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😭Yep I totally agree. Someone out near Charlotte is going to see a foot or more of snow

I went with 10.1 inches for Charlotte earlier in the forecast contest. That would be the 7th biggest storm at CLT since 1930.

We'll see how it goes, but this is what I liked:
1. Strong upper wave bottoming out in the trough - that's when fireworks go off
2. Mid-level lows are closed and 'spinny' as they track across SC
3. Upstate mesolow formation and associated mid-level convergence
4. Highly anomalous soundings with very cold profiles, deep dendrite growth zone (DGZ), and mid-level frontogenesis co-located in the DGZ

The last holdout to me was the QPF inching up on the modeling, and I thought what we saw today was noteworthy. Good luck to all!


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You guys are killing me. Going to leave CLT tonight to Norfolk to catch a cruise. If it were up to me I’d cancel it.
 
Jim Cantore is in Duck, NC. Where the heck is that ?
Right near Moyock, aka Ground Zero. It's almost as far north as you can get in the NC OBX, not too far from Norfolk. It's an interesting place since it has a lot of trees and it doesn't feel like you're on the outer banks at times.

Duck in all seriousness stands a decent chance at being in the bullseye, even more so than Moyock. They are also in the best spot for blizzard conditions.
 
1769814647138.pngI am not really here to brag, but more so point out how intriguing it is that my winter weather prediction for northern GA made in last August/September is literally going to verify. I told this story a few days ago, but might as well do it again: Multiple times earlier in 2025 when I left my house on trips, the strongest thunderstorms of the year hit my house, and this happened twice, each trip months apart. Obviously as a weather enthusiast, I would much rather experience the event than miss it, so I was a bit upset at this happening twice. In the late summer when my family was planning to travel away the last weekend of January, I figured "if I can get screwed over with missing summer storms, the same thing can happen with potentially the largest snow event of the winter", and with this logic, I made this prediction and decided that I would stay back just in case it somehow happened. I was fairly confident it would happen, but at the same time I thought about the other two events and how maybe they were just coincidental. Sure enough, here we are tracking one of the largest snows much of these areas have seen in several years, and I still am in some shock that I managed to predict it from 6 months in advance. At this point, I am questioning even more that all these events were "coincidental", but I am glad to be home and able to experience this one with many of y'all.
 

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Pictures are from 2 hours ago. Back yard is still a solid sheet of ice. Storm was 5 days ago so it’s had incredible staying power. I’d say about once every 5-6 years we have a snow / ice storm that stays on the ground for 1-2 weeks. This one absolutely has the chance to still show signs by late next week. We got .60 inches of zr sandwiched between 2 inches of snow / sleet underneath and close to an inch of snow on top
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Enjoy it everybody. Been a loooong time coming. Years of pain and suffering and enduring this ridiculous hobby with nothing to show for. Multi year stretches of chasing patterns and not snow has finally come to a head.

It gone snow

Sincerely,
Yimmy
Can’t believe Jim Cantore posted up in Walhalla for a few flurries! Atleast it was a short drive for him! Been better off staying in ATL with Jen Cardafno to keep him warm!
 
Enjoy it everybody. Been a loooong time coming. Years of pain and suffering and enduring this ridiculous hobby with nothing to show for. Multi year stretches of chasing patterns and not snow has finally come to a head.

It gone snow

Sincerely,
Yimmy
Isn't that the truth. Plus, for once in our bloody lives we don't have to worry about waa, warm layers, cold chasing moisture, or surface temps. Just exceptional cold top to bottom and a matter of how much falls out of the sky.

One bad thing about it though, it was hard trying to do every day life things today....badly wanting to check the latest models, get home, and jump on here.
 
Isn't that the truth. Plus, for once in our bloody lives we don't have to worry about waa, warm layers, cold chasing moisture, or surface temps. Just exceptional cold top to bottom and a matter of how much falls out of the sky.

One bad thing about it though, it was hard trying to do every day life things today....badly wanting to check the latest models, get home, and jump on here.

Just a matter of whether anything falls from the sky in the dry slot, and not knowing in advance at all. Most stressed about a storm I've been since moving here.
 
WeatherNC - can you measure for me in Greenville as a backup for the contest if the COOP somehow failed to report (they usually report)...No worries if not....just at your home is fine if you are willing and able. If no, maybe @Downeastnc ?

I can keep track the best i can....maybe we can average my and WeatherNC since he lives on the west side of town and I am on the east side
 
I can keep track the best i can....maybe we can average my and WeatherNC since he lives on the west side of town and I am on the east side
OK, I'll use the COOP if they post (again, they normally do), but would like to have a backup just in case......sounds good, thanks.
 
Enjoy it everybody. Been a loooong time coming. Years of pain and suffering and enduring this ridiculous hobby with nothing to show for. Multi year stretches of chasing patterns and not snow has finally come to a head.

It gone snow

Sincerely,
Yimmy
When was the last time you had 3”?
 
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