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Yeah, I don't remember that either. I've been here since January 2006, and this winter is the first time I remember seeing much snow (except for MLK weekend last year).
You came after the RDU megasnowfalls of the early part of the decade. You missed the Snowmegeddon of 2000.
You came after the RDU megasnowfalls of the early part of the decade. You missed the Snowmegeddon of 2000.
Yes, yes I know.. Raleigh gets TONS and TONS of snow. I was responding to the "snow on Easter 2007" comment. From what someone else posted it was a "dusting" at RDU - it probably melted before I woke up!
Yes, yes I know.. Raleigh gets TONS and TONS of snow. I was responding to the "snow on Easter 2007" comment. From what someone else posted it was a "dusting" at RDU - it probably melted before I woke up!
To quote Francois "It has snowed several times in Raleigh in April, though not LATE April and not much accumulation to speak of."
You are right that it was not a large accumualtion of snow, but I do remember we could not have our early morning easter egg hunt (April 8, 2007) for the snow on the ground. It was cold that month though - with hard freezes as late as 4/21.
I found some cool sites while trying to figure out which year it was... Snow is referred to under the blanket of precipitation. This one gives a report on recorded unusual weather events in our area: Past Events -NWS Raleigh, NC
This is from the report April 6-10 from that page:
"Due to the unseasonable warmth preceeding Easter weekend, many crops began germinating early. The unseasonable cold period during Easter weekend damaged many crops in the region. The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services estimates crop losses at $112 million in North Carolina."
"April 2007 brought damaging freezes, strong winds, and few showers.
April 2007 will be most remembered for the hard freezes that affected inland areas of North Carolina during the second week of the month. This was followed by a strong wind event on April 16. The combination of hard freezes and strong winds brought significant damage throughout the state, especially to the agricultural community.
There were large week to week temperature swings during April, which were often accompanied by windy conditions. The largest swings in temperatures came during the first two weeks of the month, when temperatures soared into the 80s April 2-4, followed by hard freezes April 6-10. Another week of cool weather followed the freezes during the April 16-21 period."
Personally, I am not a fan of cold weather so am hoping we get and keep an early Spring! Though we don't need any more late freezes causing crop damage - WOW $112 million in damages, and I complained about my flat of pansies?
And lest you think winter is over after that, think again. The southern branch of the jet stream remains very active, and there will be another southern storm late in the week into the start of the weekend that may bring snow across the Deep South. After that, another storm will come out of the Southwest, one with heavy rain and mountain snow over California into Nevada then the central and southern Rockies. This storm will have more room to work with early next week, and with the monster storm over the Northeast weaker and farther away, the storm could spread yet more snow across the South but also into the East.
And now, the only forecast that matters: My snow nose!
for this week the snow nose says: meh, don't even bother going to the store for supplies.
for next week my snow nose says: Last chance for making snow angels!
I need to step outside and really breathe the air to confirm next week. It's the most accurate about four days out for some reason.
And no, I have no idea how it works, it's just been that way all my life.
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service as more winter weather is headed to our region.
The advisory is in effect from 6 a.m. Wednesday to midnight Wednesday night for accumulating snowfall likely across the central part of the state.
According to the NWS, precipitation will begin as rain or maybe a mixture of rain and snow Wednesday morning and then switch to all snow.
NBC17 Chief Meteorologist Wes Hohenstein says snow is expected to accumulate up to two inches, mainly on grassy areas.
"While the snow accumulation will not be significant, the drop in temperatures will be fairly drastic," said Hohenstein. "Highs Wednesday and Thursday will not make it out of the 30s."
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow will cause travel difficulties and limited visibilities.
Steve Abbott, with the NC Department of Transportation, tells NBC17 since the weather will begin with rain, his department can't salt brine the roadways. Abbott adds that his department will monitor the situation and adjust their plans as needed.
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