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37.4/33.6 very light rain but it's not being detected by the Tempest. Wet bulb is 36.3 and has been steady at that measurement for hours.
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Wintry Jan 23-27 Winter Storm Obs
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17/10 with moderate freezing rain now west of Winston. This is not what I had hoped for; but this is where we are at.
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Really don't like that area of heavy precip down in southern AL headed straight for the ATL metro...if that stays as potent as it currently looks and it's below freezing here, might as well just lock down the half inch ice totals.
Down to 34.3/26.6.
Also, born and raised in Chapel Hill and I’m astounded at how cold temps are in NC for this event. Just mind boggling
Also, born and raised in Chapel Hill and I’m astounded at how cold temps are in NC for this event. Just mind boggling
JQPublic
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So what is the final band that comes through like a squall line? Circle on the left or right?
Sadly... and the current showers passing through are priming us to go right below 32 before that big blob rolls in. All we can hope is that it dies down some, or somehow produces a ---- ton of sleet.
its gonna be ok ANF is saying ATL proper only sees .10"
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Believe that we’ll probably wet bulb around 14 or 15
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Based on my survey of Tempest sites, the freezing line is right on GA Hwy 20 and GA Hwy 9 up around Sugar Hill and Cumming.
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ZR Drizzle @ 28 F
It is like a snow globe, but with frozen drizzle like Pixie dust. Getting some big sleet pellets mixing back in. 15.8/12 WOW!!!
GoDuke
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In west Rowan county. South of Statesville everything has changed over to a very fine light snow.
wow
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Light snow right now. Was not expecting that.
Bigedd09
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That’s exactly what I’m seeing. I’ve never seen snow like this before. I thought I may have been hallucinating but i don’t think I am
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The heavier precipitation has just arrived here near Lake Wheeler and it is sleeting. The temperature has dropped to 20 degrees.
Yeah was eyeing that as well. We just hit 32 in South Forsyth. If it gets down in the 20’s and that stuff moves in forget about it!
Not a lick of precip so far in South End Charlotte that I have seen
I'm sorry to keep harping about this, but it's like glitter falling. I've never seen it this heavy? I mean, it's literally like shaking up a snow globe. It is beautiful.
Heck, it may be very fine snow, but I think it's frozen drizzle?
Heck, it may be very fine snow, but I think it's frozen drizzle?
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Duncan SC - 11pm update
Temp has dropped 1.3 degrees in last hour (28.9). Humidity up to 60%. DP 16.9. No glaze and no precip yet. Wind has increased a bit.
Temp has dropped 1.3 degrees in last hour (28.9). Humidity up to 60%. DP 16.9. No glaze and no precip yet. Wind has increased a bit.
Gsp lowered ice totals a bit in their 10:15 update, feeling pretty good here about escaping the worst with anemic precip totals on the hires models.
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I've got 33.8/29.8/32.2
My neighbor has 33.3/28.9/31.5
My neighbor has 33.3/28.9/31.5
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These temps are crazy for ZR and sleet anywhere, especially in the Carolinas
Couple pics from the driveway.
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I do think it won't be as heavy as it is down there just because the air is drier here and I'm sure the precipitable water values are a lot higher in southern AL, but still...if that hits Atlanta area at the right angle, I can easily see it being the main band of the ice storm and putting down widespread .25-.5+ inch amounts. HRRR would be an immediate bust.
As of 11pm, GSO is 15 / 9 and RDU is 19 / 12. It is safe to say the models were generally too warm at the surface. Shocker!!
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The one on the left.
Bigedd09
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This snow is starting to stick to some elevated surfaces then a layer of ice underneath it. Like frosty said. It’s like fine pixie dust .
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BHS1975
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HRRR pretty much nailing it.
Im convinced the light drops are trying to reform into dendrytes. They are falling again through minus 10 celsius air right after they come through the warm nose. Just a thought. Seeing some sharp pingers jet streak down as well in the flood light. This is as coldest at the surface ive ever seen it precip.
Bigedd09
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Snow here. I picked it up off the chair and it’s white. Not ice . Very Fine snow
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Brent
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10 degrees with definitely the heaviest snow of the entire storm
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Timing is everything. Atlanta won't be at or below freezing until 3 am or so, at the rate of drop. The northern burbs will be there in an hour and a half. I'm now at 37.2/33.7, WB 35.8.
Bigedd09
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Isn’t that what Webber was talking about? 2nd snow growth zone? Sure is happening here
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Teach Lesley
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It’s not snow. It’s not sleet. It’s not freezing rain. It’s something in between.
Ok then.
Temperature still dropping…
35/29 WB temp still 32.
The longer it takes that precip in AL to progress NE, the more time this CAD has to keep building in colder, drier air to guarantee we wet bulb to subfreezing.
35/29 WB temp still 32.
The longer it takes that precip in AL to progress NE, the more time this CAD has to keep building in colder, drier air to guarantee we wet bulb to subfreezing.
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