Maggie Valley Steve

Flurries up at Hemphill Bald.

Getting virga showers moving over the mountains now.

Reports I'm seeing suggests accumulations are increasing and virtually all of the freeway systems are snow covered. Snow is covering Seawall Blvd in Galveston at this time. A friend in Beaumont is reporting 3 inches and moderate snow. Jefferson County is under it's first Blizzard Warning since records have been kept back to the late 1800's,

It was 10 at 3:30 this morning and has warned to a very balmy 13. There is a awfully thick cloud cover over the mountains. Virga watch today!

Very likely. Models now will adjust to the ground truth of the precipitation organizing to our West. I wouldn't be surprised to see further changes with the 6Z and 12Z outputs tomorrow morning. It's down to 10 at the house now.

The mission earlier will be ingested into the 00Z model output. I can report that snow has started all across all of SETX and back to San Antonio.

They will be flying again for the 12Z output.

Looks like an inch will be my total for this event. The wind likely cut down on what I could actually measure. This time the trees have a plaster on the N and W facing sides. Diamond Dust still lightly falling. Cataloochee did not post their overnight snowfall, but snow guns are blowing in the lower section of the Mountain.

11 this morning so far. It doesn't look like much more snow accumulated overnight.

Winter Storm Warning is out for Houston! Enjoy Don! It certainly has not been the Winter that a lot of Long Range Prognosticators led us to believe!

It's very squally out the tonight. Rates increase rather dramatically when they move thru and the ratios are not like what we typically see. A squall just moved through and dropped an inch.

29 and light to moderate snow at times. I slipped and busted my butt on the driveway. Salt is down now.

Light snow now in Maggie.

Temperature is finally dropping. I hit 45 after a low of 39. It's back down to 38 with a few sleet pellets.

Met1985 and I have discussed the radar issues in Haywood County. We need a radar here in WNC badly!

GSP just lost their radar. Statement said it could be out for days waiting on parts. NWS GSP @NWSGSP GSP RADAR OUTAGE (1/19): KGSP is down for unscheduled maintenance, expect multiple days as parts are on the way to fix the issue. Here are links to access imagery from other radars until KGSP returns to service: https://weather.gov/gsp/alternateRadars… #scwx #ncwx #gawx

How about those 20 to 1 ratios that GSP mentioned this morning! It was very foggy when I woke up this morning, but has lifted now. Radar upstream looking good and the Arctic front is nearing Knoxville.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 333 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2025 NCZ051-058-190445- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0003.250119T1200Z-250120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.250119T1200Z-250120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0003.250119T1200Z-250120T1200Z/ Swain-Graham- Including the cities of Luada, Wesser, Alarka, Almond, Bryson City, Stecoah, and Robbinsville 333 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2025 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning above 3500 feet, heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches, with up to 10 inches at elevations above 5000 feet in the Smokies. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. For the Winter Weather Advisory below 3500 feet, snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Graham and Swain Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM Sunday to 7 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The snowfall will create slippery and snow covered roadways. The heavy snow will make many roads impassable and may produce widespread power outages due to the weight of the snow on tree limbs and power lines. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A dry snow falling into temperatures well below freezing will result in very slippery and treacherous conditions on untreated roads.

The 12Z NAM has us snowing Tuesday afternoon. The meso allowing models will be worth monitoring tomorrow into Monday. Past experience suggests that models struggle with over running moisture when arctic air is in place.

Amazing to see the snow line on the mountains around the Valley. Everything above about 3800 ft is snow covered and still snowing. The valley inversion trapped warmer air at the Valley floor.

Cataloochee is reporting 1.5 inches of snow overnight and it is currently still snowing up there.

39 and rain. Surprised to wake with a Winter Storm Watch this morning!

My temperature has gone up from 38 around 7:30 to 42 currently. Clouds have definitely thickened and the SW winds have increased in the Valley this evening.

It looks like GSP is thinking that possible mixing issues would be some brief and limited in the mountains. 1 to 2 inches of snow tonight into tomorrow morning for areas above 3k, then very light freezing rain and rain flipping back to snow late tomorrow night into Sunday with another 1 to 2 inches of snow. We'll see how that plays out.

So it looks like the 00Z NAM increased abit suggesting 3 inches of snow over the weekend. We'll see if that trend continues tomorrow. My temperature this evening has actually risen a degree or two. It's currently 38. If I do not drop below freezing, it will be the first time since mid December for a morning low.