Blue Ridge

Flurries in Pineapple Springs

Sleet hitting the windows in HS.

Ah yes, noted wishcast artist *checks notes* Eric Webb?

He posted in the disco thread - snow for the past hour, apparently. Down south, it’s still a rain/snow mix.

Upon what is this prediction based?

Hi, it’s me…the sleet zone

Good luck - we’re flirting with 32 here but I think power loss is a foregone conclusion given the frequency of interruption at this point. Fingers crossed we torch just enough before the worst winds move in.

Temp creeping up to 31 during lulls. Otherwise steady state with moderate ZR. Not a hint of sleet for some time.

Flipped to all ZR and it’s adding up fast. Gusting 20-25. Just had the first power flicker of the day.

Same thing in Southern Wake. Window rattling sleet. edit to add: Wind picking up with gusts to 25 MPH. I’m glad this has been an IP show thus far.

If you’re looking at a “precip depiction” view, toss it. Those are flawed algorithms and rarely get basic rain/snow changeover correct, much less a mixed bag of WTF like we have this AM.

Nearly identical scene down here, albeit with somehow less sleet.

80/20 ZR/IP just south of Downtown Holly Springs

Came back to check on y’all because misery loves company. And because the NAM clowns spat out a fair amount of ZR across East TN. Can’t even visit family at home to escape the ice for this one!

Anxious to see a breakdown of what this run actually shows. The surface presentation is an unholy cluster-**** mess.

I’m happy to have a red tag validate a feeling I’ve long had but never really expressed. (In my day, hating the NAM was cool - but then the hipsters co-opted the movement.) Is there an explanation for its strange precip outputs?

With Duke electric, a generator is a good idea regardless of forecast! (Am I a true North Carolinian yet?)

And likely snow to a lot of ice for Central NC, given surface temps.

Surface temps in the Triangle aren’t going above freezing for some time with that look.

I finally move to the area only to find Widre has gone missing. Fml

Nice little reverse jinx. Good looking out, MRX! I do find it peculiar to drop the WWA in areas that have already seen snow. Criteria is so low, I would imagine leaving in place would be beneficial to cover potential road hazards at minimum.

45°F on the nose with steady light rain. Perfect fall day.

The first wave strengthened as it moved north and east, bringing quite a bit of lightning to the Tri-Cities. We had roughly five minutes of absolutely torrential rain with a breeze that sent sheets onto the window. It sounded for all the world like someone spraying the window with a garden hose from a few feet away. As for the second wave which featured the line responsible for the warning around Knoxville, I saw velocities as high as 84 MPH depicted just prior to the warning's issuance. KMRX's beam height is roughly 2500-3000 ft at that point, so there was likely no ground truth. That said... 0100 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4.3 W GATLINBURG 35.72N 83.57W 12/30/2019 M84 MPH SEVIER TN MESONET COVE MOUNTAIN OBSERVATION SITE RECORDED AN 84 MPH GUST. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND WAS 34 MPH.

Tornado on the ground in southern MS: The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Lincoln County in south central Mississippi... Southeastern Franklin County in southwestern Mississippi... * Until 345 PM CST. * At 250 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Smithdale, or 8 miles north of Liberty, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic storm will be near... Little Springs around 305 PM CST. Center Point around 310 PM CST. West Lincoln around 325 PM CST. Bogue Chitto around 330 PM CST. Enterprise around 335 PM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornado Watch #685 is now in effect for Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties in TN as well as all of Southwest VA excluding Lee Co.