drfranklin

5 minutes ago, PantherJustin said:

No way. That’s not even possible Climo wise 

I lived in Memphis, TN metro for about 10 years in the 70's/80's - I recall multiple snowfalls over 4 inches and 1 snowfall over 12 inches. Obviously, ignore snowfall totals from one global model this far out; however, a MAJOR winter storm is coming for the Mid-South - prepare!

largest snowflakes of the night, temp at 33

temp slowly rising, temp at 33.1; mod sleet

1 minute ago, Tony Sisk said:

The line is literally I-85, craziest thing ever

right on the line - heavy sleet at the moment - crazy

32.9, lots of recent mixing - mainly sleet now!

3 minutes ago, cpg2 said:

Nothing but rain in Simpsonville. Grass and roads just wet. I saw a few flakes if I looked at the porch light and squinted lol...

that is amazing...32.9 with mod snow...live about 2 miles "north" of I-85

temp holding steady at 33.0

rates lowering now light snow

1m temp at 33.0; mod snow; roads covered now

33.2/moderate snow with large flakes

mostly light snow, 34.4

36.8/definite snow mixing

sleet, snow is mixing now, temp 37.2

mod to heavy sleet near DT Greenville, SC, temp slowly falling, 37.7

heaviest rates of the day - wow

i think my snowfall rate is increasing

32.3/est 1/2 inch now

ground nearly covered; 32.9; roads clear

just came back from Lidl, mod to heavy snow, sticking on ground, 33.9/25

34.7/24, clouds thickening

my ground temp has shot up 1.4 degrees in 15 minutes to 32.0 now

sun being blocked in near DT Greenville, SC - clouds streaming from west

26.7/23, clear

34.8/22 clear

7 hours ago, Iceagewhereartthou said:

Unfortunately CAD events have become too weak, in general, and usually result in more sleet than snow. We used to get more overrunning event (Miller A type) snows but those have completely disappeared. The last one I can recall was Jan 2011, whcih was a nice one, but that's a ways in the rear view mirror. Our only other hope, upper level lows (March 2009) just haven't worked out and generally seem to suffer from warm boundary layers that limit accrual (see March 2009 again). In short, the upstate is an awfully tough place to see a good snow anymore. 

I'm not native to Upstate SC - but, I've never seen so much sleet/ice in my life - I live about 2 miles north of the infamous Upstate I-85 winter dividing line - I've witnessed winter precip change from snow to sleet to rain and back in a matter of minutes!

Some memorable winter storms (as you mentioned above):

Devastating Dec 2005 Ice Storm - lived near Walhalla/Lake Keowee, SC so not significantly impacted but my SIL family (from Greenville) had to live with me for one week (due to no power/tree damage)

Thundersnow March 2009 (lived in the snow desert of Simpsonville at that time but that area was bullseye for this storm)  - last time I witnessed thundersnow was the incredible Winter Storm "93 in Alabama

Snow Storm Jan 2011 - rec'd 6+ inches (don't recall exact amount, but heavy amounts/very powdery) - then rec'd sleet/ice several days later - fantastic storm!

Back to Long Term Discussion...

Anticipating the Arctic Air for Tues/Wed and lows in the 20's - I've lived in TN/AL and will enjoy seeing family/friends experience November snow (sad no snow here, but expecting some CAD events this winter)

1 hour ago, FLweather said:

...Mack just hating. He has had plenty of time to leave the Deserts of SC. The great Sahara of the Appalachian...

this winter description is exact - downsloping kills us - part of my youth was spent in Nashville, TN - remember many Alberta clippers - miss that

the only winter salvation for Upstate SC is CAD - we have experienced some fantastic CAD winter events