Tuesday, January 4, 2011

More Winter Weather Possible Soon

No maps yet, but confidence is building on the Sunday snowstorm for Shelby, Upstate South Carolina, North Georgia and Much of Tennessee. This is  a good looking setup for our area but there's still several issues to resolve.  In short, a strong upper low will cruise across Texas Saturday and develop a low pressure in southern Mississippi, with snow on its north side. By Sunday, the models had been weakening this storm as it approaches the Carolinas, but the latest trend is for it to remain in tact , and spread a good wide swath of snow and ice across the Upper Southeast, reaching Shelby sometime on Sunday. If the storm heads further north, we'll turn from snow to ice, but if it heads further south, we'll barely even get grazed, so stay tuned. As it stands now, the track is a good one for us for a mostly - snow situation.
Also, tomorrow afternoon and night there will be some light moisture approaching us , which may give a little light snow to parts of the area. Areas north of highway 74 have the best shot at being cold enough for snow, and areas south of the highway are a close call, could be rain or snow, depending on how heavy the precip is. If its heavy enough, most everyone will probably have a period of light snow, but right now it all looks pretty light, and not much accumulations. I'll monitor it early Wednesday and see if it turns into something more substantial. Beyond next Sunday's storm, the whole Continent goes into the deep freeze, save Florida.  The longwave axis is forecast to be in a good spot for Gulf Storm development to boot, so this may be quite a January to remember....the possibility is there for this to be a record cold and snowy month.  The cold air is coming in for certain, but placing the storms will be a challenge until we get closer to the event.
Check back Wednesday for updates. 

1 comment:

  1. Thanks Robert for this update. You do a great job. Hoping for snow in Lincolnton...

    Scott

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