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Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« on: December 17, 2009, 06:01:02 AM »
I guess y'all better go to the store today for milk, bread, and TP.   :-k

http://www.spc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wwa/

ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...SOUTH BOSTON
430 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.


* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN THE WATCH AREA. VISIBILITIES WILL
  BE REDUCED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2009, 06:32:02 AM »
I anticipate that my are may also seem some of this system on Saturday.  Should make for a nice weekend, since its the weekend before Christmas.
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2009, 08:01:48 AM »
 :-) There's also a possibility, according to some models, that if the storm shifts 100 miles or so to the west, that my location on Long Island may get hit as well!  It sure "feels" like snow is coming.
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2009, 11:08:39 AM »
Calling for periods of snow here fri eve/night thru mon. No watches or advisories yet. But I'm sure that will change by tomorrow.

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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2009, 11:12:07 AM »
Quote from: Anthony on December 17, 2009, 11:08:39 AM
Calling for periods of snow here fri eve/night thru mon. No watches or advisories yet. But I'm sure that will change by tomorrow.

Ya better throw another log on the fire!
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2009, 11:15:53 AM »
Quote from: Slow Modem on December 17, 2009, 06:01:02 AM
I guess y'all better go to the store today for milk, bread, and TP.   :-k


Nah.....Beer, smokes and tarts.  ;)

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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2009, 11:20:32 AM »
Site is jumping here already!  :grin:

This storm will be interesting for us to say the least....

Question is where is the rain/snow line going to form and move to...
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2009, 11:24:07 AM »
Quote from: racenet on December 17, 2009, 11:15:53 AM
Nah.....Beer, smokes and tarts.  ;)

pie or golf accessory?

Main Entry: tart
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tarte, from Anglo-French
Date: 14th century

1 : a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie: as a : a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruit b : a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling
2 [earlier slang, girlfriend, probably short for jam tart, rhyming slang for sweetheart] : prostitute
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2009, 01:01:46 PM »
Either/or   ;)

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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2009, 01:20:22 PM »
My site hits are up in the last hour.  NWS has not issued anything yet.  Local Weather is not claiming anything either.  By the 6:00 PM evening news things should fire up.
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2009, 02:16:36 PM »
Here is MSLP from the GFS. This thing might move out to sea earlier than on last nights models, but still a good snowfall in some areas. Will just have to see.



Snow totals for the heck of it, I know this is not the most accurate way to derive snow totals, but just for fun.

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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2009, 02:35:22 PM »
Quote from: sam2004gp on December 17, 2009, 01:20:22 PM
My site hits are up in the last hour.  NWS has not issued anything yet.  Local Weather is not claiming anything either.  By the 6:00 PM evening news things should fire up.

Keep an eye on this map:

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/wwa
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2009, 02:36:08 PM »
Quote from: WxJason on December 17, 2009, 02:16:36 PM
Here is MSLP from the GFS.

What is MSLP and GFS?
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2009, 02:46:38 PM »
Mean Sea Level Pressure=MSLP
GFS=Global Forecasting System, it is a forecast model
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2009, 03:35:42 PM »
Quote from: Slow Modem on December 17, 2009, 11:24:07 AM
Quote from: racenet on December 17, 2009, 11:15:53 AM
Nah.....Beer, smokes and tarts.  ;)

pie or golf accessory?

Main Entry: tart
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tarte, from Anglo-French
Date: 14th century

1 : a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie: as a : a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruit b : a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling
2 [earlier slang, girlfriend, probably short for jam tart, rhyming slang for sweetheart] : prostitute

  "storm's getting close, better run down to the store and stock up on jam tarts" ....
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2009, 04:59:12 PM »
Call me weird, but I'm looking forward to some snow.  I don't get much, if any on the coast of Virgina.  I'm heading over to the property this weekend (Halifax county, up from South Boston), have a better chance to see some.... SNOW!!

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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2009, 05:11:35 PM »
Winter Storm Watch has now been upgraded to a Warning.  Calling for 5 to 9 inches Friday night, with additional accumulations on Saturday.  Should be a good day for me to wear my Santa suit outside my letter carrier uniform.

Quote from: NWS Blacksburg VA WFO
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
320 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
EARLY FRIDAY...NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST FRIDAY
NIGHT...TO JUST EAST OF THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHEASTERN CANADA
WILL DELIVER COLD AIR PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE STORM. THE PRIMARY
PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW.
HOWEVER...SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN AT TIMES ALONG SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA
AND THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF SATURDAY...WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT.

NCZ004>006-VAZ010-011-013-014-017-018-022-023-032>034-043>045-058-
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STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-
CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...BLAND...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...SOUTH BOSTON
320 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY.

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IN THE WARNED AREA. VISIBILITIES
  WILL BE REDUCED.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2009, 08:52:22 PM »
Yep Kray1000, we have a similiar forecast up north here.  I am going to estimate 13.5 inches.  I will let you know how close we get.  It's been awhile since we have had a "big one" like this one is shapeing up to be.  I can remember one year we got three 12+ inches storms within 7 days, boy that was fun shoveling that year.  I guess I will get a chance this weekend to work on my biceps.
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2009, 07:34:15 AM »
Blocking high pressure and cold arctic air means we're sitting this one out up here.  Not even a flurry....  #-o
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2009, 07:38:01 AM »
Quote from: mackbig on December 18, 2009, 07:34:15 AM
Blocking high pressure and cold arctic air means we're sitting this one out up here.  Not even a flurry....  #-o
Andrew

Sounds like a good subject for the "Don't you hate it when ..." thread.  :lol:
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2009, 07:45:21 AM »
Jim,
You excited...? I know you were shut out on the white Christmas last year... looks like you will more than make up for it this year.

Andrew

Quote from: SoMDWx on December 17, 2009, 11:20:32 AM
Site is jumping here already!  :grin:

This storm will be interesting for us to say the least....

Question is where is the rain/snow line going to form and move to...
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2009, 07:48:27 AM »
ya, but at least I am guaranteed a white christmas pretty much.  4 inch's of hard packed at my house, made it through a couple of moderate rains.  downtown, a whopping 20 miles, not even a spec of snow.

7 day shows a bit of rain with 2-4 inches of snow Christmas eve, but I will believe that forecast when its the 23rd.

Andrew


Quote from: DanS on December 18, 2009, 07:38:01 AM
Sounds like a good subject for the "Don't you hate it when ..." thread.  :lol:
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2009, 08:56:57 AM »
Quote from: mackbig on December 18, 2009, 07:45:21 AM
Jim,
You excited...? I know you were shut out on the white Christmas last year... looks like you will more than make up for it this year.

Andrew

Quote from: SoMDWx on December 17, 2009, 11:20:32 AM
Site is jumping here already!  :grin:

This storm will be interesting for us to say the least....

Question is where is the rain/snow line going to form and move to...


Site got pummeled last night with tons of hits. More than I have ever seen....  :grin: :grin:

Looks like we will have a white Christmas here in Southern Maryland. It's been many years since this has happened..

People are going crazy down here - you'd think it's the end of the world!
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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2009, 09:14:44 AM »
At 4pm yesterday we were under a winter storm watch. As of 4:30 am today. We are now under a winter storm warning thru sun morning. Calling for less than an inch by evening, 6 to 10 tonight & another 3 to 5 tomorrow. Have heard anything about sat night & they are clling for snow showers on sun. If the storm happens to shift west about 30 to 50 miles. We might just be in really deep do do. Dang it! This was not the time for this snow storm.

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Re: Mid-Atlantic Snow is Coming
« Reply #24 on: December 18, 2009, 09:39:58 AM »
When is a good time?  i would prefer a weekend dump over a work week dump anytime. Of course if people are travelling for xmas holidays, its not a good time.

Andrew

Quote from: Anthony on December 18, 2009, 09:14:44 AM
Dang it! This was not the time for this snow storm.
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