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  1. tnweathernut
    Christmas Day 2020 was more special for me than the rain changing to snow that fell Dec 24th……. The wrap around produced very heavy snow at times here in N Johnson City. Was beautiful.
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    Happened in 1985……. Remember seeing them through the sun and blue skies.
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    Overall, I’m encouraged by what we are seeing in December. Popping a PNA and watching a beautiful block form leads me to believe we will have our chances this year………….aside from whatever we can try to find (snow wise) from the 22-27th. It’s early on and I guess I’m just happy to not be staring at 70s for Christmas. Although I do admit as I get older, warmer weather bothers me less and less. lol
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    Agree. Here in east TN, the Morristown NWS office at times has to see the snow falling before making the type of statement Nashville made. lol Complicated evolution coming up. Northern stream systems are notorious to throw wrenches in things, especially when there’s the potential of a phase and especially when there is a handoff of energy to occur. Probably wise for Nashville to at least mention it. As they say, the coming cold will be so sudden, even a small amount of snow/ice could prove to be a problem in such a populated area as Nashville. There have been SO many move to that area, it wouldn’t surprise me if that factored in to the decision to make the statement.
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    Yeah, I’m just messing with you a bit. It’s not every year we have a chance to chase snow by watching models around Christmas!
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    I sure hope it snows somewhere in the Tennessee Valley. A dedicated thread seven days out for tracking a cold front will be miserable. Lol no offense, Wurbus……
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    Upslope would be "killer" for the mountains with that setup, providing all the trees don't get blown down. haha
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    No worries. I usually only look at the upper levels. In the case of my post I was solely looking at the surface. lol
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    Looks like a strong cold front similar to the Canadian to me............. How it handles the northern stream the first 72 hours makes all the difference in the world.
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    After that run, no where to go but down for the eastern 1/2 of Tennessee. lol That said, I really hope to have to eat these words.
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    lol. Quote of the year from an east TN perspective….
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    Regardless of snow or no snow from the 23rd through the 28th, I'm happy for the ski resorts. Looks like they will get off to a banner year and have plenty of great weather to make snow. After a few crippling duds the last 5 years, I'm glad to see them have an opportunity to get off to a good start.
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    Modeling shows what minor changes means for overall potential in the 6-10 day and beyond. Northern stream further southwest, southern stream a touch slower and further north/west........ Good steps in the right direction. I'm not ready to give up on the system for Monday night and Tuesday yet either. Modeling has slowly been bringing this back around and I think it's possible a light event occurs somewhere in the southeast/mid south. We are within 120 hours, so it's probably going to have to start taking bigger steps soon............... In the words of Jim Carey from Dumb & Dumber............... "so you're telling me there's a chance"
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    The biggest unknown (i.e. wildcard) IMO is the energy traversing the northern gulf of Mexico around days 6-8 and how it interacts with the northern stream energy once near/off the SE coast. The modeling is keying on a piece of southern energy being captured around FL to off the east coast and pulled northward . IF (big if, but time for modeling to miss significantly for better or worse) the piece of energy captured is in the northern gulf vs the FL/SE coastline, it changes how things play out. As shown on the CMC and Euro, the wavelengths are just a bit off.......... but it's close enough to keep me interested. Also, like mentioned........... there's possibly an imbedded northern stream piece of energy somewhere that may show up once the cold is established.
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    I kinda hope that DOESN'T come down the front range of the Rockies............ eek.
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    Best wishes for better health in the year to come. Glad to have you back.
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    The pattern as shown would likely be a better one for you sooner than for the plateau and points east in TN. This is a lot of speculation of course and is based on how similar patterns have behaved, but a pattern like the one shown will usually hit areas from Arkansas to west (and possibly middle) Tennessee before our area. As the boundary presses south and east we'd wait for a follower to have our fun. If the pattern fully matures as shown on the ensembles, it wouldn't surprise me to see a larger part of Tennessee have a winter opportunity. I guess what I'm saying in a nutshell is you could potentially have fun toward the front end of the pattern change and also other opportunities as the pattern matures, before the pattern shown runs out of gas and then we all wait for the next iteration of a pattern that could produce a winter system for the southeast. I grew up in Gallatin, so living northwest of Nashville puts you in a good spot as compared to areas to your south and east.
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    Just glancing at the GEFS out through 300.................... on TT. Pattern looks good to possibly great, although that doesn't mean we have to score here in the Tennessee Valley. Near perfect patterns can have misses. It's something we do very well......... Massive west based -NAO will likely linger a bit more than shown (LOVE the look of the highest heights centered around Baffin Bay - it's a good location for our area if you want the possibility of winter). The move to a -EPO, -AO and +PNA as the pattern progresses makes sense given what I'm seeing. This could introduce cross polar flow at some point. What we know at this point is the likelihood of a winter event in the southeast is on the rise. Figuring out which threat may prompt a dedicated thread is still up for debate. I'm just looking forward to having something to track. That said, I don't want any part of an ice storm.
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    The evolution of the blocking on the 6z GFS is one of the most extreme events I have seen at 500 since I started following modeling.
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    The energy dives in and is negatively tilted (versus not on the last run) over the central TN valley as compared to the prior run. LONG way to go at 168 hours out....
  21. tnweathernut
    Let's get this party bus rolling. At the very least it might roll in the mountains.
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    I wasn't going to say anything............. lol Hope everyone has been doing well. Looking forward to the changing seasons.
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    It does me too, but for the midatlantic and northeast............. unfortunately! :-(
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    I noticed that. At 500 it looked much more consolidated. I was a bit confused to finally switch to the surface and see multiple areas trying to develop low pressure.
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    We need a quicker phase further southwest. Looks like what becomes the primary energy is off the east coast and it gets going a little late. Still a BIG storm and the upper MA to the northeast would get raked. Just nice to see a big storm showing on the east coast. Hope the individuals show the potential there for a quicker, further southwest phase.
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