Deep South Winterwx Discussion 2015-2016

[Dean4Storms]

Wow, the models are trending to a much more potent storm getting phased off the GA coast and becoming negative tilted as it races Northward. This could put flurries back into parts of north Florida, especially from Tally eastward as the cold air moves in tonight and moisture gets wrapped back around the low.

I think from Tally westward is a no go however!

[bella_may]

The hourly forecast says its suppose to 49 degrees as of now in extreme SE mississippi but its only got up to 46 so far. Maybe that's a good sign?

[Brent]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1022 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2010

ALZ005>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-252200-
/O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101226T0000Z/
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-
LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...
GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...
FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
1022 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING BUT NOT UNTIL
EARLY AFTERNOON OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP AGAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 3 AND 4
INCHES IN MOST AREAS. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL
SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30S WILL PRODUCE SLICK
ROADS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO THE HEAVY SNOW
COULD CAUSE BROKEN LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES.

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.

&&

[Brent]

It's snowing.

[Horstman]

When is the next major model run?

Lots of people affected by this in the I95 Corridor guys, and it all boils down to how far west the low wraps back in. Comments?

[Lane]

Brent are you still seeing snow? Non here yet.

[Brent]

Brent are you still seeing snow? Non here yet.

It snowed briefly then went to sleet/rain. It's coming later.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1214 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTH GEORGIA UNTIL 1 AM
EST SUNDAY...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN US AND
MOVE UP THE MID ATLANTIC THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TWO TO FOUR INCHES
OF SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WITH
UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. UP
TO 1 INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY AS FAR SOUTH AS COLUMBUS...MACON AND
SANDERSVILLE.

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-260115-
/O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-101226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0005.101225T1714Z-101226T1800Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE
1214 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1
PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH WHILE COLD AIR PUSHES FURTHER
SOUTH. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN FAR NORTH
GEORGIA AS OF MIDDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS
SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST
FALLING OVER NORTH GEORGIA.

DUE TO THE LONGER DURATION OF SNOW ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF A ROME
TO GAINESVILLE LINE...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS IN THE FAR NORTH PART OF THE STATE AS
WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT
WELL AFTER THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT AND TEMPERATURES DROP WELL
BELOW FREEZING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 20S AND WILL NOT
WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS...
ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ALL DAY.

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. BE SURE TO
CHECK ON RELATIVES DURING THE WEEKEND.

&&

$$

[Ntxw]

The northern half of Alabama/Georgia looks good for the next few hours. After that the low looks to wind up and have left over moisture for eastern GA to the Carolinas. Perhaps flurries into far northern/ne Florida if it winds up quick enough. There's some flurry action back near Memphis. The RUC has snow still around Georgia and Eastern Alabama for about another 5-8 hours.

[jasons2k]

Merry Christmas to y'all in the South and I hope you enjoy the snow!!

[KatDaddy]

Enjoy the Christmas snowfall everyone in the Deep South. We had our share last year in Texas

[Cristina]

Snowing and sticking pretty good in Canton, GA... Awesome

[Cristina]

Merry Christmas to y'all in the South and I hope you enjoy the snow!!

Thanks, we sure are.. It's beautiful in Canton, GA!!

[Brent]

Ughhhhhh.

Raining here, only snow was about 5 minutes of snowflakes before 11am.

The radar looks optimistic to me still, but the NWS doesn't agree

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
108 PM CST SAT DEC 25 2010

.UPDATE...AVIATION AND TODAYS DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SNOW HAS BEEN MAINLY CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG AND NORTH
OF I-20 TODAY. THE RAIN-SNOW LINE HAS BEEN SLOW TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD
DUE TO THE GULF LOW STILL NOT FAR ENOUGH EAST TO PULL DOWN COLDER
AIR MASS. COLD ADVECTION SHOULD INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ONCE SURFACE
LOW MOVES EAST OF PANAMA CITY. THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF FORCING
CURRENTLY PRODUCING DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRECIPITATION. THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW ALONG THE GULF COAST IS PRODUCING MODERATE RAINFALL
ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THE UPPPR LOW IS MOVING QUICKLY EASTWARD
AND THE HEAVIER RAIN SHOULD BE OUT OF THIS AREA BY 3 PM. THE
UPPER FRONTOGENETIC FORCING ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA IS WEAKENING
BUT STILL PRODUCING POCKETS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL EAST AND NORTHEAST
OF BIRMINGHAM. THE BACK OF THE RAIN/SNOW IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING
I-65...AND EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF ACROSS EAST ALABAMA BY 3 PM.
IF CURRENT RADAR TRENDS CONTINUE...IT IS LIKELY THAT ALL ADVISORIES
MAY BE CANCELLED BEFORE NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE.

[westmc9th]

can someone give me the link to the page where i report my snow total on the NWS please

I live in Old Fort NC and my station is the greenville and spartanburg station. Thank you for your help

[hiflyer]

NWS Sterling ripping up what they had and going pretty big...

"EXPECT SNOW TO COVER THE CWA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...WITH A
DRY SLOT PERHAPS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY AREA
DURING THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL HAVE A WINTER STORM WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR DC AND THE MARYLAND COUNTIES NEAR/EAST OF INTERSTATE
95 FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION. THE REST OF THE
CWA WILL BE UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS THE WESTERN BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON SUBURBS AND 1 TO 3 INCHES
SOUTHWEST OF THERE. ITS STILL IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS STORM
WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT A TIGHT GRADIENT OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION. WE
HAVE PLACED THIS GRADIENT NEAR THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR RIGHT
NOW. BUT IF THE STORM TRACKS A LITTLE MORE TO THE WEST...THEN
HEAVIER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD OCCUR TO THE WEST ESPECIALLY
IF THERE ARE BANDING FEATURES TO CONSIDER. ALL INTERESTED
PARTIES NEED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY IN
CASE ANY CHANGES TO ACCUMULATIONS/HEADLINES WOULD BECOME
NECESSARY."

nice pix showing the new totals for the area
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/winterstorm/

[georgia_tech_swagger]

It's *really* coming down out there in the Greenville-Spartanburg area.

[Brent]

Major flizzard here huge flakes that will probably accumulate after dark. There was a dusting about 10 miles north of here already just a few mins ago.

[Brent]

Major flizzard continues with a dusting on the ground

[srainhoutx]

Congrats on the snow, folks. I certainly know what it feels like after waiting for a long time to see it finally fall. Merry Christmas as well.

[Ivanhater]

Didnt make it to the Florida panhandle this time. The low didn't get cranking in time, but those lucky ones who did..enjoy!