Save the itchy algae!

Just now, Kasper said:

WVLT says no worries just rain for the valley, all the way to Knox lol! I would like to know what they are looking at.

History.

Is it just me or is that vort riding behind the main storm looking pretty good too?

Not counting the 18z gfs, this has reminded me of the 4-corners lows that people in the plains love for big snows.  Interesting to see things shifted so far to the east.  

3 minutes ago, Holston_River_Rambler said:

I think in the case of our area (specifically central parts of the eastern great valley), we want a low to pop around New Orleans or Mobile and make a run at Cape Hatteras. TBH we don't want any sort of a hand off, since even if it was cold, that would hurt any TROWL/ deform band as the hand off occurs. 

Well let’s hope this was just happy hour gfs doing it’s thing then.  It doesn’t come close to the gulf this run.

Would we need the handoff to happen sooner? Or would that just cause an apps runner?

4 minutes ago, VOLtage said:

Finally starting to get some decent snow

Maryville, right?

Anybody in Farragut with a report?

Maybe a 1/4” on the ground here at the hospital in Powell on Emory road.  A round of rain moved in earlier and wiped out the snow around 3.  The snow that’s falling now feels like it isn’t going anywhere.

Driving from Farragut towards Powell and it looks like It’s back to a mix around west hills.  

Just now, PowellVolz said:

Interesting. My buddy lives on the Knox/Loudon line and he just sent me a pic of it snowing. It’s pouring at my house


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It poured snow for ten minutes, turned ground white, changed to rain.

Rain getting heavier in Farragut.  Disappointing.  It started with heavy snow.

3 minutes ago, PowellVolz said:

Headed up the valley


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That’s rain unfortunately

Really expected to wake up to things going poof this morning.

Finally figured out my password situation.  Glad to be back!

10 minutes ago, Stovepipe said:

I appreciate the obs western neighbor!  

Same to you! You’re my go to for updates when I’m stuck in the hospital.

35 minutes ago, Save the itchy algae! said:

I’m leaving the hospital in Powell now and it’s light rain and 36.  Will give update on way home to Farragut.

Made it back to Farragut.  It was mostly rain all along 75/40 but had some snow mix in and it was 34 degrees.  I hit Pelissippi and it changed to 70/30 sn/rn mix at 33.  Once I passed Costco it dropped to 32 and became all snow.  At the house there’s slush on everywhere but the roads/sidewalks/etc.  just as I walked in it changed to freezing rain but looks like it’s back to snow now.

I’m leaving the hospital in Powell now and it’s light rain and 36.  Will give update on way home to Farragut.

25 minutes ago, Carvers Gap said:

So, who wants to talk about the 0z GFS-para?

I’m off work now so you can talk dirty.

19 in Powell 21 in Farragut. Mostly clear skies with perhaps a slight haze.

21 minutes ago, John1122 said:

NAM has major WAA beginning in a few hours.  The temperature at Morristown and Knox for instance are predicted to go up 3 to 4 degrees between 4 and 7am.  Be curious to see if that actually happens or if it's just the NAM being off. 

I’ve seen radiational cooling offset waa before, but that was in KS where radiational cooling takes on a different meaning than here.  That place turns into a moonscape with just a little snow on the ground.

Good cooling + waa usually means nice lift though 

12 minutes ago, PowellVolz said:

MRX just moved to the edge of their seat.


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Why? MRX looks like the only zone in the entire region that gets nothing from this outside of coastal SE states, am I missing something? Depression setting in hard for this miss.

16 hours ago, John1122 said:

MRX map. 

 

I’m about sick of MRX and their measurements.  I need to see their ruler dammit.  

18 hours ago, bearman said:

That is amazing I had around .2 in Cedar Bluff.  I do not believe we ever transitioned to all snow all night.

My aunt lives in cedar bluff and she said she had nothing.

7 hours ago, jaxjagman said:

What kind if claim are you looking for,we live in a hole surrounded by rims.We don't get snows like you guys do  in the east,never will

If Nash is a hole surrounded by rims then Knox is the Mariana trench surrounded by the Himalayas.  

Had 3” in Farragut, it’s all gone now.

I’m a little disappointed with the afd wording.  They just don’t seem too impressed z