Computer Models Tease with Visions of Major Snow in NC (and East Coast) next Week (office, place)

[Tarheelhombre]

Of course, we should not bank on the models to be accurate this close out, but even the National Weather Service is taking notice of growing, consistent agreement among computer models about the thread of a major winter storm from North Carolina to Maine mid next week. Details are unclear at this juncture, but the chances of frozen precip in western NC is increasing with each new run of the models. Stay tuned.....

[DaddySpice]

I'll wait awhile before hitting the Teeter for bread and milk, because they were so successful predicting all the hurricanes we saw this year.

[Vatnos]

Based on the projected cold North Atlantic Oscillation, from what I've heard, we have a higher likelihood of a snowy winter. Of course, that doesn't guarantee anything. The record-breaking 2000 blizzard happened during a warm north atlantic year, according to this site. Still, the correlation is very strikingly strong.
North Carolina Snowfall | State Climate Office of North Carolina

[WFW&P]

I would be surprised since it is still a few years off until the next "hard" winter cycle which occurs every 8-10 years. The last one was '10-'11

[mlhm5]

I guess you need to a Schmidt Unimog.

[SunnyKayak]

Originally Posted by mlhm5

I guess you need to a Schmidt Unimog.

I had to look that up because that is foreign in these parts.
Brine is only thing our DOT needs.

This system will be a non issue, most likely flurries in northern Piedmont. Maybe significant accumulation on western slopes of the high country, but judging from history we rarely have measurable snow from front that go east to west unless it can pull moisture from the gulf , the models are not showing.

I would guess another inch or less in December then 2 inches around January 20th.
Ice storm in Feburary because that we haven't had in awhile.

[mlhm5]

NC can rely, in most Winters, in that great snowplow in the sky.

[Rich6896]

I'm hoping that this will be the first winter of my life that I don't see snow. But I can guaranty this. I will never, ever lift a shovel with snow in it again....EVER.

[builder24car]

Originally Posted by Rich6896

I will never, ever lift a shovel with snow in it again....EVER.

Why would you shovel snow in the first place? I don't shovel and never will shovel snow. I love it, let nature take it's course.

[tread102]

models are still showing this happening, and the global model wasnt showing it yesterday is showing it, on its latest run. I still doubt that it gets that cold, but it has happened before, so we will see.