I'm downtown, I very briefly saw snow mixed in with the rain and sleet

but it was mostly all rain and sleet and that's all that stuck at my house

1/23/2013 9:28:54 AM

i'm in rocky mount. i have a doctor appt at unc at 930am, then was going to run some errands in raleigh that i can't run here in RM. do i have anything to be worried about?

1/23/2013 2:16:35 PM

Friday morning? I don't think so, looks like this is more of a Friday evening / Sat morning storm

1/23/2013 2:27:38 PM

It's colder than fuck up here just south of DC, should see snow tomorrow and Friday

1/23/2013 5:17:41 PM

^^i really really hope so

1/24/2013 9:16:38 AM

I don't expect much from this one. For Raleigh I would say under 1" of snow at best with a change to sleet and some freezing rain (maybe a light glaze as precip ends).

1/24/2013 11:51:40 AM

With the timing wouldn't even that cause a major headache on roads?

1/24/2013 12:03:39 PM

Yes

Even if this isn't a big deal, its going to make the afternoon commute a big deal

1/24/2013 12:05:35 PM

It has been cold so anything that falls will stick to roads. Could be a higher impact than most would think for the Friday evening commute. However with that said we could easily end up with just about nothing in this one. It is as marginal as gets.

1/24/2013 12:05:55 PM

what are the chances that wake county schools will release early?

1/24/2013 12:22:08 PM

Quote :

"It has been cold so anything that falls will stick to roads. Could be a higher impact than most would think for the Friday evening commute. However with that said we could easily end up with just about nothing in this one. It is as marginal as gets."

On the flip side Wake County DOT has been salt spraying the roads like champagne on NYE. Most roads shouldn't be dangerous unless the temperature dips below the mid 20s. Doesn't mean the retarded ass drivers around here won't be dangerous.

1/24/2013 12:50:50 PM

^^ Hard to say what schools will do with an afternoon event. It is possible they will release early. We will see what happens once advisories go up (which if they do will happen around 4pm or so). Some may just close all together, especially with any mention of ice.

1/24/2013 1:21:09 PM

I heard that Chatham Co Schools are already closed for tomorrow...

1/24/2013 1:34:01 PM

I plan on telling my boss that they say freezing stuff may start at 1 pm since he usually gets in the office at 12-12:30 and hope he just says fuck it Im not coming in you guys go ahead home. I think at 4 pm if we get any stuff the drive home is gonna blow just due to people freaking out.

1/24/2013 1:45:25 PM

so, what i'm really scared of is something like that storm we had several years ago & people were stuck on the highway for like 10 hours or something crazy. my neighbor at the time walked a couple of hours back to his apt from his car he left on the side of the road. i have to be back to pick up my kid from daycare by 530p.

what time should we plan on getting out of raleigh? there's a couple of stores i wanted to hit on the way home from unc, but i'm worried i might not have time.

1/24/2013 1:46:29 PM

Chatman isn't closed, closing at 11:30 though. I expect Wake will follow suit and just close at 11:30. That way it counts as a full day and no make-up day required.

1/24/2013 1:51:52 PM

I have a 10:30 meeting, will be heading home after

1/24/2013 1:54:52 PM

Yeah I dont want some multi hour clusterfuck ride home on a Friday. Hopefully since they have been salting the roads since yesterday things will be alright.

1/24/2013 1:56:18 PM

I remember that clusterfuck back in 2005. I took side roads and got home maybe 10 minutes later than usual (60 min commute). Don't follow the herd...

Quote :

"what time should we plan on getting out of raleigh? there's a couple of stores i wanted to hit on the way home from unc, but i'm worried i might not have time."

If I were you I would go to the stores today instead.

1/24/2013 2:09:28 PM

i can't. i'm in rocky mount & at work.

1/24/2013 2:20:58 PM

Because of all of the discussions and early warning on this "event" the Raleigh weather bubble has been activated and nothing will happen. You heard it here first.

1/24/2013 3:22:20 PM

Quote :

"I remember that clusterfuck back in 2005."

It's good that you remember that, considering this could end up being a similar situation. From what I understand the city is already taking some precautions, which is still more than what they did in 2005 with the main roads. The amount really isn't the concern, it's more about the timing and how people are gonna react to it. Bottom line is that it is definitely cold enough for some kind of frozen precipitation (snow/sleet/freezing rain), but there isn't a whole lot of moisture to work with. Whatever comes through will be here around late morning/early afternoon and should be out in late afternoon/early evening.

1/24/2013 3:59:20 PM

BTW, a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued:

Quote :

"THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EXCLUDING THE FAR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND A LITTLE SLEET. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A 0.10 TO 0.15 OF AN INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... A HALF TO AN INCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64 WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS OCCURRING FROM THE TRIAD TO THE VIRGINIA BORDER. * SLEET ACCUMULATION...A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LESS...MAINLY ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PIEDMONT. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN PIEDMONT BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD...REACHING THE COASTAL PLAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCRUAL WILL LEAD TO SLICK ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. EXPOSED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS FENCES...POWER-LINES... AND TREE LIMBS WILL GAIN A THIN COAT OF ICE. THIS ICE ACCRETION MAY CAUSE WEAKENED OR DISEASED TREE LIMBS TO BREAK OFF. SIDEWALKS AND STEPS LEADING TO BUILDINGS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...ONCE THE PRECIPITATION STARTS...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THUS...WHAT ACCUMULATES ON THE ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN ON THE ROADS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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."

1/24/2013 4:01:00 PM

Quote :

"BREAKING NEWS: THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS CLOSING SCHOOLS THREE HOURS EARLY ON FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE DISTRICT SAYS."

It begins...

1/24/2013 4:05:51 PM

i'm kinda leaning towards rescheduling...

1/24/2013 4:35:06 PM

Is this thing coming in from the West or more a North west direction? I haven't been able to tell.

1/24/2013 4:42:27 PM

What's the deal. It's sleeting and icing in the foothills already.

Is this gonna be a mess/road disaster here in Raleigh?

1/25/2013 8:02:29 AM

Disaster is all relative to how much sticks to the roads and how many dumbasses manage to do dumbass things. Its very dry out with not a lot of moisture to work with so what does fall will be light however if the majority turns out to be freezing rain it could be enough to glaze over some roads and the timing is gonna suck with the majority falling between 3 and 6 pm.

1/25/2013 8:21:08 AM

People seem to be surprised that most of western nc is getting precip already. Wonder if that means more moisture here too.

1/25/2013 8:28:17 AM

FWIW, weather.com changed their hourly forecast overnight. It said yesterday that we would start getting a wintry mix at noon, now its backed off to 3pm. I have a feeling we arent gonna get much of anything

1/25/2013 8:37:58 AM

wunderground is showing 4:00 now for Durham and Raleigh

(I'm still leaving work before noon though)

1/25/2013 8:48:45 AM

The front line of the precip is moving through winston salem area right now. Will see if that holds together by the time it gets here.

1/25/2013 8:51:49 AM

looks like we migh get some precip by 11 or so.

1/25/2013 10:10:27 AM

And it begins

1/25/2013 10:29:37 AM

Raleigh force field is up.

Band is getting increasingly smaller as it approaches.

1/25/2013 10:34:19 AM

very light snow/sleet starting in RTP

1/25/2013 10:41:59 AM

Light snow in Chapel Hill.

UNC and NC State cancelling classes at noon.

1/25/2013 10:43:30 AM

Extremely light snow spotted at Mission Valley.

1/25/2013 10:47:25 AM

Started earlier than expected hoping my boss calls soon and sends us home UPS already said they may not pickup later.

1/25/2013 11:18:53 AM

snowing in Morrisville.




RUN FOR THE HILLS!

1/25/2013 11:28:33 AM

I'm already at home Thank you wcpss.

1/25/2013 11:28:42 AM

Quote :

"More wintry mess headed to the Triangle on Friday YAY!!!!"

Quote :

"false"

I won this round!!!!

1/25/2013 12:43:51 PM

i might stop short of calling this a wintry mess

1/25/2013 3:01:16 PM

Might be premature. We have a lot of damn sleet in Chapel Hill right now. Roads are starting to slush up a lot worse now than they were earlier with the snow. Dunno how long they'll be like this, but its getting pretty slick outside now.

1/25/2013 3:18:26 PM

If you didn't leave early from work, you're screwed.

[Edited on January 25, 2013 at 3:43 PM. Reason : .]

1/25/2013 3:43:42 PM

WRAL is calling for more freezing rain Monday morning.

1/26/2013 8:26:58 PM

Freezing Rain Advisory for lots of counties including Wake through tomorrow morning

1/27/2013 3:56:39 PM

The roads on Friday were slippery as all hell. Leaving work at 12 took an hour to get home...I guess b/c everyone else left then as well

1/28/2013 8:33:00 AM

Sooo models predicting 40-50" of snow in SE Mass this weekend. Radar forecast shows the storm with an eye forming. NE about to get raped!

2/7/2013 12:50:38 PM

To say I'm jealous of the NE today and tomorrow would be a huge understatement

2/8/2013 9:26:50 AM