Wintry Machine Learning Mauler 1/30-2/1

[WxBlue]

Calling it at 5.2" for the storm. Awesome comeback.

 

[ChrisAMB]

How’d Columbia do?

2 or 3 from what I saw earlier.

 

[superjames1992]

It’s gonna snow longer than I can stay up

How much do you have down there? I think you all got the shaft with the February storm last year, so good to see you all outperform this time!

 

[HDGator]

Seems probable. I've heard plows up and down SC9 tonight at times but no chance they get to the side roads. We should get pretty good evaporation tomorrow but those shaded areas are going to be a brick of ice Tuesday morning. That's if we even warm up enough to get real melting on Monday.

We've been dealing with 2/3+ of the roads in the county remaining very icy from last weekend's event. Now with 6"+ everywhere, you can't see the ice patches anymore underneath the snow. It's going to be ugly here going into next week. I don't see much relief from the temperatures in the coming days. The sun will do its magic where it shines; but the shaded sections of roads will remain covered for a week plus.

 

[ChrisAMB]

There's no way areas around New Bern and down towards Beaufort didn't get into blizzard criteria today. That entire area is over a foot with another 2-4 coming tonight. With winds increasing it's probably still possible.

 

[ChrisAMB]

We've been dealing with 2/3+ of the roads in the county remaining very icy from last weekend's event. Now with 6"+ everywhere, you can't see the ice patches anymore underneath the snow. It's going to be ugly here going into next week. I don't see much relief from the temperatures in the coming days. The sun will do its magic where it shines; but the shaded sections of roads will remain covered for a week plus.

What I really want to see is how cold we get tomorrow night. IMO somebody in eastern NC is making a run at zero. The pocosins especially with over a foot of snow on the ground.

 

[Engeo]

There's no way areas around New Bern and down towards Beaufort didn't get into blizzard criteria today. That entire area is over a foot with another 2-4 coming tonight. With winds increasing it's probably still possible.

I wonder if we will ever know why there was no blizzard warning issued, especially at the outer banks. It seems bizarre.

 

[ChrisAMB]

Attn @Shaggy @Avalanche from ILM:

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1256 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Banding along coastal southeast NC and extreme northeastern SC
will result in additional snow accumulations up to 6 inches.
Lighter accumulations are possible elsewhere. Dangerously cold
temperatures will continue through Monday morning. Another cold
weather advisory may be needed Monday night into Tuesday
morning.
....
Latest radar trends indicate that heavy snowfall is occurring
for most of southeastern NC and extreme northeastern SC. HREF
and deterministic hi-res guidance suggests that additional
snowfall could accumulate up to 6 additional inches. Satellite
corroborates these incredible snowfall rates with cloud tops
similar to a mini convective pulse. Locally higher amounts are
certainly possible where some of these intense bands reside.

 

[ChrisAMB]

I wonder if we will ever know why there was no blizzard warning issued, especially at the outer banks. It seems bizarre.

Outer Banks have had a hard time getting frozen precip today. Craven, Carteret, and Hyde counties seem to be the epicenter.

 

[cyclogent]

https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/snowmap.html

Impressive totals (and still rolling in). Looks like there are 3 distinct areas that took this storm on the chin

• The foothills in northeast TN and into the TN/NC mountains
• the I-85 corridor from CLT up towards Greensboro,
• the coastal plain.

 

[Sctvman]

Crazy to see this in the temperatures we have had (low 20s and upper teens). Anything more would have caused major issues.

 

[SENC]

We are under that Deform band ATM, Coming off the Coast,, here in Pender/Hanover/Brunswick counties.. BLIZZARD conditions?

 

[CNCsnwfan1210]

1:48 am: heavy snow still falling here in SW Wilson county with 6 inches of snow accumulation and drifts over 1 foot, a lot of blowing snow.


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[ColaSnow]

How’d Columbia do?

It depends on where one resides in Columbia. I'd guess around 5" or so in my neck of the woods.

 

[WeatherNC]

Man it’s still rocking down in Onslow, Jones, Craven and Carteret, wouldn’t be surprised to see a few places make a run at 20” somewhere down there. Calling it for the night, we are loosing saturation, flake size decreasing, final measurement will have to wait till first light. One for the books here, it’s the kind we always talk about and know can happen, the return interval is just not as often as many of us would like.

 

[Shaggy]

We are under that Deform band ATM, Coming off the Coast,, here in Pender/Hanover/Brunswick counties.. BLIZZARD conditions?

Wind soeeds here aren't at that threshold . Certainly snowing at a very good clip. Need this band to slide back to the north a touch to put us under that maximum dbz

 

[SENC]

Deformation band setting up? It's almost White-out conditions here on the Beach..

 

[ChrisAMB]

Radar returns are finally backing off here on my side of the border. Still going gangbusters on the NC side. Best measurement I can get on the krispy kreme box is 7". May add another inch or so.

 

[ChrisAMB]

Deformation band setting up? It's almost White-out conditions here on the Beach..

It's been there since midnight or so just not as well defined. It's starting to sag south following the meso low so I'm probably not done yet.

 

[Btownheel]

Deformation band setting up? It's almost White-out conditions here on the Beach..

Bet Bald Head is a wild ride tonight.

Took a Jeb….errr….drive just now (family fast asleep). Plows out doing work but that’s the worst I’ve ever seen 85/40 in NC due to the temps. Absolutely covered and several
Inches deep. Did 5 miles between Elon and Graham and saw 1 other vehicle in either direction. No one out anywhere. Peaceful to the point of eerie.


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[JimBobs]

It's finally over here. 1 mile southeast of SouthPark Mall in CLT. 9 accumulated inches of snow measured on 3 tables in my yard. The hours of flurries and small flakes at the end bumped me up from 8 inches to 9 inches.

 

[SENC]

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1) Heavy snow will continue for part of the area
overnight. Hazardous travel and impacts to infrastructure will
continue for several days to come.

Latest radar trends indicate that heavy snowfall is occurring
for most of southeastern NC and extreme northeastern SC. HREF
and deterministic hi-res guidance suggests that additional
snowfall could accumulate up to 6 additional inches. Satellite
corroborates these incredible snowfall rates with cloud tops
similar to a mini convective pulse. Locally higher amounts are
certainly possible where some of these intense bands reside.

For the remainder of northeastern SC, the mesolow and upper very
max is gradually pushing offshore, just south of the Myrtle
Beach area. Places around Georgetown are finally starting to see
some flakes after being plagued by a dry slot for much of the
day. Accumulations will be lighter as precip rates remain light
in this region. Additional accumulations up to 3 inches will be
possible, primarily due to the atypical snow ratios. Some
locally higher amounts will be possible.

 

[Engeo]

It’s over other than some flurries/pixie dust flying around. That storm was my personal GOAT both in terms of amounts and enjoyment, and neither one is particularly close.