Didn't see another 2016 thread.

http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/47661-jan-22-23-east-coast-storm/page-6

A lot of sites calling for some snowfall

1/19/2016 12:22:24 PM

the emotional swings in that thread are worse than reading a game thread in sports talk

1/20/2016 8:16:23 AM

I dont even go to Chit Chat. Whats the deal with this weekend folks?

1/20/2016 8:57:01 AM

If everything goes our way, 2-6 inches of snow with some sleet mixed in.
If everything goes the more realistic way: 1-2 inches of snow, plenty of sleet/freezing rain.
If everything goes the typical Raleigh way: No snow, some sleet/freezing rain, some cold rain.

[Edited on January 20, 2016 at 9:49 AM. Reason : .]

1/20/2016 9:49:22 AM

mix precipitation thurs into friday morning, cold rain maybe freezing rain through the day Friday, then some snow on the back end. no major accumulation, but enough to stay home and it will be windy so if we have accumulation i'd expect some power outages

1/20/2016 9:49:38 AM

looks like another snowpocalypse for the DC area.

1/20/2016 10:00:39 AM

so i am flying out of DC into Raleigh at 11:30p Thursday night. Should I cancel my flight, I don't want to get stuck in DC.

1/20/2016 10:11:36 AM

you should be fine, shouldn't be anything until after midnight, but if you are able an earlier flight wouldn't hurt

1/20/2016 12:10:38 PM

Here's my non-technical forecast I posted on Facebook for the common folk:

Quote :

" Here's my forecast in a nutshell: Don't even think about going to work Friday if you live in areas from western NC, north GA/northern SC, just about all of NC and definitely VA. If you gotta work, work from home. Saturday will likely be all snow for most of NC (even for eastern NC!), but roads will still be treacherous. Also, wind may be an issue for Saturday for areas with significant ice, may see widespread power outages. For the Triad: This storm is probably gonna start very late Thursday/early Friday right, likely as snow. Snow should hang on the longest in the NW NC/Triad until about noon, where a transition to sleet is likely. Some freezing rain may sneak in, but will likely be short-lived (except for areas east/south of Greensboro). After about 8pm, there will likely be a transition back to snow that will persist overnight and through most of Saturday. At this point, I think we are at least looking at 6-8" of snow for G-boro and higher totals towards the north/west. Sleet may end up close to an inch, and those totals will likely decrease to the north/west. For the Triangle: This will be an absolute mess. Snow will likely be the dominant precip type early on, but we'll likely see a quick transition to sleet/freezing rain by mid/late-morning which will likely last till the afternoon where the area may transition to all rain. Areas south and east of Raleigh will likely see rain earlier and persist longer into Fri night. Probably looking at totals >0.25" up to 1/2" of freezing rain & about the same for sleet. A transition to snow later in the evening (11pm?) will likely occur and last through the day Saturday (probably 2-3" of the white stuff). Charlotte: Will likely be similar to Raleigh, though northern areas of the metro (especially places like Salisbury) will likely see more freezing rain. Greenville (SC): Really not seeing much, perhaps a mix at onset early Friday that may last through the day, but I think rain may end up being the predominant precip type. Then back edge snow late Friday early Saturday till around noon Sat (your best bet for accumulations, IMO---probably won't be a whole lot though). Someone is getting a really bad ice storm out of this, but it's just hard to say exactly where. Precipitation type transition zones are tough to pinpoint even when less than 24 hrs out & sometimes the transition can be quite sharp. My guess is that areas west of Raleigh to Burlington, east/south of Greensboro, north/west of Charlotte will likely see that maximum swath of freezing rain/ice. BUT W-S/Greensboro is certainly in play if this zone shifts north. So that's my official non-technical forecast. The overall confidence is low on precip types & amounts, but the confidence is quite high this will be a major impact. Just use your best judgement and keep up with what your local NWS office is posting/tweeting---they operate 24/7 and have the technical expertise to make very informed decisions/forecasts about this upcoming event. GO OUT AND BUY YOUR MILK SANDWICHES ASAP!"

[Edited on January 20, 2016 at 3:07 PM. Reason : ]

1/20/2016 3:06:48 PM

do we really need two threads for this?

1/20/2016 5:23:23 PM

who invited GOLO^

1/20/2016 6:30:25 PM

So this storm is already a bust.

When can we start looking ahead to another snow system?

1/22/2016 12:34:24 PM

When does hurricane season start?

1/22/2016 1:19:06 PM

Last week evidently with that subtropical one way out there.

1/22/2016 3:23:47 PM