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1 hour ago, Upstate Tiger said:

If we can make it through the summer, it should turn noticeably wetter late fall.  
 

As far as winter.  Who knows?  82/83 was not particularly cold by 80s standards but we did have 3 winter storms capped off by the record March snowfall.  
 

97/98 was warm with virtually no winter weather but lots of severe. 15/16 we did have the one good snow in January.  Oddly, I don’t remember much else about that winter.  

Edit:  Forgot about 22/23.  I remember the really cold Christmas when we got down to 5 degrees IMBY but no other winter weather that winter.

January '98 had a 16 inch snowstorm at my house. It was warm before and after though.

https://products.climate.ncsu.edu/weather/winter/event/?e=196

6 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Interesting. It’s been so long since we’ve had one I forgot

Me too! I had to look it up. I had no idea.

6 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Aren’t El Niños typically wetter on the east coast? With a total of 0.01” for April and no chance of rain till mid month at earliest, it could be dire straights around here unless we get a good soaking second half of month, not good

Wetter in the winter. Drier in the summer.

". For much of the southeastern United States during the summer of an El Niño event, the climate is usually warmer and drier. "

https://climate.ncsu.edu/learn/the-el-nino-southern-oscillation/

Just now, Met1985 said:

I remember Gary. He was a great meteorologist.  A lot of people forget that Mike Bettes came from WLOS also.

He did! There was another recent guy who is on Weather Nation. His name escapes me. 

8 hours ago, SUNYGRAD said:

Does anyone remember this storm?  The Spring Snowstorm of April 2-5, 1987.  I was not living here but ran across this today.  WOW-

I definitely remember it. One of my favorite snowstorms ever!

19 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

I didn’t because I was a weee lad but I read about it today.  That would have been amazing. 

I was living in Boone at the time. It was epic. It didn't matter that it was April.  Here is write up from Gary Stepenson, who worked at WLOS. 

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/weather/2022/03/17/the-surprise-snow-storm-of-april-1987

Rainforest almost matched my yearly amount in one event.

9 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Yikes I ended up with more than you.

Since I posted that, I have had enough rain to get to .15, but still not a lot. Better than zero though.

.09 inches so far. That's the extent of my rain. It has been hard to get good rain.

I will go with a B. 11 inches of snow.  Reached 0 degrees, which that had been a while. A nice snow in the teens. Pretty good winter.

2 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

This band of moisture is not as heavy as what the Hi Res models were showing earlier today. I think that's the main culprit along with the temperatures of course. 

Good assessment.  Still enough moisture for something.  A dusting would be a win.

2 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Hi Res NAM says a dusting at best now for Asheville. Compare that to 3 inches the last run 

I haven't given up yet, but that sounds about typical. Still hoping for a surprise. 

42.8 here and falling fast. 

Just now, wncsnow said:

This is going to be one heck of a temp drop if we want snow in Asheville. Its still in the mid 50s. We need a 20 degree drop in 2 or 3 hours. 

Maybe why GSP is not very excited, or really at all for Buncombe.  I hope that they are wrong. 

Finally, an over performer on rain. .97 in the rain gauge with maybe a little more to go. Very welcome rain! 

2 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

This is impressive...80° yesterday evening and 29 and heavy snow this morning. .75" on the board.

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Wow!! That really is impressive. Looks beautiful!

3 hours ago, Maggie Valley Steve said:

It looks like the line has broken up. Hopefully we'll get some beneficial rain before the strong cold front arrives next Thursday night or Friday.

It has. NWS on the money.

NWS forecasting .16 inches for Candler for the next 3 days. Already had .33 yesterday.  Hard to believe this line will just produce .16 inches of rain. 

6 hours ago, Maggie Valley Steve said:

13 for my low this morning. I'm just shy of 20 inches for the year.

I am at 11 inches. Not great, but way better than it's been. Plus, I made it to zero degrees. Still time for one more hurrah.

1 minute ago, CheoahBald1 said:

Wasn’t even an advisory put out for Graham co and it’s still snowing good


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I understand the specific category that is necessary to issue an advisory. I am certain that was met in many parts of Buncombe. We had  roughly an inch here at my house. My daughter sent a picture from Arden that looks like 2 inches .  I think they need to change their criteria.

If the roads are slick and schools are closed, to me that warrants a winter weather advisory.  It's winter weather and people need to be advised. But, what do I know, lol. 

No idea how much snow, but it is pouring.  Everything is white including the roads. 19.0 degrees.

A little AFD GSP snippet for you higher elevation guys. You may get your own blizzard.

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NBM accums were quite a
bit higher than last night with some areas in the smokies and near
Roan Mtn approaching 20". Pulled back on those amounts given the
shallow moisture but considering 50kt winds at 850mb tonight plus
multiple rounds of DPVA spinning around the larger vort lobe, would
not be surprised if some areas outperform the current forecast.

To add to the above for Asheville, NWS has an official forecast of 0, with a high end of 2 inches. 

12 minutes ago, Tacoma said:

any snow for Asheville, 

 

1/2 inch to an inch seems possible. Maybe more if you luck up and end up under a heavier snow shower.  

GFS shows a pretty impressive NW flow event. Let's see if it holds.