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Crazy precip variation in Upstate SC - how does that even happen?
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Wintry February 19-21, 2020 Winter Storm
- Thread starter Six Mile Wx
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Crazy precip variation in Upstate SC - how does that even happen?
Frank, this puts both of my other snow events to shame. Wind driven snow at times. Just no accums ?
Starting to get some accumulations on sidewalks and the road visby less than .25
I can confirm snow has reached the pines.
Oh my its so good. Everything already has a layer on it.
Oh my its so good. Everything already has a layer on it.
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BackThePack
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small wet flakes.... totals going to be weak sauce (wake county)... guessing Ratio probably 5:1 maybe
WxBlue
Meteorologist
About to cross an inch on my ruler.
Webb do you anticipate some back building with this back edge of the snow and is that going to produce these heavy bands we’re watching out for?
BHS1975
Member
Yeah need a good snow with temps in the low 20s
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ForsythSnow
Moderator
Back end passed here. Best we got was some light sleet.
Kmcdjohnson
Member
Snowing pretty good here in Western Harnett County now. Wow! Everything turning white very quickly. How exciting! I teach 2nd grade and I’m so happy for my excited students.
Downeastnc
Member
Given the rates, the fact its already all snow a hr or two before modeled and the fact the models just hammer central and eastern NC from around 7/8pm to 3/4am I think maybe some of the bigger totals of 8-12" are doable in a few lucky spots....
BackThePack
Member
these are the heavy bands. Wake getting 2-3 will be a big win.
BHS1975
Member
The cc line is racing south now towards FAY
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Pic from 2 hours ago in Chattanooga. Not much but hey a window slusher beats a shutout, will take it.
Hope you guys/gals east of the mountains get the 1-2" per hour chicken feathers like we had on Saturday 2/8.
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Hope you guys/gals east of the mountains get the 1-2" per hour chicken feathers like we had on Saturday 2/8.
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GSP quickly covering their arse. All winter weather advisories were updated to say accumulations for “Trace to 2” in the piedmont. Note this read different before schools let out.
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Brick Tamland
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Really lightened up here. Hope to get those heavy rates this way.
Measured one inch. Starting to cover up on the road.
Edit: For some reason I said two inches. I mean one.
Edit: For some reason I said two inches. I mean one.
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Downeastnc
Member
Don't see them throw around these kind of numbers very often in eastern NC
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6
inches, with locally higher amounts up to 8 inches possible.
* WHERE...Martin, Pitt, Washington, Greene, Beaufort, Lenoir and
Northern Craven Counties.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6
inches, with locally higher amounts up to 8 inches possible.
* WHERE...Martin, Pitt, Washington, Greene, Beaufort, Lenoir and
Northern Craven Counties.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
WxBlue
Meteorologist
It's a bit lighter now. A bit like exhaust snow, as northerners would call it on AmWx forums.
Yeah definitely lighter here. Hope it picks back up later. Flakes are definitely smaller.
Just took a nice Jeb Walk. Moderate snow continues. The sidewalks are kind of slushy, but by and large the streets are just wet. A little frustrating as I’m a street sticking weenie, but the warmish 2m temps and warm soil/pavement temps aren’t helping that. The impending darkness should turn them into a white carpet soon, however.
Looking at the NWS radar, it looks like decent echos are showing up over eastern Wake. Not the dark greens or yellows, but decent returns nonetheless. Maybe it intensifies later. Idk
Webberweather53
Meteorologist
Yep, the holy land is 15-20 miles away, batch of heavier precip sneaking in from upstate SC might be enough to fully kick me over to snow. Expecting the snow changeover by about 7pm and last thru at least midnight & perhaps thru 1-3am. 2" seems like a fair bet
Webberweather53
Meteorologist
Rain briefly changed over to moderate sleet here in SW Cumberland County
Downeastnc
Member
Coastal forming up HRRR matches up well with current strength and location....hope that means the HRRR has a good handle on the banding and rates overnight
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Brick Tamland
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Yeah, trying to figure out where that 1 inch per hour snow is.
Tiny flakes here now....meh
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment
Member
That’s kinda how it was here. Snowed about all day but didn’t amount to very much as the rates were intermittent. Maybe you will get lucky with higher rates especially after dark.
Didn't even see flakes in Huntsville. Elevations above 1200' near downtown did appear to get maybe 1.5" accumulation.
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment
Member
Not as far off the coast as this one is. You’d want it maybe just off the coast 50 miles, not 250. CLT precip will be mainly from the overrunning event sliding through now.
RDU still running on time for departures, hope that holds serve for the AM. Steady for about the last hour at 32.7/32.2, characterize as light snow, no fatties with about 1/2" on the ground, closer to an inch on elevated surfaces.
Looks like to our south instead of west. Hope that makes its way up here.
Sitting out on my porch watching the snow come down now. Not too bad. I’d characterize it as moderate still.
Absolutely, with the coastal low development just off Savannah, it can help enhance the moisture temporarily especially for SE Mecklenburg, Southern Cabarrus, Union and Stanly Counties. The low developing in that area just seems to allow these locations to get in on the deform band for a time. December 2010 is a great example of this. I’ve been wondering all day if that is what the HRRR is picking up on with that higher lollipop in Union County. Watch the radar for the next couple of hours and look for signs that the back edge is pivoting it’s direction
Avalanche
Member
Wish the precip was moving sw to ne instead of wnw to ese.
Bannerdude
Member
I've got near 1 1/2 inches. Lightening up a bit.
Just passed an inch on the car top.
WxBlue
Meteorologist
1.3" so far here near Zebulon. Getting a bit nervous about my 4-6" prediction for us.