Winter Storm December 7-10, 2018 (house, daily, Richmond, northwest)
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I've seen enough 12 inch (and more) snowstorms, I'll take the 2-4 inches followed by rain and all clear by Monday afternoon thank-you-very-much (and no power outages please and thank you!).
Probably why you choose to live in NC and we live in Pennsylvania and Connecticut lol. 12" snows here aren't really that big of a deal. Last year our biggest storm was a 11" snow, and kids didn't even get 1 day off school for it. Just kind of a normal thing. I understand its less common there though. I can heat my entire house with wood, so losing power isn't a big deal for us.
Mesoscale Discussion 1700
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0932 PM CST Sat Dec 08 2018
Areas affected...Western North Carolina into extreme southwestern
Virginia
Concerning...Heavy snow
Valid 090332Z - 090900Z
SUMMARY...Heavy snow will develop across western NC over the next
few hours then spread toward extreme southwestern VA. Snow rates may
approach 1-2" per hour at times.
DISCUSSION...Significant large-scale forcing for ascent is spreading
from AL/TN region ahead of a progressive short-wave trough. Leading
edge of this forcing appears to be spreading into the southern
Appalachians at 0330z with substantial precipitation, roughly 200 mi
wide, trailing into central AL. Back edge of this stronger zone of
ascent is moving east at roughly 30-35kt which suggests residence
time in this heavier precip shield may last at least 6 hours. Wedge
of cooler air is banked against the higher terrain across western NC
and forecast soundings suggest much of this initial precip will fall
as snow. However, forecast soundings exhibit substantial warming at
AVL after 10z which correlates well with back edge of aforementioned
zone of ascent. A mix of precipitation after 10z could spread across
the southern half of western NC. Latest HREF Ensemble guidance
supports this scenario with snow rates approaching 1-2" per hour.
Probably why you choose to live in NC and we live in Pennsylvania and Connecticut lol. 12" snows here aren't really that big of a deal. Last year our biggest storm was a 11" snow, and kids didn't even get 1 day off school for it. Just kind of a normal thing. I understand its less common there though. I can heat my entire house with wood, so losing power isn't a big deal for us.
Yup. I'm from NY. And went to college in upstate NY where it snowed almost every day in the winter. Definitely one of the things that makes NC attractive, although the "will it or won't it" with every storm is growing tiresome. You can keep your snow that stays for months on end! The snow days are an annoyance but in 3.5 years I won't have to worry about that anymore!
Yup. I'm from NY. And went to college in upstate NY where it snowed almost every day in the winter. Definitely one of the things that makes NC attractive, although the "will it or won't it" with every storm is growing tiresome. You can keep your snow that stays for months on end! The snow days are an annoyance but in 3.5 years I won't have to worry about that anymore!
Haha nice. Definitely not something everyone wants, especially as they get older. I look forward to it every year (albeit I'm still in my late 20s), and my parents used to be that way until recently.
I'm sure it won't be too bad unless you are high in the mountains. Guessing you are moving even further south?
I let my dog out about 45 mins ago, and we already had between 2-3 inches of snow. It’s 23F so it makes for a light, fluffy snow that blows around. I think we will definitely get close to the 12 inch mark, possibly more.
I let my dog out about 45 mins ago, and we already had between 2-3 inches of snow. It’s 23F so it makes for a light, fluffy snow that blows around. I think we will definitely get close to the 12 inch mark, possibly more.
High Ratio snow there. Wonder how high. I'll see if some CoCoRaHS observers are in the area later.
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