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Wintry Machine Learning Mauler 1/30-2/1

I need some help. The energy has sharpened up on the hrrr over the past few runs instead of being broader and rounder. Is this a good thing?
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I would think it would result in a better tilt, but I could be mistaken, also can be a sign of a stronger ULL I believe. Little kinks
 
Clutch explanation, thank you for posting.

FWIW Wilmington isn’t proclaiming the same thing as loudly. Any dry slot would probably set up outside the CAE advisory area although I don’t necessarily disagree with what they’re saying.

I can’t even remember the last time areas around Columbia had real measurable snow so I understand their excitement over it since it seems to never snow in that part of the state.
 
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Light snow now!


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Trying to decipher this statement from ILM regarding the Florence/Myrtle Beach/Wilmington areas:

First...a lower snowfall amount trend in between the higher totals
(see weather.gov/ilm/Jan2018snow). This seems reasonable considering
this analog and moisture/forcing being transferred to coastal areas.
It is worth noting any drying trend then reverting back to a more
moisture rich rendition may be expected. The storm last January
(weather.gov/ilm/WinterStormJan2025) did this.
 
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Took a bit more aggressive approach because I feel pretty sure we're going to overperform with western half of this map. Early reports are looking great and most of short-range models are going crazy. I had a lot of issues with central NC and central SC... but ultimately, I weighted a bit on NWS totals as my "base" and I was very clear to my weather page followers that this is where I'm most likely to get it wrong with totals going in either direction. I also mentioned the South Carolina gradient as well because I honestly struggled a bit with Midlands and Pee Dee regions. Finally, with the eastern maxima, I am banking on short-range models zeroing in these zones plus support of NWS. I am less sure toward Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, and Florence... but I gotta draw somewhere with heavier totals for coastal plains. So yeah. What a PITA to forecast. I feel less confident with this one than I did with the ice storm and I also made that clear to my followers as well.
 
Here's my final call map for this event.

I'm pretty convinced we're going to see at least some localized snow totals approach/exceed 1 foot near Charlotte.

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Webb I love it. But if we get less than 5” you’re getting sent some strongly worded messages ❄️
 
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