ShawnEastTN

What's impressive is downslope areas still get away with 8-10" instead of 10-12". No one gets blanked. It's impressive also because those winds would be strong but strongest as the low passes by to our East so at that time forward you also get an upslope component from the NNW that kicks in through the remainder of the storm blowing the snow around.

18z GFS is way further north on its storm for late next week, but man Friday at 6z would be some of the heaviest rates snow I've probably seen since 1993.

To be fair this feels like an environment and setup unlike anything since the time of waterbeds.

For them and many it would rival the Blizzard of 93 in amounts. Though the Blizzard was much much more than just snow amounts the wind was absolutely insane. I think Birmingham got 18" not 100% sure what Huntsville got.

I remember local Met in Chattanooga was watching it a week out staying consistent and at about the 5 day mark he being a new Met to Chattanooga originally from Chicago shocked Chattanooga by saying the word Blizzard on live TV. He said a Blizzard was coming to Chattanooga 5 days in advance and he was joked about until it happened. Met Paul Barys at WRCB. I will always remember that and the storm until I die.

This might belong in a banter thread but I didn't see one except for summer banter unless I am overlooking it. Just read that NWS Morristown's chief meteorologist who's worked for Morristown for over 20 years is retiring. I'm wondering with that sort of experience with our complicated region departing how forecasts may be affected. I imagine some of the backtracking we've seen over the years where overnight would get aggressive then day time back peddle if that was the chief sort of moderating things based on his region knowledge and climatology. Thought it was interesting to share.

Gotta admit this is my favorite type of winter storm. I know it's not forum wide but these are the good long duration snows that really pile up the snow in Eastern areas of the forum when we get them, they often over produce with waves working through that are not always seen until go time and a little backing of the flow occasionally. Would love to get one of these this year. Their NW precip shield also goes well beyond what is modeled 99% of the time.

Didn't really think of that. Think next storm I'll switch to that method, makes sense now that I think about it.

5.5 was my total twice. I sent in my final spotter report about 10 minutes after I went over to sleet and freezing rain and didn't report again after that, at that point I measured 5.5, right at the end of the fluffy snow, then I got light sleet and freezing rain for several hours and it compacted to 4 inches, but then the back side of the storm I got additional fluffy accumulations of 1.5" which brought me back up to 5.5 before if finally came to a complete end. I do wonder how many reports were after compaction that was ingested into their data. I knew once it switched compaction would occur so wanted to get my final measurement right at that point.

Video or pictures never do full justice to flake size or rate of fall. Great video!

Yeah I think for me was about 1 1/2 inch compaction. I had a few heavier freezing rain showers mixed in with the freezing drizzle and sleet. Still some light snow all the way back to Nashville yet so maybe get light snow off and on tonight for some time.

MRX just updated the warning saying moderate to heavy snow possible tonight adding up to 2 additional inches. All but the far southern counties are included in this update but they call out Tri cities and SW Virginia.

I've picked up about another inch and a half since it started snowing again earlier after the freezing rain. My accumulations dropped to 4" after the rain but gained 1.5 again taking me back to my original total. Still snowing but very lightly now. Still fast enough rate to continue to add to totals just at a slower pace. I'm just amazed that it's snowing at a good rate albeit low pace and not really being able to be picked up on radar.

Ahh Hytop just switched into clear air mode and picking up that hidden precip.

Radar for me is nothing, but it's still pouring snow here. That's good to see! Radar isn't picking it up, and it's big flakes, nickels. I hadnt checked in about an hour and I've picked up a nice addition in that time.

Same here finally back to snow and nice rate and nice flakes.

Hope I switch back soon if that whole slug of moisture coming East is freezing rain I'm going to have quite the glaze. I've noticed holly bushes on the property are starting to droop more than during the height of the snow. The ice is starting to add enough weight to limbs to cause them to droop a bit.

I know everyone didn't do well today, but what's really awesome it looks like the next few weeks might remain below average temps and maybe even a storm or 2 to track already.

Fingers crossed that will amp up more as it has been doing and give us all a bit of additional accumulations.

Already compacting snow a bit with freezing rain and sleet topped off at 5.5, but now measure 4". My back yard and woods before it compacts down to a layer of concrete/ice.

Yeah and I did well just hoped for all day snow and no warm nose.

Now I'm getting Freezing rain and sleet mixed. Still 27 degrees. This has been nice at least while it snowed today but this storm doesn't scratch the winter storm itch for me.

Now dry slotted. I'm glad, maybe won't get much sleet to compact my 5"+. If we can get another 1-4 as MRX says before it moves out would be great.

NWS Nashville talking about snow working back in as the evening and night drag on:

Made it to 5.5" before sleet reached me, hopefully as the axis of warm nose move East eventually can still pick up a couple inches of snow from the back side of the storm hopefully. Still snowing obs in Arkansas and West Tennessee.