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Wintry Winter Storm Dec 7-10

For the ga peeps
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I like the NAM better than the HRRR. Which is more reliable ? You would think if we get like 8 hours of snow it would accumulate more than 2" unless its a steady light snow.
 
From the HRRR, it looks like the northern midlands may get a chance at something, it has been slowly inching more and more south. I never expected anything from this storm, so If I see a flake at all, I'd call it a win lol.
 
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I don't know why I'm even looking at models anymore but this is 3k NAM from now thru tomorrow it says I get 6 more inches in my neck of the woods that may very well give me as much as 93 where I was?

I was in 5th grade when we had the 93 blizzard hit we had roughly 13-14 inches in my next of the woods and I thought i probably wouls never see something like that again and cherish that memory and always wanted my children one day to have that experience as well but didn't expect it to come true but here we are... this is why I follow weather and how aww inspiring it can be.
 
JtSmarts said:
From the HRRR, it looks like the northern midlands may get a chance at something, it has been slowly inching more and more south. I never expected anything from this storm, so If I see a flake at all, I'd call it a win lol.
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Don't think it's impossible. There are some boundary layer issues but might get a few flakes down toward cola

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Who's with me we see some snow through midday tomorrow?

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malak05 said:
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I don't know why I'm even looking at models anymore but this is 3k NAM from now thru tomorrow it says I get 6 more inches in my neck of the woods that may very well give me as much as 93 where I was?

I was in 5th grade when we had the 93 blizzard hit we had roughly 13-14 inches in my next of the woods and I thought i probably wouls never see something like that again and cherish that memory and always wanted my children one day to have that experience as well but didn't expect it to come true but here we are... this is why I follow weather and how aww inspiring it can be.
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I grew up in Douglasville and we had 14 inches in The Blizzard of 93. That is the benchmark .... but this storm on many levels is nosing its way up against it on the list of greatest Georgia snowstorms ever. Just amazing!
 
bud006 said:
I grew up in Douglasville and we had 14 inches in The Blizzard of 93. That is the benchmark .... but this storm on many levels is nosing its way up against it on the list of greatest Georgia snowstorms ever. Just amazing!
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The fact this storm is occurring on Dec 8-9 alone makes this historic. Even if we dont get any more snow tonight this storm is easily top 5 for me.
 
Which model do you think performed best with this winter storm? IMO, I think the CMC did well and the NAM. GFS, meh, it caught on at the last minute which I was expecting that. Euro, it caught on quicker than the GFS. This was a very difficult winter storm to forecast, ever. Next time, I surely hope the TV mets and Government mention that a significant winter storm could be on the way for any winter storm that is showing to be significant on the models. Especially if the models keep showing something significant over and over in the short range like what we saw with this system.
 
SoutheastRidge said:
The fact this storm is occurring on Dec 8-9 alone makes this historic. Even if we dont get any more snow tonight this storm is easily top 5 for me.
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We could go to 85 degrees tomorrow and not get any colder the rest of the winter, my friend, and we'll talk about this day forever.

They will write books about this one. As I said earlier this evening, one for the ages.

Thankful I got to share it with so many folks on this board who love the weather like I do. Thank you for your guidance, knowledge, perspective and observations.

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That band is really filling out again and expanding. This is crazy. It's snowing here again after a bit of a lull. Power just went out for a few minutes and scared me! I hope we don't lose power. Maps showing and forecast calling for an additional 1 to 3 inches? Geeze, this is going to approach a foot! Insane.
 
Snowflowxxl said:
If i get 2 or more inches from this band tonight, this will become GOAT snow storm for me. Jan 2011 is so far
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I was thinking if i can somhow get 2 or 3 more inches then this storm will become my number 1 storm. March 1993 was amazing but i was young and didnt really follow weather as much.
 
Just off the cuff as I think about today (which still is unfolding):

1993. I was 20 years old. Lived in Douglasville. Got 14 inches of snow. 40+mph winds. Drifts 3 feet against the house. Completely shut in for four days. Brutal temps.

Today: I am 44 years old. Live in Cumming. Got 7 inches (so far), no wind, no drifts. Roads are impassible. Some absolutely insane snow rates. Definitely the biggest flakes I've ever seen fall in the state of Georgia.

The BIG thing for me today is how early this system hit. Yes, The Blizzard of 93 was in March, right before the start of spring. But we've had big events in March. I cannot recall anything major this early in winter.

And during The Blizzard, the wind was a huge story. Today, there was no wind at all. The rate of snow overcoming the warm soil/pavement temps was the big story.

Two epic storms. Maybe the two most epic ever to hit Atlanta in the modern era? Perhaps. We will have plenty of time to digest and debate that. For now, let's say today is on the very short list of most amazing winter weather days in Atlanta history.

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LovingGulfLows said:
I'd say it's historic for places west and north of Atlanta, but not Atlanta itself. 2-4 inches is a typical good snowstorm for the city. Jan 2011 was more impressive for the city itself IMO.
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yeah I'd say Atlanta in general kind of underperformed tbh... is the airport even gonna measure much lol(the bad side of the metro for this storm too)
 
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