Buenas Noches Siguentes!! (Good evening Followers!!)
This is a super special report because not only am I back from Spain (which was a fantastic trip and I will talk more about that on my next post on Thursday), but it is officially snowing in Raleigh, North Carolina! This is the first real snow that we've had of the year even with the Polar Vortex and Winter Storm Ion! Currently we are receiving wintery mix in the 919 but the temperature is dropping quickly and by 8:00 (currently 7:15 EST) we should see big wet flakes and some accumulation beginning here in the Triangle!
Here is the WRAL HD Weather Center Radar:
It was 14 years ago almost to the day (January 24-25, 2000) that the Triangle was pounded with almost 2 feet of snow! I recorded 22 inches at my house in North Raleigh and other areas reported depths of 18-22 inches. This isn't quite as bad (not even close) but the concern with this system is the freezing precipitation on the roads later on in the evening. Temperatures are decreasing so quickly that, although it's above freezing right now (36°F, 2°C), the temperature over the next 12 hours will plummet to 19°F and will not rise above freezing tomorrow.
Most of the Northeastern United States is being affected by this storm and NY, OH, and PN on the leeside of the Great Lakes are experiencing serious lake-effect snow as a result of this storm.
*PLEASE BE CAREFUL ON THE ROADS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER STORM.
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