Steven Pearce

@Casey @modretro Have thought for years an online multiplayer of this would be the best of all time. That or the Super Nintendo version of Mario Kart.

been waiting my entire adult life for this - @modretro

@RaleighWx Thanks

@stvnprc He could be driving right through a line of rain/storms/severe weather in the morning

@RaleighWx I have a friend that needs to travel by car from Charlotte to Atlanta tomorrow morning. Do you recommend that he leaves at a certain time to avoid the weather or do you think he’ll be OK leaving by 7 AM in the morning?

@Degenteel_ Eat grass fed beef, a lot of it.

What is an underrated weight loss tip?

@RaleighWx Funny how things work out. You guys could still hit 6”+ at this rate if things continue at the same pace.

Up to 3 inches now, 5 miles west of Youngsville.

@RaleighWx Think another 4”-6” is plausible in Morehead City?

The latest HRRR 15 min images show the dry zone from RDU to FAY to ILM closing up by 7:15pm. Then we should see a period of 6-8 hours of snow moderate to heavy at times with 2-4 inches likely in that zone. We shall see.

@WeatherNation Sure. Newport, NC.

@stvnprc Wow! That snow is blowing! Nice shot, Steven! Can you confirm where this was filmed? Would you allow WeatherNation to share your video on-air & online, with full credit to you?

@NWSMoreheadCity HWY 24 near Nine Mile Road.

@RaleighWx I’d say your recommendation on Carteret County was a good one.

@stvnprc Hmm interesting question. Cartaret probably, it has a higher ceiling being near the coastal low.

@RaleighWx If you could choose to be in Johnston County or Carteret County to see the most snow and have the most fun in the snow, what would be your choice for this storm?

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@stvnprc I am not sure what that is reference too

@RaleighWx What’s your take on the air mass being shallow such that the dry air won’t be much of an impact on the storm? In other words, dry air 500 mill bars may not be relevant for this set up. Thoughts?

@RaleighWx Have you ever had a more narrow zone than zone B?

Ok here is my updated forecast, I put out an hour ago based mostly on 12z data. Knowing how this storm is going, I may have to update again!

@RaleighWx I was looking at section D, which says 3-7.

@stvnprc I am forecasting 8-14 for the coast.

My morning update before the 12z data comes in. and my updated map patreon.com/posts/1-30-26-…

@RaleighWx Being a meteorologist forecasting a winter storm in NC has got to the up there on the lists of unenviable jobs.

@stvnprc I dont trust any one model. BUt I do start to look at the HRRR, NAM-3km, RFFS, RGEM more closely but still factor in the ECMWF/GFS.

00z HRRR with a pretty snowy run for central/eastern NC and still going at hour 48

@burgwx So is the atmosphere dry at or below where the snow will be produced in the Triangle?

While dry slotting is a legitimate concern in parts of the Carolinas in a corridor between the upper-level low forced cold core precipitation to the south/west & developing coastal low to the east, 500-hPa relative humidity is not a good metric to use here. The primary driver of this snowstorm is a tropopause polar vortex (TPV) diving down to unusually low latitudes. TPVs are associated with very low tropopauses, and in this case 500mb is actually sampling the tropopause over parts of the Carolinas — meaning the cold-core forced snow is being produced at and falling well below 500mb.

@RaleighWx CAD has proved strong. 25° in Kenly as band moves in.

@stvnprc Could be close but I think you may edge up to 33/34. But we shall see.

@RaleighWx do you think Kenly (27542) gets above freezing before big slug of precipitation moves through late today?

@RaleighWx Thanks