Entries by Doug Simonian

Incredibly active winter weather pattern continues this week

There is an old saying in meteorology and folklore which says “Dry begets dry”. An adaptation of that saying could be true over the next 7 days in our area; as “Snow begets snow”. Monday’s snowstorm, as the story is written, brought 7-10″ to a vast majority of the forecast area. With periods of moderate […]

Light snow likely tonight for coastal sections

As a major winter storm is hitting the Southeast, model guidance has made subtle shifts to the northwest, showing the storm grazing our area. However, climatologically speaking, a storm that dumps heavy snow to the coastal regions of the Southeast tend to track too far east for major snowfall to our region, which is what […]

Live Blog: Major winter storm imminent

Another snowstorm is upon us, which means it’s time for another live blog entry. Here, we continuously give updates on the storm throughout the day, whether it’s talking about the radar imagery, expected banding, short-range mesoscale model trends, general atmospheric conditions, or simply what one can expect at a given timeframe. 5:45pm Update: Heavy snow for […]