37 inches

2/10/2014 10:06:40 PM

Quote :

"local guy up here says it could be the biggest winter storm DC's seen in 4 yrs "

Yep I got a friend in DC and he's saying pretty much the same. Anywhere from a couple inches to a foot o more. Crazy. He says apparently there's still a lot of uncertainty about it

2/10/2014 10:10:35 PM

seems like it all depends on some front (I don't know weather talk)

2/10/2014 10:19:05 PM

Ted Cruz is going to love this snowstorm...its gonna shut down the government!

2/10/2014 10:24:20 PM

I will have to tune out all the naysayers tomorrow at work assuming the precip to the south of us on Tuesday is the main system in the midst of a bust. They are the same folks headed for the doors as soon as flakes started falling this afternoon.

2/10/2014 11:38:06 PM

Sounds like consensus is this won't be a snow event in Raleigh really after a casual glance at evening/overnight stuff. Lots of freezing rain though and ice.

2/11/2014 6:04:44 AM

Where are you seeing that? NWS Raleigh says it will be a significant storm for Raleigh with a few inches of snow and a quarter inch of ice. If it shifts one way we get more snow, the other and we get more ice. Either way, NWS says it will be significant and disruptive.

tl;dr NWS Raleigh says "significant, if not crippling"

[Edited on February 11, 2014 at 6:38 AM. Reason : .]

2/11/2014 6:29:11 AM

Yeah, I'm still seeing a split in consensus. No one seem to be able to agree on what is going to happen here in Raleigh across the next 48 hours.

2/11/2014 6:56:14 AM

Just from the trends and whatnot. I'm not an expert or anything.

I only really even check in when the models update every six hours and it seems there is more mixing even in CLT and Greensboro which obviously isn't good news for here being further east.

[Edited on February 11, 2014 at 7:08 AM. Reason : we just got put in winter storm warning per my phone]

2/11/2014 7:04:54 AM

Too far north today. Let the disappointment begin. Already pushed time frame back to where we will likely have to work tomorrow so already a bust in my book

2/11/2014 7:24:15 AM

2/11/2014 7:28:50 AM

Quote :

"Sounds like consensus is this won't be a snow event in Raleigh really after a casual glance at evening/overnight stuff. Lots of freezing rain though and ice."

Then why is every major news network forecast (as well as TWC's) now predicting 2-6" of snow plus up to 1/2" inch of ice, whereas just mid-day yesterday they wouldn't predict anything.

[Edited on February 11, 2014 at 8:17 AM. Reason : just an honest question]

2/11/2014 8:14:13 AM

What's the appeal of shitting on snow predictions? Is being cynical that fun?

2/11/2014 8:20:28 AM

Snowing in Clinton

2/11/2014 8:25:47 AM

We getting 2 to 4" here in North Bama. Gonna call in to work from home. Busting out the grill.

2/11/2014 8:27:10 AM

It's just an opinion and it's not shitting on it. Again I'm not even a novice let alone an expert.

Look at RaleighWx's latest tweets.

2/11/2014 8:30:10 AM

I also think in the end raleigh is gonna end up in the shit spot of the storm. If you have to travel this week though that is considered the good spot. Big snows to our west and north, nasty freezing rain to our south and east. Bit of snow, mostly sleet, bit of freezing rain in our area. This is just one of those years where Raleigh is always just a bit too far (insert direction here) for storms.

Looks like my plan to not be here tomorrow is out the window so now hoping it will be enough to justify an ice day on Thursday. In the end, if it comes to sleet or freezing rain though, I'm fine with sleet because I like having power.

2/11/2014 8:36:32 AM

Quote :

"This is just one of those years like every other year in the history of the modern era where Raleigh is always just a bit too far (insert direction here) for storms."

Updated for accuracy

2/11/2014 8:42:08 AM

In 2000 Raleigh pulled 20 inches from this same sort of setup. We won't know the exact track of this low until it forms and the smallest change in that track can greatly affect precip types/amounts

2/11/2014 8:54:25 AM

3" tops in DC.

2/11/2014 9:04:13 AM

Huffman just updated his map and we are still in the "you're fucked" zone of 3-5" of snow and .5-1" of ice so I guess since I trust him for winter forecasts more than myself I retract my last statement.

2/11/2014 9:10:02 AM

I looked at RaleighWX's twitter, he has the same general consensus, few inches of snow followed by a lot of sleet.

We just have to keep hoping it tracks more to the east. We're right in the "oh shit" line where you can either have an awesome amount of snow(esp. if it tracks quite a bit east) or a ton of shitty ice(if it tracks just a tad West). Currently imagine we'll see a little snow and a little ice on top of it.

2/11/2014 9:12:25 AM

so, when is this snow happening?

2/11/2014 9:26:07 AM

Well fuck

2/11/2014 9:26:44 AM

Should I plan on working a half-day tomorrow? Full day?

2/11/2014 9:28:14 AM

Been snowing about an hour in Clinton. Roads look ok (they were salted yesterday) but the snow is starting accumulate on te ground

2/11/2014 9:28:26 AM

I hear you guys like sensationalism????



[Edited on February 11, 2014 at 9:36 AM. Reason : .]

2/11/2014 9:36:16 AM

steady snowfall here at my office just north of Charlotte

2/11/2014 9:39:26 AM

i must have missed the sensationalism part

2/11/2014 9:40:27 AM

Quote :

"Look at RaleighWx's latest tweets."

Can you post relevant tweets? My twitter is NSFW

2/11/2014 9:45:12 AM

Consensus is sunny and temps in the 70's
-NyM410

2/11/2014 9:49:48 AM

@RaleighWx: Yes, it will be a crippling ice storm from Atlanta to Columbia and likely into Raleigh. #Pax

2/11/2014 9:52:57 AM

2/11/2014 9:54:31 AM

oh man, if we get a good march snowfall, i'm seeding grass like crazy

2/11/2014 9:55:09 AM

NAM shifted it all west and north

sunny and 70

2/11/2014 9:55:22 AM

It's going to be Cecil's Cockring Emporium all over again

2/11/2014 9:56:37 AM

We are southeast of the J region and it's coming down pretty hard right now. There's already an inch or two out there.

2/11/2014 10:02:04 AM

Yeah I saw the huge northwest shift, looks like we might completely avoid this. Wow, talk about an epic bust, haha. Guess I'd rather completely miss it than get an inch of ice.

2/11/2014 10:06:30 AM

Reporting in from uptown Charlotte and it's coming down at a good pace now. Started coming down here about 20 minutes ago and has picked up significantly already.

2/11/2014 10:06:38 AM

^^where is "we"?

[Edited on February 11, 2014 at 10:07 AM. Reason : .]

2/11/2014 10:07:27 AM

Looks like this system is going to pass south of Raleigh, and that the Raleigh dome is in full effect. This is just based on weather.com's radar.

2/11/2014 10:14:12 AM

If so that would be nice. Snow? Sure. 0.5 - 1.0 inches of freezing rain, say goodbye to electricity for a few weeks.

2/11/2014 10:16:34 AM

I don't know who to trust. I'm going with National Weather Service over weather.com though.

2/11/2014 10:18:54 AM

Seeing that I just got my generator serviced and running properly last week, good luck peasants.

2/11/2014 10:19:51 AM

Quote :

"If so that would be nice."

you can't use current radar to predict a storm that is still a day away

2/11/2014 10:22:14 AM

major ice storm makes me regret not putting in that gas fireplace.

2/11/2014 10:23:00 AM

This is the appetizer... tomorrow is the main course.

2/11/2014 10:24:20 AM

^ There's only one system that I can see anywhere right now, and its the huge one moving east and passing to the south of us. Is it supposed to take a turn to the north soon?

[Edited on February 11, 2014 at 10:31 AM. Reason : .]

2/11/2014 10:29:02 AM

If this is the appetizer, the 8-9 inch predictions for Charlotte may actually materialize. Still coming down heavy, but doesn't appear to be sticking in uptown Charlotte though.

2/11/2014 10:31:22 AM

This is foreplay. Tomorrow is the DP.

2/11/2014 10:31:33 AM