BuCoVaWx

Had rain here all morning. Changed over to a mix around 11. It's changed to all snow and pretty good sized flakes for the past 30 minutes. 

Starting to get some decent sized flakes. Been spitting smaller flakes for about an hour now. Picking up a bit heavier too. Already a nice coating.

Came home from a concert in Pikeville KY on the newly opened stretch of the Coalfields Expressway around midnight. Once I crossed over into the VA side the snow was heavy with poor visibility near Breaks Interstate Park. There is a solid dusting on the ground right now. It will be interesting to see if we pick up anymore later.

If my records are correct for MBY, I'm sitting at 24" in Keen Mountain, Buchanan county. That's the most I've had in quite awhile. Then again I have to trust what my girls are measuring lol!! It's definitely one of the better winters here in some time.

I've got 5" total since yesterday, it's still coming down pretty good out there. Might squeeze another inch or two before it's done.

9 minutes ago, Carvers Gap said:

It looks bad.  Scannerfood is posting some crazy images on FB.  I hate you all are having to deal with this, man.  Stay safe.

Thank you bud. It seems to really be region wide, I'm just hoping and praying for everyone involved. Thankfully it seems the heaviest of the rain has pushed through for now.

Multiple people stranded in Hurley VA. My fiance's good friend and her family are currently being rescued. This is the worst flooding of my lifetime in this area. 

It's not looking good here now. Most places are flooded. My parents home,of which they have lived for 33 years is flooding into their yard for the first time since they've lived there. Multiple roads are washed out. It's a scary situation.

Widespread flooding in my area. Multiple mudslides. One on Rt. 460 below the Grundy Fire Department, both lanes were blocked. I believe they have one lane opened back up now.

It was snowing pretty hard here around 3:30 this morning. Woke up to a heavy mix. I've got 3" of heavy wet snow at my house. My parents live more toward the VA/KY stateline, they have 5". It's all switched to a cold rain now.

Ended up with 5.5" of snow once it was all over. It is very cold today, my propane heater is cranked up, it usually sends you out of the house on 2. I have it set to 4 and it's struggled a bit this morning to keep it warm. 

1 minute ago, nrgjeff said:

Keep getting well BuCoVaWx. Perhaps a wild winter will bring cheer. 
I joke about Chattanooga, but we're playin' with house money after January 10th. 

Thanks!! I have to say, this winter has been pretty exciting so far. I've had far worse in recent years. I'm just glad to see most of us have gotten in on the action a bit this year.

54 minutes ago, jaxjagman said:

Oh, i'm so sorry to hear this.I didnt know,what happened?

That's no problem bud. I haven't updated the forum in a bit on my situation. I made a post a little over a year ago explaining everything. Long story short, I ended up with the fungal pneumonia Blastomycosis. Was on life support for a month, bed ridden in ICU for 5 months. I developed critical illness myopathy and critical illness polyneuropathy. The Drs were expecting a full recovery within a year, it's going on 16 months and I'm still doing a lot of physical therapy. I can walk on a walker and cane for short distances, I fatigue very fast though.

To keep this somewhat on topic, it seems the snow has returned at a pretty moderate rate! Would love to squeeze another inch or so out of it.

11 minutes ago, jaxjagman said:

What you make your girls go measure the snow...lol..j/k

I'm unfortunately still in a wheelchair. Was hoping to be back to walking again by now, especially days like today lol. Of course I get decent snows when I can't enjoy them!!

Didn't get a chance to post until now. Had mostly heavier snow move through earlier, it's slowing down a bit now. Just shy of 3" from what I can measure. My girls aren't home, so I have no good way of measuring. 

Just issued this, must be expecting a bit of higher totals. 

.WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and
  6 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia and central, northern,
  southeast, and southern West Virginia.

* WHEN...From 1 AM Sunday to 8 AM EST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

Coming down pretty hard at the moment. We have picked up at least an inch maybe more since it began. Roads are deteriorating quickly.

7 minutes ago, Grothar of Herndon said:

Dickenson and Buchanan Counties in SWVA now under Winter Storm Warning. I believe Lee and Wise County already had Winter Storm Warning. 

 

Dickenson and Buchanan counties are a part of Charleston WV NWS. They had talked about issuing advisory but changed their minds to Winter Storm Warning instead. They usually wait til the last minute to issue warnings down here.

It looks like I may end up on the lower side of totals on this storm, but I'm still stoked to actually have some winter weather!! I'm very happy for my TN buddy's, you guy's deserve a decent storm!

Managed to pick up another inch throughout the night/morning. 5 inches total, not bad considering the amount of rain that fell with it!

Sitting right around 4" here. It has stopped for now after ripping hard since the beginning. 

Just got home from Grundy to Keen Mountain, the roads and all surfaces are covered now. It didn't take long from the time it started. The snow is still coming down fairly heavy.

Just now, Grothar of Herndon said:

32F

15DP

Steady moderate snow; small flakes; becoming a winter wonderland 

Temperature slowly rising. I assumed it would drop a few degrees with the start of the storm, but has gone up 3 degrees since snow started. 

We are getting very fine small flakes in Grundy at the moment. Starting to pick a little now.

Radar showing snow over my area. Nothing is falling yet. 29f at the moment.

23 minutes ago, Cotton7204 said:

I saw an earlier post that you have a home and are currently in clintwood. Nice to see someone else in this forum that is in my town! Rarely post, but just had to pop in to say hi to a fellow(for a short time) clintwoodian. I have an uncle in winchester, and he is going to get hit pretty good with this one. Looks like a mess for us, decent thump of front end snow, and then just a dang mess afterwards.

 

I'm glad to see some more fellow southwest VA guys. Keen Mountain here, originally from Harman/Big Rock. Hoping to score a few inches of snow. I'm afraid it's going to be more of an ice issue. I have my propane heater ready to go in case the power goes out. Hoping we can all escape the worst of the ice!!