Based on the models' forecasts for PNA, AO, and MJO and considering mid Feb (2/10+) climo there, it would not at all shock me if KATL would for the first time since 1884-5 end up with a winter with a third 2"+ snow/sleet.
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Pattern Freezing Ferocious February
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Round Oak Weather
Member
If I remember correctly most of the time it seems to do that
whatalife
Moderator
I’m sure this belongs in banter and the 18z says game on at hr 372 
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Jon
Member
And keep in mind this is before the PV even gets going south. Feb 5th onward is the timeframe folks.
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Stormlover
Member
I give up if this happens south of me again, lol
GeorgiaGirl
Member
I’m sure this belongs in banter and the 18z says game on at hr 372
Bahahahaha that's getting close to the time period I've been honking to really clue in on. Game on (*sarcasm*).
JHS
Member
Oh yeah, Feb 1989 was crazy indeed. The first of those storms was a major icestorm down here into SC too. As far that 2nd storm we ended up with around 2-3 inches on the ground, but I imagine up to 6-8 inches actually fell. Warm ground temps melted a lot of it as it fell. Earlier in that month we had temps in the 80's followed by very cold temps for 1 morning. Got down to near 10 here.
JHS
Member
Yep. Most of SC had snow that day. Oddly enough the Augusta GA area got more than most of upstate SC.
GeorgiaGirl
Member
Not that it matters as it will likely be entirely different on the 0z run, but the GFS kind of looks like what we've had some of the old schoolers on this board have said that have sparked up snow. An old frontal boundary eventually moving and becoming something really nice.
That said, 384 hour fantasy land.
That said, 384 hour fantasy land.
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Brick Tamland
Guest
Why are some so stuck on the warm ups? The back and forth with warm and cold is when we get the best chances for good storms.
It did snow in your area, too. I remember the storm fairly well. It started snowing while we were in school (I believe the period before lunch). Several students went to the window, and the flakes got larger and the intensity was increasing.
Shortly afterwards, we received word that school would soon be releasing. By the time, the storm departed; we had 4 1/2-5 inches of snow.
JHS
Member
That storm was weird. If I remember right, Augusta GA and Columbia were both in the upper 20's, while most of upstate SC stood in the mid 30's. One reason I guess that most of our snow melted as it fell.
tonysc
Member
GeorgiaGirl
Member
Haha, I asked my dad about this period and he said "I don't remember", of course he's also insisted before that when he moved down south from Ohio (which was shortly after 1973) that he was hearing about a "big snow" that happened in 1974 on the radio.
But yeah, from what I'm reading here apparently KAGS has the same issue too with not being able to record liquid equivalent well. I think this area had 3 1/2-4 inches of snow.
I feel like we've done this same thing quite a bit the last few years big ridge goes up in the Pacific models try to drive the energy into the SW and we get a SE ridge. Then as we step forward in time the trough axis is farther east and the SE ridge is muted an off shore.
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packfan98
Moderator
Excellent post with historical data for Greensboro, NC. Some great years and some duds. Definitely one of the better spots to be in the SE outside the mountains.
Brent
Member
I give up if this happens south of me again, lol
Story of the winter here lol
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ForsythSnow
Moderator
Which cherry picked ensemble member did he pick to get that lie? Or did he use a multiplier?