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Our good winter for snow in the NC High country continues. Has been a generally good run for 48 days since 11/29 above 4500’

Snow event on target for today. Enjoy as it may be the last good snow weekend for a while Great weekend for back country outdoorsman AFD NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/ AS OF 330 AM...A LARGE STACKED LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY, BRINGING STEEP MID-LVL LAPSE RATES AND SOME MOISTURE INTO THE FORECAST AREA. WESTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TN BORDER, WITH ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FT GETTING GENERALLY 1-3 INCHES THRU THIS EVENING. THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LOOKS GOOD FOR TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

Go with the steel pipe. I have one mounted roof level at 34’ and a second one in the back area at 10’

Beech Mountain

HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER... NCZ033-048>050-240100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0002.201224T2100Z-201225T1100Z/ Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Faust, Mars Hill, Marshall, Walnut, Allenstand, Hot Springs, Luck, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, and Poplar 1150 AM EST Wed Dec 23 2020 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Avery, Madison, Yancey and Mitchell Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.

HRRR

Not feeling this one We were blessed to have the terrific snow in the high elevations the week after Thanksgiving.

Ensembles for next week

Fellows: We need urgent prayer for Big Frosty (Rodney). He and his wife both contracted COVID about a month ago and he cleared it after a brief hospitalization and was back at work. Unfortunately, the side effects came back last night with blood clots in the lung and pneumonia. He is hospitalized today but not in ICU. Rodney asked that he will appreciate prayer from everyone for a quick recovery. There is no one else that has a higher level of interest in winter weather and knows his local climatology the way Big Frosty does. To all, thank you for taking the time to be prayer warriors. It is gratefully appreciated. Thank you.

Joe Bastardi put out an extremely warm initial call map for the East today +3 everywhere in East and 75% of normal snowfall.

It’s all about humidity control. Even though upper 50s to mid 60s can be prevalent the dew points can remain high. A separate dehumidifier in the system can help

Mitchell fell to 13.5 at 900am

NAM is bullish https://imgur.com/gallery/b9ubOd8

Classic feature 30’ film on The NC High Country and entire state https://youtu.be/lEro9Z0Edy0

Some snow inbound over 4500’ https://imgur.com/gallery/Bmiws6b

Looks good for more high elevation accumulating snow later Friday and overnight

Appalachian Trail Over Hump, Big Yellow and Roan Mountains Balds in December 2019 Absolutely fantastic 1 hour video and rendering of the experience of being in the AT with snow cover and above the clouds. Few are blessed to experience this in summer and even fewer in winter. It is truly the best the NC High Country has to offer. Heaven at its best. Kudos to the fellow who put this together Enjoy

Warnings hoisted Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Haywood-Graham- Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Faust, Mars Hill, Marshall, Walnut, Allenstand, Hot Springs, Luck, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, Poplar, Waynesville, Waterville, Canton, Cruso, Cove Creek, Robbinsville, and Stecoah 257 PM EST Sun Dec 1 2019 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 11 inches above 3500 feet. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 5 inches in these lower elevations. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...The mountains of western North Carolina, generally near the Tennessee border. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches

Our friend and board contributor Big Frosty from the Foothills of NC is having back spinal surgery this morning to have spacers and a rod put in to help lessen back pain associated with nerve compression. Please cover him in prayer this morning for a successful surgery with no complications.

BAM Official 2019-2020 Winter Forecast Jon Miller is joined by Michael Clark of BAMWx.com to discuss BAM's Official Winter of 2019-2020 Forecast. Clark believes the United States could be in for a Top Eight to Top Twelve coldest winter. The key a anomalous Pacific SST during a rate El Nino Modoki Pattern 2014/2015 1977/1978

BAM Official 2019-2020 Winter Forecast Jon Miller is joined by Michael Clark of BAMWx.com to discuss BAM's Official Winter of 2019-2020 Forecast. Clark believes the United States could be in for a Top Eight to Top Twelve coldest winter. The key a anomalous Pacific SST during a rate El Nino Modoki Pattern and the QBO 2014/2015 1977/1978

Weather Flow Winyah Bay Subscription needed for Pro Stations https://imgur.com/gallery/kbvzvfx

Bastardi comments specific to Wilmington Area Joe Bastardi just said prepare for wind gusts at least 75 to 100 along NC Coast with 120 to 140 possible in places. Similar to Hurricane Helene in 1958 for Wilmington relative to impacts.

WeatherBell Joe D’Aleo posting on fall and winter is out this morning