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1 minute ago, Met1985 said:

Sweet! Its funny Jackson hardly gets any snow in these type situations. 

Yea I’m jealous of your location in the county for flow-driven events.  I want to see what happens at mine when we get a miller A tracking storm, it seems like it would set up well for that especially when looking at annual precipitation maps and seeing a maxima running along the county line.  My anecdotal observations make it seem like the moisture gets ringed out here on anything other than flow snow lol.

5 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Yeah you can tell this is just really hitting the most favored areas. I talked to a friend in Candler who was like what snow.

Yep, flurries at my house and can see the snow showers developing just to our East as the mountains don’t block the flow as good.  Above 4000’, the mountain top is snow covered.  Dusting at our house at 3350’ on our side of the county line and nothing hardly on the Jackson county side.  No accumulation below 3000’ here either.  Mid-teens at 10 am.

Got a surprise dusting here 

1 hour ago, Met1985 said:

Wind chill advisory for the mountains! Its going to get cold fellas!

Yep, models pumping out single digit temps and below zero windchill temps here in the Balsams.  Shock to the system, I was in Ohio working in spring-like temps all last week.  Good for Winter to decide and make an appearance finally.

43 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said:

The last drought monitor update, most of the upstate was still “ abnormally dry” it was a brutal summer! Loving these 1-3” rain events every 3-5 days!

Hasn’t been “abnormally dry” there since the Dec 10 update. From Dec 17 on only NE NC had been abnormally dry in the Carolinas and that finally went away with the last update.

Measured 2” on elevated surfaces such as my fence and deck, 1” on the walkway in the front with light snow still falling.  Not much but the most we’ve had while I’ve been home since moving here in mid-Feb last year and the first to event to top the 1/2” mark, let alone the 1” mark this season.  

3 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

We have over an inch at home and its hammering still. Of course im at Disney lol...

Don’t worry, I’m sure we’ll get a Miller A that crushes us while I’m working the 2 week on portion of my 2 on/1 off schedule on this upcoming Ohio project lol

Approaching an inch here at Balsam Gap, definitely an overachiever for my area than what the forecast said earlier today.

Ran to Best Buy and it was flurrying, come out and my truck bed cover had a nice coating.  Light snow at the house, already got the dusting I thought I’d receive for the event so a win in my book.  

Got a trace of graupel and snow, can see the clouds from that band SW just mentioned heading my way. Anything that falls from here on out will be sticking instantly.

12 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

Just took this on the back porch.  You can see how well it's coming down right now. 

Great pic and looks like I need to come hunt the public adjacent to Wolf Laurel next year lol.  Dandruff flakes falling now here off and on.

And it’s closed again. 

1 minute ago, franklin NCwx said:

Is it open?

It has been the past few weeks and was this morning, but it’s likely they closed it already with the forecast.  Might make a run over to Max Patch.

Clouds darkened and I got graupel falling, just getting ready to see if I could drive up The parkway to waterrock.

Another event where I’ll manage flurries to a dusting, maybe I’ll be able to reach the 1” mark for the season if I’m lucky.  Just not situated in an area for NWFS to accumulate.  Hope Buckethead, Met, Joe and you guys up in the High Country score a decent event. 

2 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

I've had over 9' of snow in the last two seasons, and according to ling time residents they've both been below normal years for my neighborhood.  Cool to look at but I seriously question the accuracy. 

I’d like to see a closer look at the mountains, hard to map out ridge tops and higher elevations that far zoomed out and smoothed out.  Puts me at around 2’ a year which seems to be correct lately from what I’ve gathered but also less than there used to be from what I’ve heard from residents too.

1 hour ago, Buckethead said:

Nice looking bass.

Yeah, it's not always accurate to what I actually experience fishing, but the moon phase is just one aspect to fishing.  Barometric pressure and water levels are just as important (if not more important.)   I definitely see more deer feeding in my neighborhood around the majors and minors than other times though. 

Thanks. Yeah, I usually pull it for hunting reasons but I’m going fishing or hunting anytime I can no matter what that says lol.  Always a good thing to look at and see, I need to start keeping a journal and recording things like weather conditions, moon position/phase, time, etc 

Use solunar forecast all the time just to check moon overhead/underfoot times and just to compare “best times” to what I see in the field.

Had a good couple hours on Fontana the other afternoon before all the rain came, ended up with like 10 bass or so and another 5 bites I missed or lost. Here’s the  best, a spot around 2 lb, also caught a smallmouth/meanmouth that same size too.  All you need is a ned rig out there and fish it parallel to steep rock banks, about guaranteed to get a bite.

9 minutes ago, griteater said:

Just light rain now 

When I was walking the dogs when it started sounded like a few pellets were mixed in.

37 degrees and light rain, sorry for undoubtedly bringing cold rain with me from Charlotte when I moved back in February.  It must follow me around.  

21 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

The temp has dropped 20° since noon here, down to 31.2° with flurries and a lot of wind.

Definitely got cold fast! 

17 minutes ago, Sw NC weather said:

We’re having one of the strongest storms we’ve had in a few months high winds, hail, and raining like crazy!

I catch a glimpse of lighting down to my southwest every now and again,  big flash just now actually along with thunder. The storm is here.

Woke up to a about the same Met, drove through snow last night from Williamsburg, KY  to Newport, TN, then it was a rain/snow mix from there to about Fines Creek (that was due to rates it seemed).  So figured we would see something once moisture got over the mountains.

Fines Creek exit area to just past the rest area had 1-2” it looked like to me, Harmon’s Den around an inch with less and less the further on 40 you went and then basically from exit 4 to the state line There was nothing down at the interstate and you could see the snow line anywhere from 100-300’ up the mountain on either side.  Always a cool drive through the gorge.

7 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Here in Crabtree/fines creek we have light to moderate snow falling.  We have about a half inch currently.  It gives it a festive look.

Iron Duff area looks about the same but just flurries/very light snow falling.  Hopping on 40 after getting gas, we’ll see what the Harmon Den/Waterville area looks like.