Actually this is pretty common for this area. When aren't we hungry for snow especially outside the mountains. This little event was big for several people.
Thats an interesting map. A sharp cutoff in parts of Haywood, Madison, and Buncombe county. Its amazing the enhancement of the southern escarpment does for precipitation values.
Yeah could be. With our changing climate who knows but these localized areas around the mountains do get a heavy dose of rainfall. The micro climate around here is amazing. It really should be studied more.
The SW mountains should be pretty exciting for tomorrow's event. This looks like the best chance we have had for accumulating snow this winter. Most all the models are looking really good.