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I remember growing up in NJ, you always had a set of snow tires that you would change every year after thanksgiving and take off around Easter...lol..... But down here, I stay home, drink coffee and watch all the crashes on the morning news. The people here just do not know how to drive in the snow. Sure, some do. But I just dont take the chance one of the unskilled ones will crash into me.
I agree, but chains are a lot cheaper and easier to deal with than a set of snow tires. I've been in a car that used chains a couple of times over the years, but never had to use them myself. If you just wanted peace of mind that you could get somewhere in a snowstorm (like to the doctor or to check on an elderly relative or something) you could have a $20 set of chains in the trunk. They take up minimal space and are cheap and easy to put on in an emergency. Chances are they would never be needed.
I would never recommend snow tires here. Four wheel drive is useful in the mountains, but I'm not sure people even do snow tires in Boone.
I never said I would recommend them for NC I use them in Michigan because we get a lot more snow than you. I wouldn't bother with chains unless I drove in the mountains or a very hilly area here.
WF is becoming more and more appealing each thread I read I absolutely hate the snow, which in the UK we dont really get a choice.... Last January it was that cold my car refused to kick up and so I had to catch public transport it was -18c waiting for that blasted bus So yes Wake Forest is looking nicer and nicer everyday
When I said 'around a foot' I did mean around, not exactly, but it's right there in the historical record which was posted here on the first page. There tend to be two years in each decade, back to back, that have a large storm.
The 90s were an unusual exception... as people said earlier, the 90s were a warm snap.
And you came here in '82, so you just missed the March blizzard.
You are right that the 2000 blizzard was the largest storm in recorded history here. Though there were storms in the early 20th century and 1800s that came close.
Good link, and I do remember that snow, but we got about 4-5 inches at my house in Chapel Hill. If you click on the map on your first link you can see that while Wake county did get significantly more snow than Orange county (again, one of those not uncommon storms that dumps heavier snow east on the eastern portion of the state) most of Wake county got 7-9 inches. Only in the far eastern portion of Wake county did the totals approach 1 foot (the map shows 11 inches). Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, and Halifax got the most with totals of about 12-13 inches.
WRAL has a story about it archived on their site and notes that RDU got 6.5 inches and the area with the most snow in Wake county was down near Knightdale with 10 inches. Winter wonderland creates slick conditions :: WRAL.com
It was definitely a good snow, but not really a foot in the Triangle unless you want to expand out into the Wilson and Rocky Mount areas.
If I remember right this was the same storm that dumped about 2-3 feet of snow on the DC area. My sister's family was socked in with that one.
Good link, and I do remember that snow, but we got about 4-5 inches at my house in Chapel Hill. If you click on the map on your first link you can see that while Wake county did get significantly more snow than Orange county (again, one of those not uncommon storms that dumps heavier snow east on the eastern portion of the state) most of Wake county got 7-9 inches. Only in the far eastern portion of Wake county did the totals approach 1 foot (the map shows 11 inches). Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, and Halifax got the most with totals of about 12-13 inches.
WRAL has a story about it archived on their site and notes that RDU got 6.5 inches and the area with the most snow in Wake county was down near Knightdale with 10 inches. Winter wonderland creates slick conditions :: WRAL.com
It was definitely a good snow, but not really a foot in the Triangle unless you want to expand out into the Wilson and Rocky Mount areas.
If I remember right this was the same storm that dumped about 2-3 feet of snow on the DC area. My sister's family was socked in with that one.
I live in East Raleigh so I remember it as a foot of snow. My bad. 2010 overall was a good year for snow in NC especially when compared to 2011!
We live in Cary and did not get a foot of snow in the 2010 storm, but we left that day to go to NY and areas to the east got a lot more snow. Even 5-10 miles made a big difference. In fact it had long since stopped snowing here when we left but when we got to Rocky Mount it was still snowing. Then arrived in NY on the heels of the blizzard that left up to 2 feet up there.
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I use them in Michigan because we get a lot more snow than you. I wouldn't bother with chains unless I drove in the mountains or a very hilly area here.
So yes Wake Forest is looking nicer and nicer everyday 
