Friday, January 13, 2012

Clipper Event Winding Down. Strong Gusty Winds for the Overnight and Getting Chilly Friday.

Tonight's clipper proved to put down more than I expected, with some folks across northern AL and GA reporting a good bit of flakage so congrats to them. As you would believe, the NC mountains got in on some nice snowflakes as well but for anyone east of the Apps, that chance was diminshed a good bit as the drier airflow on the other side prevented anything that tried to come down on the other side, especially since it is notoriously known that the Apps "eat up" the precipitation.

Winds tonight seem to be quite nasty out there. Latest Wind Advisory information suggested winds could actually peak at 50 mph for some during the overnight (already a 35 mph peak gust here in Gastonia) so they may strengthen more it seems. Quite impressive but these winds should gradually diminsh as we progress through the early portion of Friday. Hopefully you had your loose objects secured or put away before the winds swept in, as I'm sure that if you are like me the trash can may have been knocked over or blown down the road...

Friday will be chilly as forecasted with highs still looking like it will be in the 40s and down into the 20s for lows but we will slowly moderate afterwards toward the 50s as we get into next week.. Not out of the question that parts of TN will be stuck in the 30s for highs so it will be quite a cold one for that day. We'll see how low we can go. Next chance of rain afterwards appears to be sometime around the Monday/Tuesday timeframe for much of the region.

I will post an update tomorrow on any reports of the clipper event posted on the forum for recording purposes. Until then, later folks.

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