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4th Annual Fall/Winter Thread for the Mountains/Foothills


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Okay quick question guys. I've got to go to Greenwood, SC tomorrow to help a friend pick up a Tahoe. Do you think Sam's Gap will be passable tomorrow? Especially tomorrow evening? I think the trip going across tomorrow morning will be okay because of the timing of the system. I'm just a little worried about tomorrow evening when the upslope should be in full effect. Do they treat the roads pretty well up there?

 

 

Unless it's just pounding you should be fine. Sam's Gap got it's notorious reputation when it was a single lane road. Now that the interstate crosses it, not so much anymore. They take very good care of it during storms.  

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Winter Storm Watch Issued

Winter Storm Watch (North Carolina)

Feb 07, at 15:09 PM EST

Feb 11, at 07:00 AM EST

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

...SIGNIFICANT ROUNDS OF SNOWFALL MONDAY THROUGH MIDWEEK...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST ON MONDAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY PRODUCE A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES WHERE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ARCTIC AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. DEEP MOISTURE ALONG WITH NORTHWEST FLOW SHOULD COMBINE WITH WEAK DISTURBANCES TO RESULT IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WEEK.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPE COUNTIES FROM PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INCLUDING THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY FOLLOWED BY ADDITIONAL HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MIDWEEK ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVING MONDAY MORNING WITH ADDED PERIODIC HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK MONDAY AND REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL DURING THE WEEK. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S MONDAY AND TEENS TO 20S THE REST OF THE WEEK. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 5 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

Ashe; Watauga

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Just imo, I believe the 3-6 range could be expanded. But nice map regardless. I'll take it to the bank lol

RNK just hoisted a WWA and WSW for you!  Hello all...been away from the board for a while but great to see all the call maps for us.

 

GSP's afd sounds a lil more upbeat for this week....even down to 2500' for everyone!

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RNK just hoisted a WWA and WSW for you!  Hello all...been away from the board for a while but great to see all the call maps for us.

GSP did the same for you.   :snowing:

 

NCZ050-080900-

MITCHELL-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR

311 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY

MORNING...

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE MID

30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH

IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER

MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. COLD WITH

LOWS AROUND 17. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO

30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOW

ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. BLUSTERY AND COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW

70 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW

ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. BLUSTERY AND COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 12.

NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW

70 PERCENT. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 6 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.

BLUSTERY AND COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WIND CHILL VALUES AS

LOW AS 10 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN

THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLUSTERY AND COLD

WITH LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT. WIND CHILL

VALUES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

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I expect the rest of the mountain counties will be issued something similar very soon as well.

 

 

You are already there Met:

 

NCZ052-080900-

HAYWOOD-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...

CRUSO...COVE CREEK...LAKE JUNALUSKA

311 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY

MORNING...

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH.

.MONDAY...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE MID

30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER

MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. COLD WITH

LOWS 13 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.

ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE

LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 2 BELOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW

SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. BRISK AND COLD

WITH LOWS 8 TO 14 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP

TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 7 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.

BLUSTERY AND COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW

40 PERCENT. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND BLUSTERY. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND

10 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

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And from KGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

350 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN NORTH

CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY...

.A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL

SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS MONDAY MORNING. IN THE WAKE

OF THE FRONT...DEEP MOISTURE AND FORCING WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE

REGION AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE. COLD AND MOIST NORTHWEST

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE

BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE

REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062-080500-

/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0002.160208T2300Z-160211T1200Z/

AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-

NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL...

MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...

WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...

CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS

350 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST

MONDAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH

THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM

TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH

THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS

NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

* HAZARDS...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW.

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES

IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS MAY YIELD WIND CHILL VALUES

BETWEEN MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS

MONDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. DEEP

MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO

SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHER

AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE

TENNESSEE BORDER...WHILE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE

CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER IN THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES.

* TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY BELOW FREEZING...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES

FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW

WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW

COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN

BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.

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Winter Weather Advisory for Buncombe County starting at 6 AM Monday morning for snow and blowing snow all day Monday with up to 3 inches of snow and snow again Tuesday and Tuesday Night with possible power outages from downed trees and power lines and windchills possibly 15 below Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.  :snowing:

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Yeah Frankiln and Met big time storm signals on the EPS. I love it! Lets see if we can reel another big one in.

K4CF back from the grave, good to hear from ya!

Yeah lots of winter for us still ahead. I like the wording of GSP and the advisories and totals they came out with. Very reasonable and looks good. For us gsp almost always waits to the last moment on the upslope events before putting out anything solid because of the uncertainty of the flow and moisture feed. Good job I'd say to them.
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If I'm reading this right, looks like they're calling for 5 to 11 inches total here. I'll take it !!

 

 

ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER...WHILE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER IN THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES.

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If I'm reading this right, looks like they're calling for 5 to 11 inches total here. I'll take it !!

ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHER

AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE

TENNESSEE BORDER...WHILE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE

CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER IN THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES.

Fred Gifford might be right after all :-)

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