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The early call: Snow goes west of us again

Posted Mar05, 2008 at 10:45 AM

At this point, it appears that a new low pressure system for Friday and Saturday will track far enough inland that the significant snow will pass west of us, which has pretty much been the way this winter has gone. This snowfall map from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center illustrates the most likely area heavier snow. But it is closer than many of the previous systems, and will need to be monitored for any forecast changes that could jog this storm slightly eastward. That hasn't been the trend this winter, though -- most storms have ended up farther west than the early forecasts show.

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# 1

[March 6, 2008 3:55 PM]

Angela
Kevin, Looks like your early call may pan out. I was pretty excited when I saw Henry Margusity's first snow map..he had us in heavy snows for Fri. into Sat. Today he also seem to think that the storm will be tracking inland..although he does still have us in the 3 to 6 inch range..or on the edges of (I can never tell). Our temps..according to Blacksburgs NWS look too high for snow. Ahh well..we shall see. It would be great to finally get some snow. Here's where I read Henry's blog.. http://www.accuweather.com/news-blogs.asp?partner=accuweather&blog=meteomadness
# 2

[March 6, 2008 3:59 PM]

Kevin Myatt
I'm definitely holding serve on the snow part of this storm going west ... the last couple of storms are shifting a little farther east than most this season, but time is about to run out on winter and by the time we get one to come up the coast, if that in fact happens later this month, there may not be enough cold air for snow
# 3

[March 6, 2008 10:19 PM]

Doug Griggs
Hello, kevin and friends. This storm will definitely be an all-rain event, at least in all but the highest elevations. Also, Robin Reed at 6 PM this evening said that one of the latest computer models shows another "splitting" of the rain, with one blob further south and east mostly (we would be in the western edge of this grouping) and the other blob much further west, with snow in Indiana and western Ohio.
# 4

[March 7, 2008 3:58 PM]

Angela
Ah well, the rain is indeed greatly needed. I wasn't hoping for blizzard conditions..like they are or will be getting to our west ect..but some nice snow would have been a treat. Maybe next year.
# 5

[March 8, 2008 1:29 PM]

John
Hello, It is almost 1:30pm and we are getting heavy snow flurries in Indian Valley, Floyd County. Temperature has been falling and it is currently 36 degrees. We had heavy hail come through about an hour and half earlier. This confirms my earlier suspicion that the current NWS forecast for our area is a bit off.
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