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Wintry January 8-9, 2018 Ice threat

stormcentral said:
06Z NAM had ice storm criteria CHA
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0.05" total is not an ice storm or even a freezing rain advisory by any means. If anything, that just a special weather statement.
 
ForsythSnow said:
0.05" total is not an ice storm or even a freezing rain advisory by any means. If anything, that just a special weather statement.
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See Asheville NC New Year's Eve freezing fog event. Shut down entire interstate systems, wasn't even measurable amounts, wrecks everywhere and cars off the road everywhere
 
Looks like NW Alabama was NAM'd.

But really, I can't emphasize enough, I'd have a different perspective if it hadn't been so cold, but even light freezing precip can be a travel problem while it's still below freezing.
 
Tarheel1 said:
See Asheville NC New Year's Eve freezing fog event. Shut down entire interstate systems, wasn't even measurable amounts, wrecks everywhere and cars off the road everywhere
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Yep. Was a crazy event. The mountain on I40 connecting the county here I live in to Asheville was shut down. Was only drizzle or fog but created nightmare travel
 
Definitely not an ice storm. I'd say it may be a freezing rain advisory or winter weather advisory.
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I would not be surprised if some areas in Al/Ga get more freezing rain than they expect. The only thing that makes me think this might not end up being a decent ice threat is the extremely low dew points. It will be interesting to see if the models trend wetter with tonights 00z runs.
 
Hrm, wasn't expecting much out of this but he NAM has a nice little area of freezing rain over the area. Will need to watch it a little more closely I guess.
 
Euro coming in wetter and faster for NC. Basically the western half of the state has precip by 3pm.
TW
 
Tarheelwx said:
Euro coming in wetter and faster for NC. Basically the western half of the state has precip by 3pm.
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3 pm Sunday? That would be crazy early!
 
euro doesn't have anything in NC until 18z tue to 00z wed. its not cold enough verbatim and its very light. maybe a little bit of it could be zr over western NC
 
That's funny on the maps I saw I swore it was in my timeframe. Lol oops
 
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