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Wintry January 21-23 2025

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As per my written thoughts the past week I figured I’d make an ugly (emphasis on ugly since I was using my fat fingers) map as well.

Teal: dusting to 2 inches
Blue: best shot at 2-4 inches
Red: ice issues could mess with snow totals still messy travel regardless
Pink: best shots at the sweet spots of the storm with > 2-4 inches possible

*rough idea*
Your teal line is that dusting to 2" South of the Teal Line or what about North of that line?
 
I can remember in 2001 here in huntsville seeing it snow at Alabama vs Iowa State game in Shrevport. Thinking surely Huntsville will get something. Wasn't forecasted for much at all in huntsville. It snowed hard and fast! Never will forget. Was senior in High School New years day. Rates were impressive. Only an inch but it came down! Similar situation

DayHigh (°F)Low (°F)Precip. (inches)Snow (inches)
January 125170.051.0

I was visiting my mom in Huntsville at the time and there was big traffic jam on the way back to Greenville
 
The rollercoaster ride continues. The NAM is showing promise, the CMC is drier and slightly worse, the GEFS is much worse for most of us and the UKMET was a horrible run for winter weather lovers. We will see if the roller coaster goes back up when the GFS and Euro make their next runs. I'm hoping for a situation like the NWS blend of models and the Weather Channel maps showed this morning but there are so many elements in play and the timing must be just right for most of us to get winter weather.
 
But I'll keep the positive vibes going & post the latest NBM which significantly increased snowfall totals across the area.

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I love this but where exactly does it come from? The only model showing 3 inches over Charlotte that's in range is what the CMC? The latest GFS and 6Z Euro sure doesn't. And the Icon and UKIE are complete whiffs. You'd think if you averaged all models together and their ensembles you get less than an inch in Charlotte.
 
Wondering what actually caused this jump. Did any guidance get way better lol
I don't know. There are a lot of smart people in here. If anyone can comment on how the NBM work, that would be awesome. It would be easy to assume it's driven off all the models, but i really don't know. I know that if you read NWS discussions, they definitely mention the NBM. I have always wondered if jumped are a precursor to the next set of runs coming up.
 
I can remember in 2001 here in huntsville seeing it snow at Alabama vs Iowa State game in Shrevport. Thinking surely Huntsville will get something. Wasn't forecasted for much at all in huntsville. It snowed hard and fast! Never will forget. Was senior in High School New years day. Rates were impressive. Only an inch but it came down! Similar situation

DayHigh (°F)Low (°F)Precip. (inches)Snow (inches)
January 125170.051.0
It didn’t snow during that game. I believe you’re thinking of the year before December 31 2000. Texas Am vs Miss st.
 
From a historical perspective, the CMC snow foot print depicted is very similar to a smaller scale February 1895 Valentine's Day Storm. Louisiana got absolutely pounded, but snow still fell throughout Southern Georgia at a lower levels that what had transpired to the SW. Albany, GA recorded it's maximum historical snowfall of 5 inches during that 1895 storm.
February 1895 would be epic over here. And given the strength of the Arctic airmass and favorable dynamics for the storm being modeled, maybe it's not out of the realm of possibility some of us in southern Louisiana could push up to a foot of snowfall!
 
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I’m pretty sure I can make the call that anyone in this region will not get a NW trend significant enough to get some snow from this event. Just too dry! Hoping this can get better in short range for y’all down there!

Agree…. I could see maybe back to a line from Lancaster - Monroe - Albemarle - Lexington being the western line though as far as 1-3” margins maybe some Dusting-2” lollipops back to 321/77


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I went to bed all giddy up after last night euro. Today after all 12z, its been a deflator. Waiting to see 12z euro and if it can get in bed with the nam. Old EE rule. Work the overunner aspect.
Im sick to the stomach to miss that phase. Rare opportunity with this airmass lyeing in wait. But life an wx go on.
Id be estatic to net a 1-3 incher now. Thats the ceiling/ reality back over here.
 
You are right. Some of the best snowfall rates I’ve ever seen occurred for me in the first 4 hours of the February 2014 storm. The initial FGEN set up right over me with the sleet line about 25 miles to my south and east. I got nearly 6” in four hours before the sleet line moved north
Jan 2000 too in Raleigh.
 
Well, make it three straight Euro runs that I think many would be happy with.

Maybe I'm a bit sleep deprived, but I do think at H5 that it trends a SMIDGE closer than 0z to interacting with that dumb ULL, which seems like it might be stringing things out.
 
It looks like the key difference is the sharp cut off to the North. It definitely bumped North out West but didn't respond exactly the same further East
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If overrunning can overperform some of the current modeling that 6z scenario is more likely, I think it just took that more out of the equation with this run
 
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