Triangle snow lovers are watching the forecasts with hope that predictions of several inches of snow do not dwindle down to a trace.
Even the most optimistic forecasts this week — on Thursday, 6-8 inches of snow in the Triangle and 2-7 inches of snow across the Charlotte area — won’t come close to Raleigh’s biggest snow event in recent memory: the 20-inch total drop dubbed a “once-in-a-lifetime” storm in the January 2000 pages of The News & Observer.
(As of Friday morning, Jan. 30, the Triangle is holding steady with a 6-8 inch forecast, with a “localized amounts vary” qualifier.)…