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Just now, Sw NC weather said:

Yeah it seems like these systems are always juicer when they get here let’s hope that holds true for this one.

Yeah especially this season that has been the norm. 

7 minutes ago, Hvward said:

12z nam still has the strip of precip over WNC. Small details though are going to be huge with this system.

Yeah nothing to worry about.  Today will be some fluctuations but I fully expect the precipitation field to move north.

Yeah as mentioned this is far from being nailed down.  We have seen this year after year. A northward trend is most likely with the precipitation coverage.  We have a lot of time for things to change for better or worst. Really things should be much more clear by tomorrow afternoon. 

3 hours ago, Buckethead said:

I searched for snowfall maps from that event but only came up with badly pixelated maps.  It looks like most of WNC picked up half a foot from that with Mt. Mitchell picking up 25". 

You have grabbed my attention, Hunter. 

Yeah as Franklin mentioned that was a great storm for about all the mountains.  Most picked up a foot to about a foot and a half then it got cold and snowed again two days later. The snow stayed around for about 2 weeks.

We actually have some tiny flakes flying currently with a temp of 36.

33 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

Down to 34 here already.  It really cooled down this afternoon. 

Yeah it did big time. The wind really picked up also. 

Temp dropping off here. Down to 44 degrees with lows clouds rolling back in.

14 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

The what?  It's pouring here.

11 minutes ago, AsheCounty48 said:

how are you so lucky? Just started raining again lol.

In other news I've booked a cruise on March 7th, that might be my next chance to actually have a non rain day, or at least something somewhat decent.

Dang well that sucks. Yeah we have sun and clouds here in Haywood. Current temp is 58 degrees. 

The sun is out! Its glorious!

20 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

Once the rain moved out we were left with super dense fog.  Now we have the dense fog and the rain.  Oh, and lots and lots of mud. 

That sounds horrible.  Everything is an absolute mess outside. 

This afternoon actually turned out decent. Some sun and no rain lol ill take it.

Call me crazy but I think we see a sizable shift in the pattern come the first of March. 

2 hours ago, wncsnow said:

19 pages for a disturbance that affected small portions of 3 states, goes to show how snow hungry we are..

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.

2 hours ago, Buckethead said:

I'm not ready to throw in the towel.  As Joe can tell you, our corner of Yancey county can score well into April. 

Oh I know. Iv seen it snow 10 inches the second week in April.  We are in the mountains and not the low lands... 

2 hours ago, franklin NCwx said:

From everything I have read all of the southern mtns in NC are classified as a rain forest.  Same with the north GA mtns and oconee county in SC. Here is an average rainfall map that shows it fairly well.

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.

2 hours ago, eyewall said:

It is over. Time for severe season

You are probably right. We can always pull a rabbit out of the hat though in early spring but time is not on our side. 

The next 2 to 3 weeks are going to be crap with the pattern. Literally every indicy is going to be against us. 

4 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

There's an area from far NEGA and the tip of SC that runs through much of WNC and ETN into Virginia actually classified as a temperate rainforest.  I thought a rainforest by definition receives 100" of rain equivalent annually, but I've seen information in several places that refers to that entire area as one. 

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.

1 hour ago, Sw NC weather said:

This rain is no joke it seems like we could be classified as a rainforest here just like highlands.

Funny you say that because that is what Rosman is basically classified as.

38 minutes ago, franklin NCwx said:

Yeah, it's a nice area. We have been a few times. We have found a few we liked but are way overpriced.  Hopefully we can find one before next winter. 

Cutters are great for that area!

Yeah in that area you have to look hard for sure but just north of there isn't as bad. Yeah when I was up there it can flat out lay the snow down.  

1 minute ago, franklin NCwx said:

Sweet! When housing prices drop we are gonna buy one in the Wisconsin dells. Its about an hour north of Madison.  It's a big tourist area so I'll use it as a rental and write off our trips. Great hunting up there! Oh... and it snows more

Housing around there is very affordable.  That is a huge tourist town in Wisconsin.  A good place to do what you are talking about.

Ended up with about 1.5 inches here. Further toward Balsam really got it good. A nice wintery ass appeal for the day. 

Snowfall intensity has really ramped up.

Starting to spit here. Temp is 26.

Just now, Buckethead said:

Just under 3.5" on the ground now and still coming down good.  Biggest snowfall this season...in prime nwf territory at 4360'...how sad is that?

It just goes to show you how crappy this winter has been...