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Wintry April Fools? (1-2) Surprise Storm

This band west of Chester definitely has legs and looks like it might get to Charlotte before long, pretty cool to see CC rapidly increase as the band moves thru Chester Co likely indicating a changeover to mostly snow instead of rain/snow.
 
Webberweather53 said:
This band west of Chester definitely has legs and looks like it might get to Charlotte before long, pretty cool to see CC rapidly increase as the band moves thru Chester Co likely indicating a changeover to mostly snow instead of rain/snow.
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Yeah that band looks legit, likely some big fat flakes in that one. Those under that band should be in for a nice burst of snow!
 
Hrrr vs current radar, not to bad, underdoing precip a bit, especially that band headed for CLT
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The files were too big to load on the forum so I tweeted about it instead and I'll caption it here. You can clearly this heavier band is changing the precipitation over upstate SC from a rain/snow mix to mostly snow with CC rapidly increasing over Chester Co as the band moves overhead. Crossing my fingers here for a big burst of heavy, wet snow

 
So weird, it was snowing lightly earlier but reflectivity is a little better right now but now nothing is falling ? Stout dry layer
 
Myfrotho704_ said:
So weird, it was snowing lightly earlier but reflectivity is a little better right now but now nothing is falling ? Stout dry layer
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Radar beam height is really high over Charlotte, but I definitely think this heavier band will be enough to push us well over the edge. I don't have anything here yet but it's encouraging to see south & southwest Charlotte pick up snow now.
 
Webberweather53 said:
Still nothing reaching the ground here yet. Really need this band to get here to give me any precipitation whatsoever
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The 12z HRRR sounding still showed a bit of dry air right above the surface but that was an hour ago so maybe something will start reaching the ground soon.

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Myfrotho704_ said:
South Charlotte so far is a sweet spot
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The RAP and a few other models yesterday were showing a "bullseye" of snow just south/east of Charlotte. They were overdone a bit on the amounts but it appears they may have been picking up on this as the best area to see some accumulating snow. If the HRRR is right the precip shield should begin to fade the next few hours as the focus of heavier precip starts shifting towards Eastern NC and coastal areas with the surface low cranking up.
 
A lot of places south of charlotte is seeing Snow sticking to the ground with mostly around 0.5 in, won’t be long before somebody gets a inch
 
Maybe I'll actually see some flakes falling.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
919 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2019

NCZ008-022>025-039>041-074>077-084>086-088-021415-
Guilford NC-Hoke NC-Durham NC-Alamance NC-Wake NC-Moore NC-
Montgomery NC-Granville NC-Cumberland NC-Scotland NC-Richmond NC-
Lee NC-Chatham NC-Randolph NC-Harnett NC-Orange NC-
919 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2019

...Mix of rain, snow, and a little sleet expected over portions
of the Sandhills and Piedmont through mid morning...

An area of mixed rain, snow, and a little sleet will track northward
through the Sandhills and central Piedmont through 1030 AM. In areas
where the precipitation becomes briefly heavy, a switch to mostly
snow is possible, and a light dusting can`t be ruled out. However,
due to the warm ground, any accumulation will quickly melt, leaving
the pavement just wet.

Precipitation is expected to become just rain by late morning. Some
briefly moderate to heavy rainfall is possible through this
afternoon.

Locations impacted include...
Southern Pines, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Cary, High Point,
Chapel Hill, Burlington, Sanford, Asheboro and Graham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should use extra caution and slow down when driving
through heavy precipitation.
 
Haven't seen it snow this heavily in April since I was at Appalachian State back in the 80's. Rooftops and ground are white in SE Charlotte. It's now sticking to asphalt.
 
The area of the NC/SC border around Indian Land, SC to Waxhaw, NC seems to be the sweet spot for accumulations, which is consistent with what the models showed late with the east shift. Also interestingly, snow has been reported as far south as Ridgeway, SC!
 
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