LithiaWx

I’m at woody gap.  43 temp dropping FAST.  Ten degrees in last 25 mins.  Will report with photos from Twitter and post here once the white stuff starts to fly. 

Just now, MotoWeatherman said:

Woody Gap.  Brass town will close the entrance road which means hike to the top of thats what your after.  Woody typically does well in these situations.  Or hwy 136 near Big Canoe.  Also goes over 3k up

I’ve had lots of luck at Woody Gap.  Seems to be perfect for that sweet spot of ease of access and elevation.  Plus they treat the roads.  Thank you for the tip about the access road to brasstown getting shut down. 

Snow chase #2 for this season is here!!  I’m debating targeting Brasstown Bald at 4700’ or Woody Gap at 3200’.   My initial thoughts are the 1500’ won’t make a big difference and to stick with familiar chase territory at Woody Gap.  

3 minutes ago, DanLarsen34 said:

I’m beginning to wonder if we even end up with 5-10 tornadoes in the PDS watch across Mississippi at this point. Line has advanced pretty far across the watch area. The embedded cell might have been the only shot we have to get there. (Key word is might). 

Does that mean the threat increased farther east towards AL and west GA or just less tornadoes from this system in general?

Checking in from douglas county just west of Atlanta.  Expecting some nasty straight lines winds tomorrow night 

Not good. 

Went back to Woody gap in GA today.  Some large snowflakes and 35 at the top but very little in the way of accumulation this afternoon.   Roads were brined.   They are expecting 1-2” tonight.    I had targeted 441 between Cherokee and Gatlinburg but it was closed due to snow and ice. 

50 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Our friends in NE GA really taint the generic terrible winter across the sub forum... Thanks for nothing guys!

Was a good winter there.  Two storms over 3”

1 hour ago, ATLMet84 said:

What a crazy wet start to the year here. 7.57" in January and the .56" here so far today brings my monthly total to a whopping 12.98" with probably a quarter inch or so more to go tonight. Crazy rains but sure beats the hell out of a drought!

Friday night into Saturday looks like a small snow event for north GA.  Limited moisture but we should see some flakes flying.  

1 hour ago, SnowFeen1 said:

Did Wilmington get any Snow last night?

56 minutes ago, PackGrad05 said:

A trace I believe.

Yes, correct.  A trace

4 hours ago, Extreme NEGA said:

Still hope for the big one maybe

Something is cooking in the LR.  I’ll chase if it doesn’t get me at home . 

NWS Atlanta retweeted my video.   Too large to upload here.  Check it out.  From today in GA mountains. 
 

Snow today in GA was HIGHLY elevation driven. Switched to rain/snow mix around 1600 feet and non accumulating all snow at 2000 feet then ramped up to the max in my photos at the top at 3160’.   Sweet spot started to max right around 2750 feet.  Temp was 34 but fell so hard it stuck. Roads were treated and pretty clear except for some slush. 

Just now, strongwxnc said:

Awesome. Is that an app or just web page?

Thank you.  iOS app called my altitude 

2 hours ago, LithiaWx said:

Got to woody gap near suches, ga 3175 feet.  Had about 3-4 inches down on the ground.  Photos to follow tonight when I get home . 
 

SCORE!!!’

Got to woody gap near suches, ga 3175 feet.  Had about 3-4 inches down on the ground.  Photos to follow tonight when I get home . 
 

SCORE!!!’

4 minutes ago, Lookout said:

Yeah it's hard to get a lot when you start off in the low to mid 40s and daytime too boot.  If it had  started at night, it probably would have been a different story. The lack of low dewpoints hurt too. I would imagine there aren't too many examples of big snows where temps start in the low to mid 40s with dewpoints only in the 30s upon arrival of precip in ga and sc. Still there should be some accumulations before it's over.   Getting any snow at all given how warm this winter has been should be considered a big victory. 

 

Headed to suches in a moment 

16 minutes ago, eyewall said:

6z 3km NAM (10:1). Kuchera is slightly higher but not by much.

 

Sw NC mtns going to get hammered too

So we get two SE snowstorms this year and the Mid Atlantic is currently at zero correct?

Focus on the short range models folks.  The globals are less useful at this point in the game.  

Warm nose is going to **** a lot of posters.   Remember they are always served piping hot. 

5 minutes ago, neatlburbwthrguy said:

regarding this Thursday event, obviously lower elevation in georgia seem to be only a cold rain now, but curious if a short drive up ga 400 to suches (elevation 3000-3500) would give me a shot at seeing a nice snow?  i dont have access to reading the thermal profiles, so not sure if elevation would help out in north ga or they would just see a cold rain as well?

 

Blood mountain Hwy 19 (near suches) is where I crashed my motorcycle and broke six vertebrae and eight ribs. It’s usually good for snow but a warm 700-800 level is a bit concerning.  

45 minutes ago, Alfoman said:

I do not think North Georgia is necessarily out of it at all. The discussion has been geared towards SC and NC because those are some of the most avid posters on the forum, however as the NAM 12k shows (obviously take this with a grain of salt), with crashing temperatures, we could see mixed precip in the second half of the event. 

 

I was hoping we could get the snow line down to I-20 but that seems like wishing.  At least I can chase for some snow with it being so close.  

Wishcasting

precip shield is farther north than we are expecting and cold is colder than we are expecting .