Wintry Jan 15-16 Winter Storm Discussion & Obs

[SandySpringswx]

Unless there is a burst this afternoon, I doubt Sandy Springs has any accumulation. My roof and outdoor furniture is white, but that’s it. However, it’s better than nothing.

 

[Oconeexman]

And it's snowing again! This time in daytime

 

[Heelyes]

Close to 2 inches

 

[LovingGulfLows]

Gulf what do you think abt our temps. Snowing but struggling to accumulate

I have accumulation on the ground, but can't be more than .3 or so inches. The temps are definitely hindering things. Let's see how the rest of the day unfolds.

 

[BirdManDoomW]

Tomorrow looks like an all day snow event for Tennessee/NC mtns with upslope. Good day to visit Blowing Rock if you prefer snow falling in the air.

 

[weather bubba]

It's 31.1 at my location and those tree limbs are starting to get glazed over with a good coating of ice and the wind is increasing rapidly. The wind increase reminds me of what happens when you have an incoming tropical system. Let's hope that surface temperature gets above 32.0 before the trees get too coated with ice and the wind makes things worse.

 

[neelsamb]

Yeah sun just popped out over here in Alpharetta. Melting quickly ?

 

[bingcrosbyb]

Looks like heavy snow banding setting up in middle TN

 

[BirdManDoomW]

Sure it’s already been posted but multiple people reporting thunder sleet in Asheville right now

 

[LovingGulfLows]

Yeah sun just popped out over here in Alpharetta. Melting quickly ?

Yeah so far, this whole thing is very convective/showery. 5 minutes, I'm under a mod-heavy snow shower, next, just light snow then another heavy mod-heavy snow shower. It's been like this for the last hour and a half. The rates just aren't consistent.

 

[Chazwin]

View attachment 106742Returns are starting to pop again near Montgomery. Hopefully this can pinwheel into ATL later.

Yeah… that ULL is definitely still moving due east. It was forecasted cut before it reaches the AL/GA line and be further north when it did. I don’t think it going up the mountains

 

[DixieBlizzard]

So we finally have flurries. Better than a sharp poke in the eye I suppose. 850's are obviously crashing with CAA ongoing because the temp is dropping with very light precip. Currently at 35.1

 

[Weatherlover92]

I need these heavier snow returns near Fayetteville to hold or strengthen in intensity as it pivots north. We need a really good burst of heavy snow to accumulate on this wet brown ground over here.?

 

[SD]

 

[superjames1992]

Just got back from a 45-minute Jeb Walk. Pretty fun, though sleet is nowhere near as fun as snow to walk in lol. The roads looked pretty knarly on my walk, even US15-501. Still don’t see any evidence of freezing rain yet here. IP overperforming as I expected.

 

[jaymackd3]

Wonder if we may be done here for a while… melting away pretty quick

 

[BirdManDoomW]

Thankfully all those storms ️ over Tennessee are not headed East or we would be getting clocked instead of dry slotted tonight

 

[GaSnowhound]

I have accumulation on the ground, but can't be more than .3 or so inches. The temps are definitely hindering things. Let's see how the rest of the day unfolds.

Same here! Hug the gfs I guess?

 

[malak05]

West Paulding sitting on close to a slushy inch but looks like heavy returns over next couple of hours and the battle of stick vs melt is finally starting to slant toward sticking and big ole flakes are falling may get 2 to 3 max inches by end of day?

 

[Snowflowxxl]

Yea it accumulates when we get a burst, but then it lightens up to light snow. Hard to get much with that when we have an inch of rain on the ground last night and temps at 33.5

 

[BirdManDoomW]

This is def the year for Tennessee! Congratulations ?? Thundersnow in multiple counties

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Seems like those first few bands are getting tapped out as they cross the border.


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They’re stouter on the FFC radar. Regional radars are struggling to pick up anything beyond close range. I assume this is due to clutter from the snow but just guessing.

FFC

 

[farleydawg792]

The Athens airport (on the east side) says dew point is 35° with temps at 34.

Snow continues to fall pretty heavily on the west side I'm hearing reports that folks on the east side of town are seeing rain

Very light flakes on the east side of town. Watching this area of heavier precip to the south of the Athens area. We will see if it holds together.

 

[Honeygrl]

The Athens airport (on the east side) says dew point is 35° with temps at 34.

Snow continues to fall pretty heavily on the west side I'm hearing reports that folks on the east side of town are seeing rain

I'm on the northeast side of town. (Athens Tech area) it's been all snow since it turned from sleet. Big flakes sometimes. Tiny flakes now but steady. Accumulating on all surfaces but still melting some.

 

[RBR71]

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What's that about .25-.3?

 

[J.C.]

The issue here is we just haven't had the rates we first had with the changeover. I should have been brushing off an elevated surface every hour to take a measurement. I would speculate I've had between .5" and 1", but the rates are not enough to do anything but keep a perpetual coating on elevated surfaces.

32.4F/31.9

 

[SD]

32 on the nose. Noticed everything was dripping when I went out for pictures. Lots of pines snapping though

 

[Cadi40]

Brad P. says it’s unlikely to get above freezing for the Charlotte area. Super windy here.

 

[tractor girl]

What are the accumulation totals like in North Georgia like around Gainesville to toccoa?

 

[ATLwxfan]

Every single short range hi res model says more to come.


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[SD]

What's that about .25-.3?

Yeah in that neighborhood. I wanted to get a few more measurements in the open but it's ripping fatties of rain drops

 

[crecre9]

Wonder if we may be done here for a while… melting away pretty quick

It's all melted here. Up to 36.

 

[JimRussell]

Sure feels like it’s over, got a good 3 hrs of heavy snow but not much accumulation. Now it’s all rain

 

[FallsLake]

Finally getting some freezing rain. Still some sleet mixed in but this is the transition for me. Temp is up to 29.

Roads bad:

 

[Dawgdaze22]

All snow now in Hiawassee!! Let’s cool this column and get some accumulation


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[jackendrickwx]

 

[olhausen]

Gfs once again correct over the euro for my area. started off with a quick half inch of snow around 2Am but quickly turned to sleet and ZR. Supper happy for south and North Carolina peeps who got some snow for the first time in a long time. congratulations!

 

[LovingGulfLows]

Really wish I got a coating of ice so that it makes it easier for snow to accumulate.

 

[Showmeyourtds]

33.3 here. Steady snow has been falling for the last 2 hours- just need higher rates.

 

[neelsamb]

The issue here is we just haven't had the rates we first had with the changeover. I should have been brushing off an elevated surface every hour to take a measurement. I would speculate I've had between .5" and 1", but the rates are not enough to do anything but keep a perpetual coating on elevated surfaces.

32.4F/31.9

Yeah the flakes are dandruff sized and there’s not any mixing going on which seems to indicate temps are good for snow. But the rates are just so light it’s really melting quicker than it is falling at the moment.