McDowell_Weather

Im really worried about mixing for the foothills. Especially below 2500 feet mcdowell burke and Rutherford are all in an isothermal belt to me if the nam holds it screams sleet....

I guess well see but im along the escapement and im worried about mixing if i was south of 40 id be buying a generator....

Just now, burrel2 said:

06z CMC trended the mix line further south in to the upstate Sunday morning compared to 00z. Still has mostly sleet/zr all the way to the nc/va border though.

Need stronger hp this is why i haven't jumped on those big totals feb 2014 was a lesson learned this storm reminds me alot of it got 3in of sleet ughh. Until the nam trends colder my expectations are in check like the ole vern gosdin song this aint my first rodeo lol

The mix line will be closer to hwy 64 imho guna be a sleetfest for elevations below 2500 feet.

2 minutes ago, strongwxnc said:

Lol. Same here. I set up shop in the kitchen next to the back door. Light on, door open..


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Me too so I don't wake anyone I can open the door to the carport to look at the street light good for those fine flakes lol I just got a generac generator from Lowe's with enough propane for two months7000 thousand dollars my moms on oxygen gotta keep it running I also bought a 95 toyota 4×4 this week so all I got to say is BRING IT scouts motto always prepared lol

4 minutes ago, BretWheatley said:

Phew. Tomorrow and Friday are going to be a RIDE. Gotta sleep now to prepare. 

Sleep ahh yess something tells me I'll get very little and I can hear my wife now YESS HEATH it's still snowing quite opening the damn door every two seconds!!!!

23 minutes ago, HKY_WX said:

For the northern Foothills/Mountains, I think it's all systems go... My only concern for the central/southern Mountains/Foothills is whether sleet/zr mixes in and reduces totals significantly. Need to wait until we get w/in NAM range to pinpoint that. As far as SLP track, I still see this as more of a A/B hybrid type track. Wouldn't surprise me to see a renegade SLP pop a little further north on the SW corner of the wedge (Central GA/AL area???), which often happens as the STJ vort pushes east. And then jump to the southeast coast. Overall, something to keep in mind as well is if this vort can continue to trend more cutoff. That could generate some T-SN possibilities and more enhanced banding. I continue to Harken back to Dec 2002 and Feb 2004.

This is my biggest concern I'm still trying to recover from Feb 14.....

Here here great write up HT spot on as usual. Carry on 

1 minute ago, wxduncan said:

Good to hear I'm really pulling for at least 12+ I could care less about those 15-25 totals just want a foot that would be amazing for around here.

I could see us getting 8-16 I know that's I big spread but I'm waiting on the nam before I fine tune that. If we can stay all snow longer we could get two feet. The problem is warm air aloft we almost always get a little sleep mixed in that can really cut totals down but for right now we got second row seats to this one mtns got front row but hey I ain't complaining it's the first week of December lol

3 minutes ago, wxduncan said:

With these south trends do you think Burke county just west of Hickory still can score 12+ or is going to go downhill from here?

We're sitting pretty no worry's. 

1 minute ago, calculus1 said:

Yeah, that's definitely not a favorite feature of mine.  I'm not sure why it's doing that either.  When the moisture comes from the south, the mountains shouldn't have the effect that they do when it comes from the west or northwest.

I've always thought the south mountains always helped with lift I could be wrong...

11 minutes ago, griteater said:

30 inches of clown snow for snowniner

I only get 12-15 while five miles down the road gets almost 24-30 TOSS!!! JK thanks for your input this week it feels like the good ole days with burgar doing pbp.

Fellas i got me a 95 toyota pickup 4×4 v6 today hopefully just in time to test her out this weekend fingers crossed. The upcoming storm was a factor in the purchase traded an acre of land for it lol my granddaddy woulda give a case of his finest lol 

8 minutes ago, BretWheatley said:

Any ideas about the winds w/ this weekend’s system? 

To add, Jason on WLOS said we can expect a “solid 6-10 inches with many places over a foot” ... 

Im anxious to find out with heavy enough rates you dont need to much wind just a breez can cause whiteout conditions i sure would love to experience blizzard conditions imby without having to ride to roan mtn

Been a wild ride here along the escarpment i was three when 93 hit my son is 2 1/2 feels like da ju vue lol I will feel alot better when we get in the nams wheelhouse. 

1 minute ago, ryan1234 said:

While you may be right, it's also way too early to make bold statements like that. It was only last year that the Atlanta burbs got over a foot, around the same time. 

Less than a 50% chance of less than one inch woke up too 9 inches it takes alot to go right but the overall setup is definitely there.

31 minutes ago, Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said:

FV3 is just an absolute crush job. 

I wish that model run was on thursday or Friday its been 93 since our last two footer county wide i guess well see but at least were nw of 85.

The fv3 is a beaut i would love to see upstate sc score for a change.

Fellas i would be lying if i said i wasent excited lol As long as we dont start trending toward the cmc im good....

On ‎11‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 11:11 PM, SnoJoe said:

Just had a gust to 41. I had an inch of snow but not sure where it went after that.

Hey Joe hope all is well. How's your house at the coast?

On 11/15/2018 at 12:06 PM, Iceagewhereartthou said:

I wanted chime in here, I'm getting a new station. I did a lot of research on these and its hard to get much below $100, but I found one I'm going to try. I had an Accurite 3 in 1 which was about $80. I loved the display, but after about a year and a half the outside unit stopped sending. I called and was told I'd have to purchase another one. After researching, this seems to be a very common issue with the Accurites.

This time I looked at units under $200 and the Ambient 2902a gets great reviews everywhere. https://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Weather-WiFi-Station/dp/B01N5TEHLI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542301144&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=ambient+weather+ws-2902a

This is a 5 in 1with all the features, including internet access and a wunderground site. I decided I probably wont do all that so they also have a ws-1900 for half the price. All the same hardware but without the internet software. 

https://www.ambientweather.com/amws1900.html

So I can't speak first hand on this one, but this is the one I'm going with for the under 100 range.

Thanks man i appreciate the input.

20 minutes ago, strongwxnc said:

Just had a burst of IP at 36 degrees.
Nice


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You lucky dog 

43 minutes ago, strongwxnc said:

If only... hope this is a good signal as we head into the the next few months.
Heavy ass rain at 36 degrees!


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 I jumped from 33° to 36° in about an hour but a few locations around me is at 32 crazy what elevation can do.

41 minutes ago, Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said:

Hearing reports that 221 from Baxter up to Linville caverns is slick and on 70/40 from old fort to ridgecrest is slick as well. Be careful out there!

School bus just stopped at the nieghbors normaly if the coves bad theres a two hr delay.

Happy for those who saw something ive truly enjoyed tracking this storm. Thanks for all the input i learned a few a things. We really do have a special se crew god bless.