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Wintry Jan 23-27 Winter Storm Obs

packfan98 said:
For the Triad, future radar looks like this steady precipitation will continue through around noon. Hopefully we can keep it mostly sleet. Then I imagine freezing drizzle before the heavy squall line comes through around 5:00. The NWS Raleigh mentions that most of its area can rise above freezing for a few hours. Long way to go to get there.
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None of us in Triad are getting over freezing. Not even close.


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packfan98 said:
You need to find more reliable sources of information. Warning people to be prepared for a major storm and power outages is not hype.

PS - dial back your trolling and rhetoric. Maybe take a break from posting.
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Not trolling just speaking facts. They can easily get people prepared withouy spreading all the panic
 
Snowflowxxl said:
For whatever reason the ZR just didn’t add up. We got plenty of precip and temps got as low as 29.7 🤷‍♂️
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Yeah it's super bizarre. Imma be real. This ice isn't even as bad as the ice my backyard got last year during the Jan 10th snow event. I didn't really get any sleet either so that can't be an explanation here.
 
LovingGulfLows said:
Yeah it's super bizarre. Imma be real. This ice isn't even as bad as the ice my backyard got last year during the Jan 10th snow event. I didn't really get any sleet either so that can't be an explanation here.
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It was cold prior to Jan 10th last year, like in the mid 20s the night before and 30s the day before.
It was 45+ just yesterday.

And another thing - I was measuring the droplets with an IR thermometer today. They were around 35F, so they weren't subfreezing like classic freezing rain. Perhaps due to the very warm warm nose.
 
packfan98 said:
I'll do this one more time and then we are done with this discussion. Who is "they" and what's your evidence of "spreading the panic"?
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A lot of the local Mets were hyping 1"+ of ice accrual. And I know it's not over But most can pretty much know no one is gonna see those kinds of totals. Will probably be on the very low end maybe .25" and yes that's still a lot of ice but not Crippling like they kept saying
 
LongRanger said:
A lot of the local Mets were hyping 1"+ of ice accrual. And I know it's not over But most can pretty much know no one is gonna see those kinds of totals. Will probably be on the very low end maybe .25" and yes that's still a lot of ice but not Crippling like they kept saying
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We are going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Your definition of hype is different than mine. It was a valid warning of the potential. You've been here seeing the models as have I. I didn't see anything from reputable outlets that I would consider hype.
 
bouncycorn said:
It was cold prior to Jan 10th last year, like in the mid 20s the night before and 30s the day before.
It was 45+ just yesterday.

And another thing - I was measuring the droplets with an IR thermometer today. They were around 35F, so they weren't subfreezing like classic freezing rain. Perhaps due to the very warm warm nose.
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That would make sense. The ice last year on Jan 10th came AFTER the frontogenesis snow band came through the Atlanta metro so the entire column was already at freezing and a small warm nose changed it from snow to sleet to ice so the droplets were colder and allowed for more efficient accretion.

The irony of being saved by a warm nose after being screwed by it time after time during winter storms.
 
LongRanger said:
A lot of the local Mets were hyping 1"+ of ice accrual. And I know it's not over But most can pretty much know no one is gonna see those kinds of totals. Will probably be on the very low end maybe .25" and yes that's still a lot of ice but not Crippling like they kept saying
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have you not been following the flow of discussion with this storm in here? Man it was clearly stated that sleet had a strong possibility to limit the higher end ice storm stuff. Mise well be grateful!
 
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