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Yep the media will start to go off the rails later today. Historic Blizzard etc.. Uh yep it could be a real mess down here in North Carolina. Snow Plows?? Yea right. Plus the cold that will set in after the storm. It will as I said earlier get old real fast. Since the only way anyone will be moving will be ON FOOT!
If my son was not going to be flying in Friday I would be heading to Florida.Snow and a big storm is fun with an area that can deal with it. You push it out of the way and move on with your life. Around here?? Not gonna happen.. The lets wait till it melts is hard when you have 20 inches and its below freezing and you do not have plows.
It has been dry around Raleigh for months . The last time we had over 1 inch of precip was months ago, I would bet we might get maybe a foot if it all plays out perfect. But 2 or 3 feet? You really do not want that and is quite ...
For perspective - the weather models don't have a great track record until the storms actually cross from the Pacific and start tracking across the US mainland. That should happen later today as the storm approaches southern California. Model run tomorrow morning should be more accurate, especially if they start to converge on a similar solution.
OK so i'm confused. Can anybody just update me on what's going on (in simple terms). I'm seeing things like we could get 1 foot of snow, and I just don't see this happening. It'd be great if somebody could just clue me in.
OK so i'm confused. Can anybody just update me on what's going on (in simple terms). I'm seeing things like we could get 1 foot of snow, and I just don't see this happening. It'd be great if somebody could just clue me in.
From what I've read, the Euro forecast model, which seems to have a fairly good track record in predicting these storms, is predicting a historic storm for areas of central NC/SC and even as far south as Georgia. The possibility is there for near 2 feet of snow in a swath between central SC up through central NC (between I77 and I95)...then it appears to stall near the Delmarva, then gather strength and slam into the Northeast.
In later discussions, it appears the other models are starting to emulate the Euro's track, but there remains skepticism since this storm hasn't (or is just about to) hit CA yet.
It's becoming more and more likely there will be snow on Christmas Day into Sunday...the question, which we may have a clearer answer for later today and later this week, is how much. If the Euro model holds up, we could have something rivaling Jan 2000.
Even Accuweather is starting to honk now:
"Hold everything! The latest indications are the cross-country storm will shift farther south, sparing much of the Midwest heavy snow, but raising concerns for the same in places that rarely get it.
Based on the behavior of the storm Tuesday and Wednesday around California, AccuWeather.com meteorologists now believe the cross-country storm will track farther south through the middle part of the nation, and do so at a slower pace.....
Interestingly, a more southern track and push of cold air raises the "possibility" of some snow for Southern cities such as Birmingham, Atlanta and Charlotte."
"This is likely to be a two-loafer," Mancuso added.
Mark was referring to the typical rush on bread (and milk) at grocery stores that occurs when a snowstorm threatens the South. "One loaf for the storm, add a second since it is threatening on Christmas," He said.
Latest Euro model says GAME ON, phases system into a BOMB before it even hits Florida! A true Carolina Crusher.
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