Monthly Archives: February 2010

> The season of winter is defined primarily in 2 ways. #1:There is Meteorological winter which is considered the months of December, January and February. #2: There is astronomical winter which is defined as the period between the winter solstice … Continue reading →

> I think we will see some white stuff falling but little or no accumulation around Charlotte. The problem lies in the moisture arriving much earlier than the cold air. If there is to be a dusting to around an … Continue reading →

> I get to be on my favorite podcast tonight called Weather Brains. If you are a weather geek this is the show for you. Tonight’s topic will be social media and societal impacts in weather. Should be some good … Continue reading →

> http://cdn.www.smugmug.com/swfs/badge/flashbadge.swf?introMode=fadein&autorepeat=true&gridRows=3&gridColumns=4&gridSpacing=1&gridDelay=2&autoHideDelay=4&slideshowDelay=4&autostart=true&aboutlink=&sharelink=&background=%23000000&displayMode=full&useLargeImages=true&albumID=11314197&albumKey=bDnq4&order=norandom&width=200&feedType=&nickName=pano&height=200&BadgeHost=cdn.www.smugmug.com&showCaptions=false There has been a bunch of them across the southeast especially in South Carolina. Where a few spots like Columbia had 8.6” and their old record was 0” ! Some of the most amazing totals and pictures came … Continue reading →

> When people from other parts of the country hear that there are ski resorts in the North Carolina Mountains they are amazed. People tend to forget that the central Appalachians have elevations of 5-6,000 feet. That combined with a … Continue reading →

> It won’t be a record breaker for Charlotte area but this storm will continue to set records for areas of the deep south as snow falls in areas that have gone 30 years with out measurable snow. Here is … Continue reading →

> Records are meant to be broken and this winter El Nino has done just that for many cities in the mid-Atlantic. Scary thing for these cities is there’s still a whole month left in winter which doesn’t officially end … Continue reading →

> This is a cross section of the winds that are mixing down to the surface, Notice how low the core of 65kt winds are this evening. Charlotte Boone   Here the same cross-section for Boon notice how much closer … Continue reading →

> The big storm coming in tonight through weekend will mostly be rain for Charlotte, even though I expect some mixing in of snow and sleet later tonight before it changes to rain by sunrise Friday. The worst of the … Continue reading →

>   Okay so how did I do on my forecast this past weekends winter storm? End up not too bad I did go too high on the my snow/sleet totals but overall it ended up being pretty good The … Continue reading →