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Old 12-22-2010, 04:26 PM
 
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Okay, I am getting a little bit concerned now. Setting aside the local meteorologists who can't tell you what happened yesterday, I am reading a lot of reports of an impending Christmas night massive blizzard for the southeast and it includes us. They are talking about measuring the snow in FEET. I said FEET. And it won't just melt away because it will be extremely cold for days after.

Does anybody have the real deal on what the consensus is on this?

What happens to day to day life if this plays out?

Sorry but I have never been through something like this before.
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Old 12-22-2010, 04:51 PM
 
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Okay, I am getting a little bit concerned now. Setting aside the local meteorologists who can't tell you what happened yesterday, I am reading a lot of reports of an impending Christmas night massive blizzard for the southeast and it includes us. They are talking about measuring the snow in FEET. I said FEET. And it won't just melt away because it will be extremely cold for days after.

Does anybody have the real deal on what the consensus is on this?

What happens to day to day life if this plays out?

Sorry but I have never been through something like this before.
Check: www.weather.comm

and/or: www.noaa.gov

Most likely the "feet of snow" is a gross exaggeration. I wouldn't be too concerned as long as you don't have to go out if there is a lot of snow. Everything will shut down in NC, they haven't got a clue how to handle snow. 3" seems like a foot here. Just have food, a gas grille or gas stove, and utilities. You'll be just fine and it will be pretty; tho some will think it's uglee.
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Old 12-22-2010, 10:27 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Forecasts I've seen having it getting to about 37 on Monday and in the 40s on Tuesday, so there should be SOME melting; unfortunately if it's deep, that just makes it freeze back into hard ice. I'm supposed to get back to town on Tuesday and hope we can get home!

After the 2 feet we had in 2000, it was almost a week before some people on back roads got back to work. But I haven't yet seen any forecasts going quite that far.
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Old 12-23-2010, 05:04 PM
 
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Just shovel you driveway before driving on it, shovel the path to your house, light a fire in the fireplace, and sit back with a hot toddy. The view out the window should be wonderful from your cozy couch.
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Old 12-23-2010, 10:54 PM
 
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Okay, I am getting a little bit concerned now. Setting aside the local meteorologists who can't tell you what happened yesterday, I am reading a lot of reports of an impending Christmas night massive blizzard for the southeast and it includes us. They are talking about measuring the snow in FEET. I said FEET. And it won't just melt away because it will be extremely cold for days after.

Does anybody have the real deal on what the consensus is on this?

What happens to day to day life if this plays out?

Sorry but I have never been through something like this before.
I've lived here for over 30 years.

As I recall, the time to panic is when they DON'T call for a lot of accumulation.

DOT spread the roads with anti-icing compound on the roads around here yesterday. It seems to work pretty well.

Things will probably shut down for a day or two...but that's mostly because there's an unspoken rule that if it snows at all there's at least an automatic one day vacation.

If you like bread and milk, better get to the grocery.

Chris
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Old 12-24-2010, 09:26 AM
 
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It figures that AFTER I go out and purchase batteries, candles and staples they end up canceling the big blizzard. Now they say just flurries to maybe an inch.

What a rip. Now it's time to return everything I just bought.
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Old 12-25-2010, 08:24 AM
 
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On second thought, it is now looking like I may need the supplies I bought

This is going to get interesting
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Old 12-25-2010, 11:36 AM
 
Location: Eastern NC
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Never believe forecasts more than 2 days out in reference to snow in the peidmont to coastal areas. Looks like we may get 2 to 4 inches hopefully much more.
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Old 12-25-2010, 02:48 PM
 
Location: Southeastern Cumberland County
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And even if it does turn into a dud, hang on to your supplies---hurricane season will be here before you know it!
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Old 12-25-2010, 08:12 PM
 
Location: Western North Carolina
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They LOVE to hype-up the snow forecasts here. Like my mother says - I'll believe it when I see it. Until then, I always expect a little sprinkling of a little white stuff, followed by rain. That's usually pretty accurate.

Want lots of snow? Got to go up North; or North West.
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