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5 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Yeah it absolutely hammered during that time.  We are having to evacuate some of the mill. 

I was guessing there would be flooding at the mill, recall seeing some of the high water marks there from 2004.

18 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Big storm moving through. 

Coming down pretty heavy here also.

14 hours ago, Tyler Penland said:

At least you moved down in a fairly cool summer.

I wish I could afford a Tacoma but Toyota in general is a bit out of my budget. Ha.
Nice trucks though.

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Well there is the Corolla

21 hours ago, SnoJoe said:

I came back home for a week to manage some renovations and was reminded why I hate the mountains in the spring. Cold, wet, damp, windy, foggy, cloudy, dark, gloomy, sloppy, miserable, etc, etc, etc. I remember as a kid thinking when it was March that we had another 2 to 3 months of horrible weather. Granted, I'm one that loves snow but not so much cold and dreary. It hasn't been a particularly warm spring on the coast but at least you can go outside without a sweatshirt, jacket, umbrella, boots, etc.

I have a dream of hanging out on the deck wearing shorts and a tshirt.  2nd consecutive  year  with chilly windy weather lingering well into May; I have to say its wearing on me a bit.

4 hours ago, wncsnow said:

We may not crack 80 again until June at this rate 

The -NAO seems to be the most consistent in the spring.  Last year per Mountain Thread records; I think the last high elevation snow was on or about May 9.

Just got down to about 40 F IMBY down in the valley, warmer than I was expecting.  Guess the wind shut down any valley inversion.

The spring/summer thread has arrived.  Must mean snow is on the way!

5 hours ago, Met1985 said:

Yeah the we are going to dry out pattern has been delayed a lot. Here we are at the end of March and we are in a surplus again starting the year out. Looks like we are going to get some more rain and storms today and tonight. Possibly some severe storms at that. 

 

We are not done with winter yet also of course. Both the euro and GFS are showing a significant trough coming in next week that will bring a hard freeze and possibly some upslope snow as well. Stay tuned because things may get wild around here.

Seems like we get a cold snap every year at the beginning of April then again my memory is not so reliable.  But we are due for our annual March or April flip to -NAO:

I recall that winter there were several blown calls on snow storms that didn't materialize; people were joking that it was a plot by Ingle's.  Back in those days no internet at home and I really wasn't buying into the Super Storm hype which much to my surprise wasn't hype at all.  I recall a little snow that Friday afternoon (March 12th) then it quit for awhile then a lovely gentle snowfall Friday night (28 years ago on the exact same days of the week).  Woke up to the wind and massive amount of snow on Saturday.  Lost power and decided to walk to a friends house that had a wood-stove.  He met me half way with a thermos containing hot chocolate and rum.   I wore a motorcycle helmet for that walk straight up Merrimon Ave in Asheville; a guy walked up to me and said, "you have the right head gear for this storm!"  IIRC, I measured 21 inches of snow (may have been 23 inches); and I believe they had measured a 78 mph wind gust at the National Climatic Data Center in downtown Asheville.  I have some recollection of a little bit of lightning and thunder as well if I am not getting my storms confused.  What a great adventure it was 28 years ago today 

55 minutes ago, Local Yokel Wx said:

Parkway is back open and found some light snow around 9am. Looks like most of the parkway picked up a skiff overnight. 

This was taken nearby Devil's Courthouse/Beech Gap/Hwy 215 

 

Nice; I just happened to be parking by the gate when the ranger opened it to the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center yesterday.  I ended up being the first car up there after opening the gate; the second car arrived about a minute after me.  Numerous times my wife and I hiking or myself on the bicycle have been on a closed section of the Parkway and they opened it.  I was always amazed at how quickly the cars followed.  This time it was me LOL.

A toasty 38 F IMBY.

Airport reporting 40 F with dewpoint of 22 F

4 hours ago, Met1985 said:

Yeah I was wrong again but I just dont see us meeting warning criteria still.

Famous last words but I would be suprised if some of these high totals verify; we will see...

3 hours ago, BretWx said:

Same here. Need some gas for the generators and some propane for the porch heater, haha. Even .25-3 of ice would be awful. 

As I recall you lost a tree to an ice storm a few years ago.  Let's hope it doesn't get too bad.

12 hours ago, r1ga said:

Hey y'all Blacksburg, VA checking in here.  Hope this is the right thread.  We've got a hodge podge forecast like everyone else.  34 and light-moderate rain - temp dropped 5 degrees in the last 2 hrs. so that might mean something.  And FCX radar is down, which adds to the excitement.  Cheers! 

I went to grad school at VT.  Really enjoyed my time living in Blacksburg.  Welcome to the mountain thread.

On 2/10/2021 at 8:01 PM, SnoJoe said:

Something tells me we're going to have a wet, cold, windy, miserable April. I hate that worst of all...

I am with you on that; nothing I dislike more than winter in April and beyond...  As I have said before I still have PTSD from getting denied a spring last year; I did go back and look at the "spring" summer thread 2020 and saw folks report seeing flakes flying on May 9 .  I have a less than stellar memory but it seems over the past 10 years or so the teleconnections more often that not set up for cold trough in the east and ridge out west normally in early March (as I recall late March or beginning of April of last year).  We have had some pretty warm periods in February.  Not that this has anything to do with the future but having a cold February this year maybe we get a spring pattern in March or April.  I dream this year of sitting out on the deck on a warm April evening hearing the birds and perhaps some spring peepers but still fear the cold winter wind sending me inside for shelter.  Cheers to hoping for a warm spring

1 minute ago, Buckethead said:

Not as unpopular as you may think. I'm hoping winter doesn't last into April like last year.

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April?, as I recall you were still getting snow in May!

Black ice is the worst; hope everyone stays safe.  KAVL meteogram courtesy of ISU:

GFS looking nice for the 13th and 14th but the chances of that actually happening...

1 hour ago, Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said:

Yeah it’s still brutal. This is like one of those long duration spring winds we sometimes get. 

Yes and I am still suffering from PTSD from that cold "spring" wind continuing until mid-May last year.

Snowing when I woke up, transitioned to sleet by the time my coffee was brewed, so much for sipping coffee and watching it snow

Now getting a few flakes mixed in from time to time still no freezing rain

Looking like this in Asheville:

I would say less than 2" in this neck of the woods.  On a positive note, I don't have to shovel the driveway.  After getting a white Christmas anything else this winter is gravy for me anyway.

2 hours ago, NavarreDon said:

Happy New Year folks! Hope you don’t mind but I’m butting in on your thread. I like the potential set up that’s lurking for you. Lot’s of changes upcoming but if you look at synoptics & historical model biases. I think this could have the makings of a decent southern low pressure snowfall. Might not be be a gigantic event but it’s caught my eye!


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Its acceptable for anyone who used to have the moniker AshevilleDon to butt in on the mountain thread

Happy New Year back at you!  About 4 to 6" is my sweet spot for a good snow storm; hopefully we will be in the range in Avl.  I don't want to worry about trees coming down and power outages.  I experienced the blizzard of 93; it was awesome but don't need to see that again.

Bottomed out at 10.0 F IMBY.  Nice chilly way to top off a white Christmas.

59 minutes ago, eyewall said:

We plan on going to Boone then toward Banner Elk early tomorrow morning. Either way looks pretty good 3K+

Have a great trip and enjoy the white Christmas!