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49 over 43 at Mitchell. Mitchell may go down to 42 !

Our own local Baker Perry from ASU was a key part in this. Congrats Baker! An ultimate accomplishment! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2019/06/mount-everest-highest-weather-station/?fbclid=IwAR01v4bw89wD8sPm-EaS6gdP6d9Q8IhLoxZj1c3ZrCkxtmCq8qn7lbcfbHQ To design and install a series of automated weather stations at various altitudes, Mayewski recruited Baker Perry, a tall, taciturn climate scientist from Appalachian State University, who once played professional basketball in Bolivia, and Tom Mathews, a quick-talking English climatologist and avid marathoner from Loughborough University. Here is a link to the data: https://nationalgeographic.org/earth-pulse/everest/widget/16?embed=true

At first look it is warmer than the ECMWF for early next week

Solar minimum is here : https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1136531/Solar-minimum-NASA-Sun-temperatures-sunspots-solar-flare-activity-Maunder-Minimum https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2019/04/10/experts-predict-the-solar-cycle/ https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1135628/weather-forecast-long-range-climate-change-space-weather-solar-minimum-space-news

Here are the historic HRRR Runs for both Boone and Hickory during the Saturday night flooding

Good video from Cowans Ford Dam at southern end of Lake Norman at Catawba Springs that someone posted https://m.facebook.com/scott.dubois.56679/posts/pcb.1276374619207087/?photo_id=137802397323477&mds=%2Fphotos%2Fviewer%2F%3Fphotoset_token%3Dpcb.1276374619207087%26photo%3D137802397323477%26profileid%3D100028049062478%26source%3D48%26refid%3D18%26_ft_%3Dqid.6700708148741099547%3Amf_story_key.1276374619207087%3Agroup_id.515274225317134%3Atop_level_post_id.1276374619207087%3Atl_objid.1276374619207087%3Acontent_owner_id_new.100032811523330%3Asrc.22%3Aphoto_attachments_list.[137802397323477%2C137802407323476%2C137802463990137%2C137802433990140%2C137802443990139]%3Astory_location.6%3Astory_attachment_style.album%26__tn__%3DEH-R%26cached_data%3Dfalse%26ftid%3D&mdp=1&mdf=1

Johns River

Courtesy of Chris Armstrong. Chris is working on editing his video from 3 Catawba Valley Basin dams this morning Here is the Oxford Dam spillway between Lake Hickory and Lookout Shoals

On my twitter feed @nchighcountrywx

Headwaters of Lake Norman at Lookout Shoals Dam is highest it has been since 1940. Areas of northwest Catawba County, eastern Caldwell County, and western Alexander County saw 8-12 inches of rainfall. The heaviest rainfall was focused over the watersheds feeding Lake Rhodhiss and Lake Hickory and was responsible for levels at Lookout Shoals Lake not seen since 1940. This has caused flooding of homes along the lake and evacuation orders are in effect. * The latest lake level data for Lookout Shoals Lake are as follows: CURRENT POOL...106.7 feet (Moderate Flooding) and falling steadily. FULL POOL...100.0 feet. CREST...108.19 feet at 9am on June 9. This is the highest level recorded since August 1940, when the lake crested at 114.40 feet. Crests during the 2004 and 2013 floods were 107.4 and 107.0 feet, respectively. Video will not post so still image

I could see Friday that Hickory area would likely get the worst of it and unfortunately the models were spot on. Which watershed runs through your area? It is painful to see individuals and board members impacted by flooding.

2 day daily CoCoRaHS observations

https://origin.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/metwatch_mpd_multi.php?md=0398&yr=2019

Awaiting more rain today

WPC Soecial Statement On Flask Flood Threat The latest HRRR guidance favors additional pockets of 3 to 6+ inch rainfall amounts going through 06Z, with the heaviest amounts occurring over western NC. In time, areas of southwest VA may see a bit of an uptick in more concentrated rainfall which will be due to some strengthening and veering of the low-level flow north of the stationary front. Given the earlier heavy rains and enhanced rainfall potential overnight (especially with such high rainfall rates), flash flooding will be likely and may be locally significant.

Gusts from yesterday at Grandfather Highest sustained 82 Highest Gust 98

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 448 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0329 PM SNOW 6 SSW ROAN MOUNTAIN 36.11N 82.11W 04/20/2019 E1.0 INCH CARTER TN BROADCAST MEDIA ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR CARVERS GAP AND ROAN MOUNTAIN NEAR THE TN/NC STATE LINE AROUND 5600 FEET ELEVATION. 0700 AM SNOW MOUNT LECONTE 35.65N 83.44W 04/20/2019 M1.5 INCH SEVIER TN CO-OP OBSERVER

GSP AFD: QPF WILL BE GENERALLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LESS, ALTHOUGH LOCALLY OVER HALF AN INCH FOR AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE HEAVIER SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WITH THE HIGH APRIL SUN ANGLE (SIMILAR TO THAT OF LATE AUGUST), CURRENTLY EXPECT ANY ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL (GREATER THAN AN INCH) TO BUT LARGELY ABOVE 5K FT ELEVATION (WHERE 2 TO 4+ INCHES IS POSSIBLE) AND THEREFORE WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY WINTER PRODUCTS AT THIS TIME. DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE DOWN TO 4K FEET LOCALLY

903pm GFMTN sustained 89 gust to 120

Congrats Brother !

Monitoring a Weather Flow Sonic Anemometer at Seven Devils today in this wind event I am impressed with the wind updating in real time Not bad for $299. Anyone else expiremented with one yet? https://smartweather.weatherflow.com/share/5094/grid

March 1980 https://www.weather.gov/mhx/Mar011980EventReview Up to 30” eastern NC and snowed in the teens