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Misc 2021-22 Fall/Winter Whamby Thread

Britney Spears said:
Omg that looks like the best strain of Maryjane ever. Where
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Guldens spicy mustard, Montreal steak seasoning, fresh rosemary and garlic, nothing more. Served with a spicy horseradish sour cream dill sauce. Christmas for the past 15 years, that was the 2021 epic. About 130F center cut once to room temp.
 
mrdaddyman said:
Snowfail number 2 incoming. Hopefully, at least this time it will be sleet and not freezing rain. I guess we need a LP track through Bermuda to get snow in Central NC now.
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No kidding. The last 3 years or so we have seen every possible way imaginable for it not to snow here, much less to actually be in the bullseye. When was that, maybe 2010?
 
I know a lot of you feel this way about your own backyard, but I live in the absolute worst place for someone that wants winter weather. The mountains ruin it every time for me, and I’m 2 miles below 85 so I’m almost always a cold rain. This weekend we finally hit on something and it was nice. That being said, there’s no way we see another one like that this year in Anderson. It won’t happen. I’ll eat my hat. The best we will see the rest of winter is sleet or frzn rain at best.
 
Stephenb888 said:
I know a lot of you feel this way about your own backyard, but I live in the absolute worst place for someone that wants winter weather. The mountains ruin it every time for me, and I’m 2 miles below 85 so I’m almost always a cold rain. This weekend we finally hit on something and it was nice. That being said, there’s no way we see another one like that this year in Anderson. It won’t happen. I’ll eat my hat. The best we will see the rest of winter is sleet or frzn rain at best.
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I'd say Phil and Larry have you beat in worst places for winter weather
 
My favorite RDU area snowstorms of the 2010s:
5. January 29-30, 2010: This was a hard choice, but I had to go with this one. This was a pretty solid event with a mix of snow and sleet. We ended up with around 5" of snow with some sleet on top. Snowed for most of the night. It took a while to melt with schools being shut down for a few days afterward.
4. February 12-13, 2014: This storm had every winter precip type, with frozen precipitation for over 24 hours. We got a nice front end thump of about 5 inches of powder, followed by a transition to sleet and a light glaze. We then picked up a bit more wet snow on the back side.
3. December 9-10, 2018: This one depended on your exact position in the region, but from Raleigh north and west, this was a really solid storm. Made up for the painful shaft the previous year when areas west of the Apps scored nearly 365 days before. It is really uncommon to get a good snow before Christmas around here. Some sleet mixed in and temperatures sat around 32, but still an impressive event regardless.
2. January 17, 2018: An impressive overperformer. Was all snow for most of the event, temperatures started in the mid 30s before gradually decreasing to the low 20s. Initially QPF amounts were expected to be light and it appeared likely we'd get no more than inch, but we ended up with about 8 inches in my backyard!
1. December 25-26, 2010: A classic. The closest you will ever get to a White Christmas around here. It snowed nearly all night in the upper 20s, was heavy at times, and there was practically zero mixing. The proximity to Christmas is why I rate this storm #1, as well as its miracle late NW trend.

Honorable mentions:
February 12-13, 2010: A nice boardwide event that resulted in Raleigh getting about 2-3". This event didn't have as big of snowfall totals here as it did farther south, but it was still a nice snow event without much mixing.
January 28, 2014: A rare event when temperatures were not the problem! We had all snow for much of the night in the upper teens, the coldest snow I ever remember. However, QPF amounts were very light here and we only ended up with about 1.5".
February 24, 2015: This little clipper type system was a big surprise. We got about 1.5-2" of pure powder when it appeared the previous day as if accumulating snow was unlikely.
February 25-26, 2015: This event had potential to be much more. We ended up with about 4-5" of snow/sleet mixed, but there was a lot more mixing than anticipated.


The especially awful storms:
January 6-7, 2017: Initially model guidance showed potential for a major predominantly snow event. Took forever to change over. Rained at 33 until after midnight. Then we saw a period of sleet before ending as light snow, with a final total of around 0.5-1".
January 10-11, 2011: While this was a great storm for much of this board, RDU did not fare well. By the time the precipitation had begun here, 850s had already begun to warm. Ended up with about 0.2" glaze ice when most areas south and west of here got plastered with snow.
 
CyclonicFury said:
My favorite RDU area snowstorms of the 2010s:
5. January 29-30, 2010: This was a hard choice, but I had to go with this one. This was a pretty solid event with a mix of snow and sleet. We ended up with around 5" of snow with some sleet on top. Snowed for most of the night. It took a while to melt with schools being shut down for a few days afterward.
4. February 12-13, 2014: This storm had every winter precip type, with frozen precipitation for over 24 hours. We got a nice front end thump of about 5 inches of powder, followed by a transition to sleet and a light glaze. We then picked up a bit more wet snow on the back side.
3. December 9-10, 2018: This one depended on your exact position in the region, but from Raleigh north and west, this was a really solid storm. Made up for the painful shaft the previous year when areas west of the Apps scored nearly 365 days before. It is really uncommon to get a good snow before Christmas around here. Some sleet mixed in and temperatures sat around 32, but still an impressive event regardless.
2. January 17, 2018: An impressive overperformer. Was all snow for most of the event, temperatures started in the mid 30s before gradually decreasing to the low 20s. Initially QPF amounts were expected to be light and it appeared likely we'd get no more than inch, but we ended up with about 8 inches in my backyard!
1. December 25-26, 2010: A classic. The closest you will ever get to a White Christmas around here. It snowed nearly all night in the upper 20s, was heavy at times, and there was practically zero mixing. The proximity to Christmas is why I rate this storm #1, as well as its miracle late NW trend.

Honorable mentions:
February 12-13, 2010: A nice boardwide event that resulted in Raleigh getting about 2-3". This event didn't have as big of snowfall totals here as it did farther south, but it was still a nice snow event without much mixing.
January 28, 2014: A rare event when temperatures were not the problem! We had all snow for much of the night in the upper teens, the coldest snow I ever remember. However, QPF amounts were very light here and we only ended up with about 1.5".
February 24, 2015: This little clipper type system was a big surprise. We got about 1.5-2" of pure powder when it appeared the previous day as if accumulating snow was unlikely.
February 25-26, 2015: This event had potential to be much more. We ended up with about 4-5" of snow/sleet mixed, but there was a lot more mixing than anticipated.


The especially awful storms:
January 6-7, 2017: Initially model guidance showed potential for a major predominantly snow event. Took forever to change over. Rained at 33 until after midnight. Then we saw a period of sleet before ending as light snow, with a final total of around 0.5-1".
January 10-11, 2011: While this was a great storm for much of this board, RDU did not fare well. By the time the precipitation had begun here, 850s had already begun to warm. Ended up with about 0.2" glaze ice when most areas south and west of here got plastered with snow.
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I gotta count 2010 as a white christmas. I know it wasn't technically one because it was christmas night when it started accumulating instead of morning, but I don't care about such technicalities.
 
Going to bed with this image in my head. Oh, and notice the little intrusion of pink into the snow area right over SE Wake. It's real. Don't know what it is, but it's real.

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Stephenb888 said:
I know a lot of you feel this way about your own backyard, but I live in the absolute worst place for someone that wants winter weather. The mountains ruin it every time for me, and I’m 2 miles below 85 so I’m almost always a cold rain. This weekend we finally hit on something and it was nice. That being said, there’s no way we see another one like that this year in Anderson. It won’t happen. I’ll eat my hat. The best we will see the rest of winter is sleet or frzn rain at best.
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Have you heard of a little city down in a crater called Columbia?
 
Sad how "arctic" fronts these days mean lows potentially dipping into the upper teens. What happened to the days of low single digits / below freezing down to the Gulf Coast?
 
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