SNOW is the word here in the roanoke valley . The Snow in the carolinas i had talked about in the blog the other night has moved north and the potental for heavy wet snow on thursday afternoon is likely thru the evening ..
I will break it all down for you
FIrst What is against us vs whats for us in this event
Against
Warm Roads
For us
Cold AIr Moves in
High Precip out of Gulf
East and Northeast winds Cause Oragraphic Lift causing heavier snow in locations
Strenthens while coming thru
Timing
Rain Starts in the Early Morning . 7a or 8 maybee 10 at the latest
Cold air filters in turns it all to snow at 12p-1p accumulates thru the end around midnight or 2am
EURO
NAM
Timing
RAIN MOVING IN
MIXING STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE
HEAVY SNOW STARTS AND FALLS QUICKLY
AMOUNTS
ROANOKE :4-9 Inches
LYNCHBURG :3-6 Inches
TRIAD NC 1-4"
WHY MORE AND THE 4-9?
Oragraphic Lift
MORE PRECIP SQUEEZED OUT
Would Not Be supprised of a 10 or 12 inch amount in the sweet spot in va
Nowcasts Coming tommorrow
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