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Winter Storm Pax - February 10-13, 2014
toxictwister00:
Another major winter storm is expected to slam and hammer the Southern CONUS hard and possibly slam folks along the Eastern seaboard as well.
Model guidance paints an ominous picture for folks in GA/SC/NC/VA. These states could be the hardest hit by snow and/or ice. Please note this is a long duration event; 24-36+ hours of wintry precipitation from TX to VA which is coming in two rounds, the second round model guidance has recently been trying to phase and amplify which has been causing the storm system to bomb as it travels up the East Coast.
Personal note:
It shouldn't come as no surprise Atlanta became the national spotlight for the disastrous traffic jam just two weeks ago due in part to city/state public officials, school districts, mayor/governor dropping the ball by not prepping adequately enough in time. I can tell you after the scrutiny they suffered from the public, the way they're going about this storm is a complete 180 degree turn around. There's too much to name, but so far from what I've heard and seen things should go much more smoothly this go around. I really hope they have woken up for their sake, what happened here was a complete embarrassment and shameful imo. :angry:
The NWS here is forecasting possibly 1-3 inches for Atlanta and Northwest GA; 3-6 inches (locally higher) for Northeast GA per the Winter Storm Watch which was recently updated an hour ago.
If you're going to be directly affected by this storm, please feel free to post about what's happening in your backyard if you can. :thumbsup:
WeatherWitness:
It's going to be interesting to see how this all plays out. NWS keeps changing our forecast here in Norman. First we were supposed to get near nothing, then 1 to 2 inches, then only a dusting, and now we're back in the 1- to 2-inch range. The ultimate track of the low pressure system will really determine what's going to happen.
I'm hoping for one last round of winter weather before we warm up to the 60s by the end of the week. Norman has picked up around 5 inches of snow from last week's systems, and there's still some patches of snow around the city, meaning we have officially had snow on the ground for one week.
WeatherWitness:
No snow yet, but freezing drizzle and fog has created numerous travel problems across central Oklahoma this morning.
toxictwister00:
Our NWS office is doing a superb job staying on top of this. They shared their concern about the ice potential in Atlanta, stating in their forecast discussion that the ice could be the worst Atlanta has seen in 10-20 years! :o
EDIT: Has anyone here seen the wild snowfall map the Euro was depicting? It showed 14 inches of snow here. It's too bad those snowfall maps also include sleet and ice accumulations otherwise Atlanta would have DESTROYED it's all time record snowfall of 10.3 inches set back in January 23, 1940. Atlanta has yet to document a 1 footer which is a bit disappointing considering quite a few Southern cities have... :(
EDIT #2: Also our Governor has already declared a State of Emergency for Atlanta/North Georgia; National Guard is already on standby.
-Road treatment is beginning as of right now.
-Schools/Colleges/Businesses are shutting down faster than falling dominoes.
-The stores are mobbed! I went to a local Walmart near my house and it was very busy.
phw115wvwx:
This same snowstorm is going to impact my area as well. I wonder if central North Carolina and Virginia could see up to a foot, which hasn't been seen in a while. I sure hope that things won't be so bad as I will be working on the evening this storm arrives.
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