Official GA/AL/TN/NC/SC Cold Winter Rain Thread.

[Brent]

I'm just in this:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
328 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

....LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

.COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA. PATCHES
OF LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT...AND WITH
TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...THE RAIN WILL FREEZE ON
IMPACT...MAINLY ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS POWER LINES...TREES
...AND BRIDGES. SLEET MAY ALSO BECOME MIXED WITH THE FREEZING
RAIN...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SULLIGENT... TO
JASPER...TO ONEONTA...TO PIEDMONT LINE.

ALZ022>025-027>029-034-190600-
/O.EXB.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.060218T2128Z-060219T0600Z/
PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-BIBB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...
HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...TALLADEGA...
SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CENTREVILLE
328 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 30S ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...AND COLD
AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FUNNEL SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT IN A BRISK NORTHERLY
FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL TO FREEZING AS FAR SOUTH AS
AN ALICEVILLE...TO PELHAM...TO WINTERSBORO...TO WEDOWEE LINE BY
MIDNIGHT. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS INTO THIS AIR MASS WILL
FREEZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...POWER LINES...AND
BRIDGES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO RESULT IN DOWNED
POWER LINES OR TREES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

[Pi Master]

I'm just happy I even saw some snow at all, today.

[Skywatch_NC]

I'm just happy I even saw some snow at all, today.

I guess I was somewhat more hopeful with Greg's forecast yesterday evening calling for a trace to an inch accumulation on grassy surfaces is all.

[JenyEliza]

I'm just in this:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
328 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

....LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

.COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA. PATCHES
OF LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT...AND WITH
TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...THE RAIN WILL FREEZE ON
IMPACT...MAINLY ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS POWER LINES...TREES
...AND BRIDGES. SLEET MAY ALSO BECOME MIXED WITH THE FREEZING
RAIN...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SULLIGENT... TO
JASPER...TO ONEONTA...TO PIEDMONT LINE.

ALZ022>025-027>029-034-190600-
/O.EXB.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.060218T2128Z-060219T0600Z/
PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-BIBB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...
HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...TALLADEGA...
SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CENTREVILLE
328 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 30S ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...AND COLD
AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FUNNEL SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT IN A BRISK NORTHERLY
FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL TO FREEZING AS FAR SOUTH AS
AN ALICEVILLE...TO PELHAM...TO WINTERSBORO...TO WEDOWEE LINE BY
MIDNIGHT. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS INTO THIS AIR MASS WILL
FREEZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...POWER LINES...AND
BRIDGES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO RESULT IN DOWNED
POWER LINES OR TREES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Stay safe, Brent. Let's hope you don't get this:

[Pi Master]

I would be upset, but the Fish's history allows him a miss from time to time

I almost saw more when a friend I was watching the game with said he would streak to brent road if VT came back to win....

[Skywatch_NC]

I would be upset, but the Fish's history allows him a miss from time to time

I almost saw more when a friend I was watching the game with said he would streak to brent road if VT came back to win....

I agree...but with the way this "winter" has been down here in central NC.

[JenyEliza]

Interesting, they've just upped our pops from 30% to 70% for tonight. And...I just noticed...we're sitting at 34F and dusk is falling.

Tonight: Rain likely possibly mixed with sleet before 1am, then a slight chance of flurries. Cloudy, with a low near 30. North wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

[JenyEliza]

And this is what FFC issued this afternoon:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
331 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>073-190845-
-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...
DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...
NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE
331 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH
GEORGIA TONIGHT...

A SURGE OF MOISTURE HAS BROUGHT A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TO GEORGIA TODAY. TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED ABOVE
FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE DAY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT NORTH OF A LINE FROM
LAGRANGE...TO BARNESVILLE...TO EATONTON...TO WARRENTON. WHILE
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY FALL INITIALLY AS RAIN...THE RAIN MAY
MIX WITH SOME SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...OR PERHAPS EVEN SOME LIGHT
SNOW. NO ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE OR SNOW ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER WHILE
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO DROP AND ANY WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY FREEZE...
ESPECIALLY EXPOSED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...
CAUSING ADDITIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS SUNDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR COMMERCIAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS ON
THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

[Brent]

Stay safe, Brent. Let's hope you don't get this:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/images/icetf.jpg

I don't think the advisory is really necessary... might be a couple of slick spots on bridges during the early morning tomorrow, but I don't expect to see ice accumulations on trees and powerlines. Only some light drizzle is left on radar and it's still 38 degrees.

[JenyEliza]

Stay safe, Brent. Let's hope you don't get this:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/images/icetf.jpg

I don't think the advisory is really necessary... might be a couple of slick spots on bridges during the early morning tomorrow, but I don't expect to see ice accumulations on trees and powerlines. Only some light drizzle is left on radar and it's still 38 degrees.

Hopefully it will stay that way for you. Ice is the enemy.

Snow...now, snow is our best buddy and apparently we've ticked him/her/it off mightily, because he/she/it has refused to visit much the last few winters.

[breeze]

We've got a grand total of 3/4" of ice and snow on the ground here - I didn't
have enough precip to build a snowman OR an igloo!

TDOT has been putting REAL salt (not brine) on the main roads, all day - temps
are dropping into the mid-teens, and, some spots, especially the
secondary roads, are going to be a slickery mess, later tonight.

[JenyEliza]

We've got a grand total of 3/4" of ice and snow on the ground here - I didn't
have enough precip to build a snowman OR an igloo!

TDOT has been putting REAL salt (not brine) on the main roads, all day - temps
are dropping into the mid-teens, and, some spots, especially the
secondary roads, are going to be a slickery mess, later tonight.

How cool for you that you actually got some accumulation!

How uncool for your car that TN used real salt, instead of brine. I hope you take it to a car wash as soon as you can and have whole thing washed (undercarriage included), or you could end up with some rusting problems down the road.

Salt and cars don't mix.

[Brent]

Another night, another round of cold rain.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
318 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2006

GAZ001>009-011>016-200430-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WW.Y.0006.060220T0300Z-060220T1500Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND
318 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY.

A LARGE AREA OF MOISTURE WILL WORK ITS WAY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE
ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. AS PRECIPITATION
BEGINS...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PERIOD OF RAIN MIXED WITH FREEZING
RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A LIGHT MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...
AND SNOW. ALSO...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
THESE DIFFERENT WINTRY PRECIPITATION TYPES MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE
NUISANCE ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE OR SNOW ON ELEVATED OR EXPOSED
SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...VEHICLES...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES IN AN
AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE...TO JASPER...TO
DAWSONVILLE...TO CLEVELAND. IN ADDITION...WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW
FREEZING...ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS AS RAIN WILL LIKELY FREEZE
ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

[Brent]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
234 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2006

...FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

.COLD AIR REMAINS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
TEMPERATURES HAVE STRUGGLED TODAY TO REACH THE FREEZING MARK AND
WILL FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT.

ALZ001>005-007-008-010-016-200445-
/O.NEW.KHUN.WW.Y.0004.060220T0000Z-060220T1500Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-MARSHALL-
DE KALB-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE...
FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN
234 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST MONDAY.

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER THE AREA. WITH TEMPERATURES AT THE
SURFACE BELOW FREEZING...THIS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN THE FORM
OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR POSSIBLY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN
WILL CHANGE TO DRIZZLE OR RAIN BY MID MORNING MONDAY AS
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

[JenyEliza]

Another night, another round of cold rain.

Exactly.

[whereverwx]

First advisory of this winter!

Expires 4:00 AM EST on February 20, 2006

Statement as of 5:28 PM EST on February 19, 2006


... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 4 am to 12 PM EST
Monday...

The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued
a Winter Weather Advisory... which is in effect from 4 am to 12 PM
EST Monday.

A weak area of low pressure will develop off the South Carolina
coast late tonight and move northeast Monday morning... producing
wintry precipitation over much of eastern North Carolina. Light snow
is likely late tonight... mixed with rain near the coast. The snow
will gradually mix with and change to all rain from east to west
during Monday morning. Areas along and west of Highway 17 will
likely see a period of freezing rain as well. The precipitation is
expected to end over the area during the early afternoon.

Snow accumulations up to 1 inch will be possible... mainly between
5 and 10 am EST. Any snow accumulations along the coast will
likely melt quickly as the snow changes to rain. Some light icing
from freezing rain will be possible over inland sections.

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow... sleet... or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while
driving... especially on bridges and overpasses.

[Pi Master]

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
451 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2006

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-201000-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
451 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MIX OF LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH AROUND MID DAY MONDAY AS A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE RACES
RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA.

COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WOULD PRODUCE
MAINLY LIGHT SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN TIER...WHICH INCLUDES THE
TRIANGLE AND TRIAD. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE UP TO TWO OR
THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW WOULD BE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN
TOWARDS MID DAY MONDAY.

It would make my Monday if I could walk to class with snow falling about me

[brunota2003]

YES!!! Possible 1" of snow but then after a cold rain

[breeze]

We've got a grand total of 3/4" of ice and snow on the ground here - I didn't
have enough precip to build a snowman OR an igloo!

TDOT has been putting REAL salt (not brine) on the main roads, all day - temps
are dropping into the mid-teens, and, some spots, especially the
secondary roads, are going to be a slickery mess, later tonight.

How cool for you that you actually got some accumulation!

How uncool for your car that TN used real salt, instead of brine. I hope you take it to a car wash as soon as you can and have whole thing washed (undercarriage included), or you could end up with some rusting problems down the road.

Salt and cars don't mix.

LOL, don't worry - my old '92 car (The Luminator) didn't get off of the carport!

Looks like most of the "good stuff" has passed north -
there's a "disturbance" coming up from Mississippi for
tonight, but, all my hopes are smashed for anything substantial.
There's a warm-up in the high 50°'s due, mid-week.

[JenyEliza]

We've got very light precip moving through from the west right now. Too bad it's 37F and too warm to amount to anything.