SNOW
02/28/2009 11:57
Things are looking good right now for the Atlanta area. Of course this is all subject to change, but let's not think about that right now.
As of the time of this blog entry, I think the Atlanta area will see SNOW around daybreak Sunday morning. The SNOW could be heavy at times in some areas, but the ground is very warm and will limit accumulations. My ball park forecast for accumulations is 0.5-4 inches across the area. Heaviest SNOW band will be very narrow, so it is possible that some may see nothing while 10 miles away gets 4 inches.
Now, some eye candy!!
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The NWS has put "SNOW Likely" in the forecast:
Sunday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Windy, with a north wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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HPC Snow Accumulation Probability Of At Least 4 Inches:
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Special Weather Statement:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-010200-
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-
MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009
...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA SUNDAY...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH
GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN EXIT OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEGINNING AS LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST
GEORGIA...AND THEN BECOMING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT OVER
WESTERN GEORGIA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. THE
COLDEST AIR ALOFT AND NEAR THE SURFACE APPEARS LIKELY TO SHIFT INTO
CENTRAL GEORGIA BEFORE PARTS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...CLOSER
TO THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW STORM SYSTEM.
THEREFORE...AREAS NEAR COLUMBUS AND AMERICUS COULD SEE A SWITCH TO
SNOW BEFORE AREAS NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA.
UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS CONCERNING ACCUMULATIONS. WITH THE GROUND
STILL RELATIVELY WARM AND THE SNOW MELTING AS IT FALLS INTO THE
WARMER AIR NEAR THE GROUND...ANY SNOW THAT FALLS INITIALLY SHOULD
MELT. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID AND
UPPER 30S OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA AND IN THE LOW 40S OVER AREAS
SOUTH AND EAST OF MACON. HOWEVER...AS THE COLDER AIR PRESSES EAST
AND SOUTH DURING THE DAY...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW COULD RESULT IN
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF A CORDELE TO LOUISVILLE LINE COULD SEE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH BY SUNDAY EVENING. MOST OF THE
ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES
SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. HOWEVER...IF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
OCCUR...ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES COULD FALL ON
ROADWAYS. AREAS SOUTH OF THE CORDELE TO LOUISVILLE LINE WILL SEE
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER
30S.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE TELEVISION
OR RADIO STATION...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
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The Weather Channel:
Let's hope it all pans out! Heck, let's hope it's epic and we get hammered!!!
As of the time of this blog entry, I think the Atlanta area will see SNOW around daybreak Sunday morning. The SNOW could be heavy at times in some areas, but the ground is very warm and will limit accumulations. My ball park forecast for accumulations is 0.5-4 inches across the area. Heaviest SNOW band will be very narrow, so it is possible that some may see nothing while 10 miles away gets 4 inches.
Now, some eye candy!!
* * *
The NWS has put "SNOW Likely" in the forecast:
Sunday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Windy, with a north wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
* * *
HPC Snow Accumulation Probability Of At Least 4 Inches:
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Special Weather Statement:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-010200-
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-
MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009
...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA SUNDAY...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH
GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN EXIT OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEGINNING AS LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST
GEORGIA...AND THEN BECOMING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT OVER
WESTERN GEORGIA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. THE
COLDEST AIR ALOFT AND NEAR THE SURFACE APPEARS LIKELY TO SHIFT INTO
CENTRAL GEORGIA BEFORE PARTS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...CLOSER
TO THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW STORM SYSTEM.
THEREFORE...AREAS NEAR COLUMBUS AND AMERICUS COULD SEE A SWITCH TO
SNOW BEFORE AREAS NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA.
UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS CONCERNING ACCUMULATIONS. WITH THE GROUND
STILL RELATIVELY WARM AND THE SNOW MELTING AS IT FALLS INTO THE
WARMER AIR NEAR THE GROUND...ANY SNOW THAT FALLS INITIALLY SHOULD
MELT. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID AND
UPPER 30S OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA AND IN THE LOW 40S OVER AREAS
SOUTH AND EAST OF MACON. HOWEVER...AS THE COLDER AIR PRESSES EAST
AND SOUTH DURING THE DAY...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW COULD RESULT IN
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF A CORDELE TO LOUISVILLE LINE COULD SEE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH BY SUNDAY EVENING. MOST OF THE
ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES
SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. HOWEVER...IF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
OCCUR...ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES COULD FALL ON
ROADWAYS. AREAS SOUTH OF THE CORDELE TO LOUISVILLE LINE WILL SEE
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER
30S.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE TELEVISION
OR RADIO STATION...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
* * *
The Weather Channel:
Let's hope it all pans out! Heck, let's hope it's epic and we get hammered!!!