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  1. Local Yokel Wx
    I'm right there with ya. The evergreen plant impact is more noticeable, but my favorite is the Jackson Paper Mill in Sylva. I lived downtown about the Coffee Shop for years and would always notice its extremely small impact up and down Downtown and up Skyland a few miles at times. I'll have to dig up some pictures i took of the stack extending over downtown or feeding a larger cloud/fog.
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    i noticed that as well. I drove 74 to Asheville this morning around 730a and going nearby Clyde (Jones Cove exit) the mill effect was in full swing, fog/low clouds much thicker than back in Waynesville and cleared right up once we drove past Exit 32, temp at 25°F.
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    20.8°F down the way in Waynesville
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    Went ahead and let the boss lady know I will not be in tomorrow (waynesville to asheville daily commute). Still thinking 4" or more is possible for Waynesville, which is all I need to cover up the fields around us.
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    Indeed...
  6. Local Yokel Wx
    Higher up the better, closer to the escarpment the better. Anything above 3000' will feature very good snow rates and all snow throughout the event. Not factoring in lodging rates, I would push to Lake Toxaway and Sapphire Valley, but like you and @BlueRidgeFolklore have mentioned, anywhere along the 64 corridor will be gravy. If you can make the extra 20 min drive, Yellow Mountain nearby Lake Glenville is a decent spot with its 5k plus elevation and there are airbnbs up there.
  7. Local Yokel Wx
    By the way, thanks @Met1985 for being the voice of reason for this event! It's so easy to get excited and your reminders are helpful. @BlueRidgeFolklore, your spot is a tough call for us. Sort of a battle ground between elevation and higher precip rates. Are you up 276 at all (above the town's elevation of 2100')?
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    elevation issues and cold air not fully making it to the valley floor. I'd be surprised to see Bryson and the likes pick up more than 1 - 2". It also hurts there position related to upslope/downslope flow off the escarpment and highlands plateau. Those valleys are the some of the most sheltered valleys around. Heck, Cullowhee in particular is one of the largest, deepest valleys in the Appalachians, surrounded by 5 - 6k foot ridgelines on every side but a sliver going through Sylva. For Haywood, the northern portion the county will not get as much as those south of town going up 215 in the first round but the backend NW flow should make up for this. Maybe another downslope issue?
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    I feel you on the double digit desire. For me, the cutoff for a good snow storm is covering the blades of grass. Used to be 2 - 3" but now our house sits on pasture land so our grass is much taller now, lol, pushing our "good snow" cutoff to about 4 - 6". Gonna take a stab and guess where your spot is. Would it be up Caney near Rough Butt Bald or perhaps Piney Mtn? Not trying to uncover your honey hole, just curious being the GIS geek I am.
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    A Southwest Special indeed. The Southern Highlands Plateau to the Great Balsams and most of southern Haywood should do really well. We're sticking to our snowcast map from yesterday and will narrow the ranges some, but your 3 - 6" for Balsam call is what I'm telling my friend up Chad Crawford. If you're jonesing for snow and want to ride it out cabin style, the Highlands - Cashiers - Lake Toxaway corridor will be the easiest setup. Just be safe out there! One of the things I'll be watching with this event is the front and back end snowfalls. I wonder if the Smokies will win out for highest totals compared to say Richland Balsam (or anywhere along the Great Balsams) bc of NW flow on the backside, but alas, we'll may never know the totals up and along the Great Balsams with so little observations. I work for a non profit that manages the Shining Rock and Middle Prong Wilderness Areas and will reach out to our ranger to see if they can give us data/pics from their daily walkabout.
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    The deeper valleys in SW NC have me worried about lower totals and the escarpment is also an interesting curveball (higher totals with upslope). Could end up being a Southern Highlands Plateau special for our neck of the woods. Early back of the envelope forecast for most of SW NC (populated areas) is 2 - 4" but we are holding off on our SNOWCAST map till later this afternoon; even then it might be premature. The NW flow locations should do great either way.
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    Threw this on our social media feeds but I thought this group might appreciate this more so (a rain, not snow post)... Highlands was 3.45" shy of beating Mt Mitchell for the annual rainfall state record of 139.94" in 2018. Highlands broke it's own record on 11/12/20 & collected 136.50" of rain in 2020! Past 3 years 2018 - 125.46" 2019 - 111.78" 2020 - 136.50" 1990 - 2010 annual average - 89.46"
  14. Local Yokel Wx
    It did thunder the other day.
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    Mt Lyn Lowry @ 6037' has been stuck at 36F for hours now, but its slowly beginning to drop, even with a light southerly wind.
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    I second that notion (motion). All those in favor say aye...
  17. Local Yokel Wx
    We'll see and pick up snow Thursday afternoon/overnight but the temps on Christmas Day will be brutal (not end of the world cold, but our first real slap in the face cold for the season). Our first foray into single digits territory is likely for our higher elevation folks.
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    Is there any talk of an upgrade for the new radar? My biggest complaint is the upload speed and I wonder if its tied to server space or the migration to the new radar
  19. Local Yokel Wx
    Snuck out a trace of snow last night here in Waynesville on car tops, tips of grass, and roof lines.
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    Any other Friday with snow its a big deal but throw Christmas Day into the mix and its already getting amped up on social media. We're telling our followers to hang tight, check back in on Monday.
  21. Local Yokel Wx
    Hey Met, did you get anything up Crabtree? Cat has seen steady snow all day and I was wondering about Crabtree.
  22. Local Yokel Wx
    Just the dusting for us but it was pretty while it lasted.
  23. Local Yokel Wx
    too funny, my friend over in balsam was complaining about just that. I'll take what i can get since im below 3500'
  24. Local Yokel Wx
    Managed a quick dusting here in Waynesville. Granular snow. Temp 30F
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    CAA has yet to scour out the warmer temps in the deeper valleys as of midday. We don't expect anything to stick here of course but I find these NW flow/CAA/CAD events fascinating to play out on temp readings across SW NC Mt Lyn Lowery (6037') - 25°F Cat (5400') - 29°F Balsam (3310') - 34°F Waynesville (2755') - 37°F Sylva (2036') - 42°F Bryson City (1752') - 42°F
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