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    Historic Tennessee Valley Cold, Snow, and Ice Events

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    1 hour ago, Holston_River_Rambler said:

    Kind of an other side of the same coin question here, but there is an epic fail storm that I've always wanted to ask y'all about.  I can't remember the actual date, so I was wondering if any of you did. It must have been between 94 and 99 since I had begun to watch the Weather Channel after 93 and got out of that after 2000. (I used to leave it on, volume down, while I slept and would love to wake up at 2-3 am sometimes and hear some of the crazier shenanigans late night on air.)  Anyway I would watch the 5 day business planner and sometimes you'd see snow at day 5 and I'd then track it (just by watching the snow icon each day) until it was on the local on the 8s or whatever that was called when there was just music and no voice.  I had no knowledge of models or anything like that then, I just thought they updated the forecast around or after 2 AM and 2 PM every day.  Well if those snows made it to the first night on the local on the 8s (12 hours off) I thought I could pretty much bet on what they were forecasting.  There was one night I went to sleep and the forecast was something like "Snow. Heavy at times. Accumulations of 8-12 inches possible".   I figured if I didn't 8-12, well 6 would probably be ok. Woke up to nothing. I turned on the Weather Channel and remember their meteorologist Bruce Edwards saying something like "Well we were expecting this moisture to come north and it just didn't happen". {**Please note I'm not blaming him here or grumping, just rehearsing my experiences. This happened nearly 20 years ago and that would be crazy**}.  Knowing what I do now, it sounds to me like Gulf convection cut off the moisture or something, but it always stuck with me how that one busted, but I can't remember what or when that happened. I was living in Kingsport at the time. 

    I don't recall that one...but busts are a part of the biz especially with the modelling back then....the March 2001 disaster was the worst one I remember but that was north of the TN Valley. 

    Stark memories for me on '93, though,  I was actually working the extended desk as we called it at TWC back then and remember the debate among us about putting snow and mix all the way down to ATL 5 days out....we went for it. The storm was about as well forecast as anything we had ever seen back in the dark ages of meteorology (compared to today).  I also remember coming in that Saturday about 4:30a and the rain was just changing over to snow...there was vivid lightning...When I got inside I heard one of my coworkers saying....its not going to happen here....I let him know it was changing over and by 7am we were buried in snow. It was also the only time in the 12 years I was there, that we were ever off the air....the power failed at 7:30 then the backup generator failed and took them about 15 mins to get it up and running. In all, we ended up with 10" of snow in NW Atlanta...it was closer to a foot up in Marietta where I lived. Fun times!

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    August 21, 2017 (was "2 Years From Today!")

    in Tennessee Valley

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    So glad this panned out well for everyone. I went to Dayton with the family and spent the late morning and early afternoon at Monkey Town Brewing...those poor people had no idea what hit them....but they persevered and kept everyone's belly and mug full until showtime. I never knew the tree leaf shadow thing and got a pic of that but put the phone away for the spectacle. The cicadas were so loud I never heard crickets but we had the bats come out during totality....so cool. To me the end of the totality diamond ring was simply stunning. I would have to say that was the highlight....oh, and the dramatic cool down about 30 minutes before...I was surprised at how noticeable that was. Was a most excellent day! 

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    Welcome!

    in Tennessee Valley

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    Howdy fellow East Tennesseeans (and everyone else in the Tennessee Valley Region).

     

    Newbie here.  I live in the foothills of the Smokies, about 6 miles east-northeast of Sevierville, TN.  I visited the site many moons ago, but recently just noticed this new area for TN Valley folks.

     

    Anyway, looking forward to posting from time to time.  Wish I'd known ya'll were here before our 3 epic weeks of winter.  ;)

    Just wanted to welcome you and apologize for not getting your prelim posts approved...I was on vacation and out of pocket for a while. You should be good to go now and we welcome your contributions to this great subforum!

    The Garden Thread

    in Tennessee Valley

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    How did it fail? A fall planting of garlic won't yield until June. You could plant in spring but planting in fall lets the roots get established over the winter and gives it a head start for spring growth. It really shouldn't take off in a major way until about May. You'll know it's ready to harvest when it gets tall and starts bending over, probably mid June-ish.

    Mine is currently short and stubby but seems to have weatherd this winter well. Onions too.

    I thought you were supposed to harvest in late February or early March. Oops...

    The Garden Thread

    in Tennessee Valley

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    I got my garlic in the ground about two weeks ago...My habanero plant is still producing...at least for another day or two. And I have two red bell peppers about ready to harvest....going down to the wire with those.

    The Garden Thread

    in Tennessee Valley

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    Bumper crop of Habaneros coming in right now and there are still tons of Heirlooms on the vine ready to come out in the next week. Also getting some nice red bell peppers right now...first time I have grown them and am very pleased. Cucumbers are finished thought they did well...The herb side of things was an all out disaster...I think I had too much sunlight on them...will try a different spot for them next year.

    The Garden Thread

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    Mr. Bob, I encourage everyone just enjoy it. Pick manageable amounts and space. Grow interesting items, and especially grow food that you will eat. Make sure the soil has plenty of nutrients and organics. All gardens start with healthy soil - black gold the soil is. And some years, no matter how much experience that you have, the garden just doesn't do well. Just have to learn from it. Garlic is my next mountain to climb - going to be picking Stove's brain this fall.

    Thanks for all the recommendations! We are definitely starting slow...fortunately everything is doing very well right now. I would love to grow my own garlic...I use it in almost everything I cook. It is definitely on the list for next year. BTW, it does not hurt to have a good cat in the back yard...one of our cats is a noted bunny and bird killer, speaking of organic "pest"icides.

    The Garden Thread

    in Tennessee Valley

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    The wife's B-Day is coming up and she loves to get books on things she is interested in so if anyone has a recommendation on a specific book on vegetable gardening in these parts, I would be most appreciative.

    The Garden Thread

    in Tennessee Valley

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    That is awesome, Stovepipe! This the first year I have grown anything in a while...we have started out small. 3 tomato plants 4 pepper plants and a cucumber...we also have small barrels with basil and cilantro...I think my wife will really get the bug if we are successful but we kept it very small this year. Definitely goiing to get the mulch to help with weed control and soil moisture.

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