John1122 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Decent rates here have coated car tops and decks. Nickel sized flakes blowing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlunderStorm Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It looks like a burst of snow is blowing through Pikeville atm. I'm hoping maybe it translates to something down here in 30 minutes. Currently 29 with flurries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 This is from lower elevations at Jacksboro Walmart. I've been at a friend's house this evening and am just heading back towards the mountain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlunderStorm Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wahoo! I normally wouldn't stay up this late but I'm sure school will be at least delayed and it's coming down pretty good! Now I'm usually not this giddy but when a squall comes through real early in the season out of the blue it feels just that much better. If someday I move further south the lack of snow is going to be a drag but on the other hand the novelty and rarity of the snow help me appreciate it more. If I moved up north I'd probably get a little tired of the mini six sided falling water ice crystals. I like it up here every year you know it's gonna snow but the question of how much always comes up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 We have a very light dusting on rooftops and raised surfaces here in west Kingsport. Oddly, not much in town at tall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxtron Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Clingman's Dome Webcam this morning.. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wow, it is really cold out there. Just finished doing leaves....but that one tree is taking its time. Wind chills are in the 20s. Figured I would get the yard cleaned up after the windy weekend that we had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlunderStorm Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Half an inch is on the ground and it looks like I'm not getting out of the 20s. Today feels more like January than late November. As a side note Flurries have been steadily falling for hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhound Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 44 minutes ago, Carvers Gap said: Wow, it is really cold out there. Just finished doing leaves....but that one tree is taking its time. Wind chills are in the 20s. Figured I would get the yard cleaned up after the windy weekend that we had. Don't get me started on leaves!!! Spent a few hours a a week and a half ago using the leaf blower to clear the yard, then come back from NYC yesterday and looks like every tree in the Northern Hemisphere exploded over our house while we were gone. I just had that defeated Maytag Man look on my face when we pulled in the driveway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 You don't often see a temp of 25 degrees at 1:00 pm in November. But here we are. Things were actually icy here this morning from some freezing drizzle that happened. Cars and steps were coated in ice with snow over the top. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnEastTN Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Had to travel this morning to our Sevierville office and saw some very light fine flaked snow showers this morning in Sevierville. Some cars I saw parked over night had snow on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvskelton Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Had a solid dusting in the Colonial Heights area of Kingsport by noon (meaning on the ground as well as raised surfaces). There wasn't much of anything when I left at 8am. Very nice surprise! And as Carver's mentioned, not much at all in downtown Kingsport proper. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234snow Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Just drove through a really nice snow shower in Bristol. Really interesting band has set up south of Kingsport today. Nothing much in SWVA today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlunderStorm Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, 1234snow said: Just drove through a really nice snow shower in Bristol. Really interesting band has set up south of Kingsport today. Nothing much in SWVA today. We got a little more action up here. I haven't been able to take a measurement being held in the school but I expect there should be a few more tenths of an inch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Light snow showers have moved back into my area and the temp is actually falling. Down to 23 degrees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holston_River_Rambler Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, 1234snow said: Really interesting band has set up south of Kingsport today I'm glad you mentioned this. I never would have thought to look at radar, but that is an odd band! It looks like it is coming straight off of Bays Mountain. I would normally see that as a downslope, but in this case it obviously isn't. Wonder what is causing it. Seems like there was something like this with a similar trajectory north of Knoxville last winter. I made a gif of it case anyone wants to see later on: https://imgur.com/a/76Z8AHw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234snow Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 We got a little more action up here. I haven't been able to take a measurement being held in the school but I expect there should be a few more tenths of an inch.I was in Lebanon for most of today and there wasn’t much to write home about. But I’m not sure if Honaker gets more than south of there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, 1234snow said: Just drove through a really nice snow shower in Bristol. Really interesting band has set up south of Kingsport today. Nothing much in SWVA today. Special wx statement posted by MRX for that band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wake convergence appears to be the driver. 14 minutes ago, Holston_River_Rambler said: I'm glad you mentioned this. I never would have thought to look at radar, but that is an odd band! It looks like it is coming straight off of Bays Mountain. I would normally see that as a downslope, but in this case it obviously isn't. Wonder what is causing it. Seems like there was something like this with a similar trajectory north of Knoxville last winter. I made a gif of it case anyone wants to see later on: https://imgur.com/a/76Z8AHw Drag of the mountain causes low level winds to slow next to it; keep ambient wind speed farther off to the sides. So the winds try to curve around the mountain and meet up in the wake. The meeting causes low level convergence. Viola! Snow. Bernoulli Effect could add to the curve around, with the speed-up phenomenon occurring just outside the friction zone. At any rate, I also remember seeing this last year. Enjoy! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 JKL has put up an WWA for their N/E areas. Says the snow will increase overnight and up to 1 inch will fall. Those of you downstream might get in on some of that if it doesn't downslope and dry out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 MRX put out a SPS for the band over central Sullivan, says an inch possible from it over the Tri-Cities airport/Blountsville area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlunderStorm Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 24 minutes ago, 1234snow said: I was in Lebanon for most of today and there wasn’t much to write home about. But I’m not sure if Honaker gets more than south of there. Flurries were consistent throughout today but didn't result in much more accumulation. Maybe a 0.1 but it's negligible. Since I don't have a snowboard I measure on a piece of light gray porcelain tile I place evenly on the yard. Sometimes a breeze can make the snow uneven and make a measurement tricky. Anymore I avoid taking a measurement on grass because it can exaggerate the measurement so I measure on the tile anyway and try to find a good place to mark the accumulation on it. As a general rule Lebanon is snowier than Castlewood and Honaker is snowier than Lebanon. What's funny is Lebanon sits 200ft higher in elevation but is typically warmer. For whatever reason no matter where you stand it always seems to be colder the further upstream the Clinch River Valley you go. I'm glad you guys in the Tri-Cities got some real snowfall from that band. I'm curious for what the measurement at the airport will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnEastTN Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Closest traffic camera I could find to the band that appears to be still on going and fluctuating on radar. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, ShawnEastTN said: Closest traffic camera I could find to the band that appears to be still on going and fluctuating on radar. That should be the Colonial Heights exit based on the look and the exit number. That was the area that I mentioned where MRX had place a special weather statement. Pretty crazy. I was about five miles away as a crow flies and just saw minimal flurries and snow showers. @nrgjeff, was that Bays Mountain that was causing that? It sits directly upstream from that band. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 You know that band sets up in Gray, TN, often for NW flow events(right next to Colonial Heights). We used to call it the Twilight Zone, because it could be snowing there and nowhere else. Never knew that is what caused it. Makes sense though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed33 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Had a light dusting on rooftops, cars, and grass overnight. Russellville, Only 2 miles away probably had 1/4in on cars and rooftops. The west side of town really had nothing. Amazing even around here at the differences between east and west Hamblen Co. Otherwise flurries were around during the day, but the big story was the temp. It stayed below freezing all day. Topped out at 30 degrees today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlunderStorm Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 If downsloping doesn't win out A good wave of snow is coming in from the KY/VA border! I really hope it sticks together. Currently 23 with flurries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Steady snow has picked up after dark. It tends to do that here in flow events. Otherwise bitter cold, midnight high of 29, temps went down all day long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnweathernut Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, John1122 said: Steady snow has picked up after dark. It tends to do that here in flow events. Otherwise bitter cold, midnight high of 29, temps went down all day long. Pretty impressive for late November. Helps solidify a solidly below normal month in the temperature department. Snow showers and flurries at my office in Erwin today. Nice to see some scoring snow in the air, and in some cases on the ground! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlunderStorm Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Right now it's moderate snowfall with nickel and dime size flakes. It's 21 degrees with 15 mph winds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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