Met1985

Heavy snow now with the temp down to 34 with the wind ripping.

That was a quick changeover

Just like that we are over to snow.

Rain has started here. Temp at 37.

Just waiting to see it start here.

A SW mountains special. A strong cold front will bring precipitation early Tuesday, along with very cold Arctic air. Temperatures will fall rapidly and snow levels will fall through the morning before precipitation tapers off by the afternoon. Moderate to heavy snow will occur across the higher elevations of the southern North Carolina mountains and light to moderate snowfall is expected elsewhere across the North Carolina mountains and northeast Georgia. NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-282100- /O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0002.190129T0600Z-190130T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0005.190129T0900Z-190130T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0002.190129T0900Z-190130T0000Z/ Swain-Haywood-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson- Including the cities of Alarka, Almond, Bryson City, Luada, Wesser, Waynesville, Waterville, Canton, Cruso, Cove Creek, Robbinsville, Stecoah, Cullowhee, Tuckasegee, Sylva, Franklin, Rainbow Springs, Kyle, Highlands, Wolf Mountain, and Cashiers 418 AM EST Mon Jan 28 2019 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 3500 feet. Snow expected below 3500 feet. Above 3500 feet, total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches expected. Below 3500 feet, total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches expected. * WHERE...Southwest portion of western North Carolina. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM EST Tuesday.

Yeah this should be a decent event and very interesting with this arctic front coming through.

Well this particular thread is the winter mountain thread. We mountain people keep all of our events in one thread as to not clutter up the forum. If a storm threat thread is going to be made it will be from someone outside the mountains.

Heavy rain this morning with the temps dropping quicky. Down 8 degrees in an hour.

What radar do yall use currently. I was using intellicast.com but since they went to wunderground there radar map has not been up to date.

Balsam is a unique place to be. Haywood is a unique weather county in general.

Yeah been snowing moderate to heavy all morning here in Haywood. Roads are white, temp is down to 19 degrees with the wind howling. A beautiful day.

Yeah tonight is going to be a shock to the system for a lot of people.

The wind is ripping also.

Moderate snow with about an inch on the ground.

Well I like the way the upper pattern looks to be setting up at least for me seasonable cold weather.

Balsam is turning white.

Snowing in parts of Jackson and Haywood

Yeah hitting a lot of the hardest hit areas this past month.

Very nice. I believe Maggie faired the best in this little event in Haywood.

Been snowing here in Haywood most of the night. Pretty much universal through the county.

Mostly rain but some sleet here in Haywood. I'll pass on the ice.

Yeah the cold air is coming at least a reprieve from this mild weather we are having. Looks like into next week a decent trough with sweep through. Shoukd see some pretty good upslope snow showers coming through. I haven't looked at the details yet but shoot it's better than what we are having currently if you like cold and snow. Although today is pretty dang beautiful.

Also I'll add as for a true pattern change it may take the whole month of January. As I had mentioned in the mid to long range thread an SSW does not mean automatic cold for us. Things have to line up in several places especially the pac jet which is just screaming in currently. Get comfortable with this crap pattern because we are going to have it around for a bit.

I wouldn't bank on that just yet. This pattern change is going to take some time and we will probably have some cool downs with some warm ups as the pac had to change before we can get anything decent.