm sure will freeze later and other places are fully covered. What was odd is that you can go 100 yards and go from wet/light slush to fully covered and slushy.

All in all not the storm we expected, but not complaining.

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