Jan 24 - 26 2026 Ice, sleet, and for a lucky few..... snow storm Observations Thread

[Knoxtron]

Current 30 with .3-.5 ice accumulation. Winds are whipping and I can hear tree/limb falls everywhere. Still have power but not expecting it for long.

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Current: anywhere between 28°-30° (different locations showing different things  

dewpoint up to 27°

solidly freezing rain  accretion at a very decent pace 

this may be the push needed to knock it all out

 really praying it isn’t, but, prepared for this so we’re all good

 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Waiting for daybreak to go clear ice off the unit outside, every time I turn it on it kicks into auxiliary mode

 but until then, this is what is keeping us warm

 brought us from 60° inside to 68° in the last 90 minutes. Man, I love a fire place. 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

20 minutes ago, Knoxtron said:

Current 30 with .3-.5 ice accumulation. Winds are whipping and I can hear tree/limb falls everywhere. Still have power but not expecting it for long.

Hope it lasts longer than you expect it to <3

[WishingForWarmWeather]

It’s trying SO hard to swap back to snow. 

[Knoxtron]

6 minutes ago, WishingForWarmWeather said:

Hope it lasts longer than you expect it to <3

Looks like I jinxed it, power just went out. 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Cold weather advisory hoisted for my location - from Sunday evening through noon on Tuesday. 

School has already been canceled through EOD Tuesday. 

Main warning with the advisory is windchill down to -10°. 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Just now, Knoxtron said:

Looks like I jinxed it, power just went out. 

Oh my friend  I am so so sorry. Hopefully it’s just a quick out and in. A long flicker. 

stay warm <3

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Finally went outside to check. it’ss not great that for sure. Everything is iced over, all surfaces have a very thick layer of ice but didn’t measure. .3 maybe more is my best guess. 

it’s falling at that perfect accretion rate - drizzle and mists. 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Alright. My last load of fire wood just went on the fire. 

youngest son has been sleeping next to it all night.

 Once this burns out, going back to bed. Inside back to 69° and hopefully 70° here shortly. 

saving the rest for tomorrow. 

depends where you look but anywhere from 29-31° outside, light freezing rain/mist continuing, probably about .3 accreted so far.

 Night y’all - I wish you all warmth and power. 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Speaking of fire - it’s acceptable to have a shot of fireball at 539a right?

If not - call me unacceptable, eff it. 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Mother fuuuuuuPAsvouvPiavupavpa. Lights just flickered all the way off like 8 times. Back on for now but….man. Hold strong little grid hold strong. 

[Save the itchy algae!]

Current 30 with .3-.5 ice accumulation. Winds are whipping and I can hear tree/limb falls everywhere. Still have power but not expecting it for long.

You’re not in Knoxville I presume then?

[Holston_River_Rambler]

37 minutes ago, WishingForWarmWeather said:

Speaking of fire - it’s acceptable to have a shot of fireball at 539a right?

Highly acceptable in these circumstances. A body has to keep warm after all. 

Finally lost power around 3am. We'll see what the world looks like when we get some daylight. Only about 2000 out in my utility district in Morgan and Roane counties, so not as bad as I could be. Come on 40s!

[WishingForWarmWeather]

5 minutes ago, Holston_River_Rambler said:

Highly acceptable in these circumstances. A body has to keep warm after all. 

Finally lost power around 3am. We'll see what the world looks like when we get some daylight. Only about 2000 out in my utility district in Morgan and Roane counties, so not as bad as I could be. Come on 40s!

Oh no, Holston. I hope you get it back ASAP. Whatever that flicker was that just happened knocked the neighborhood two down from me out of power. It’s creeping closer and I’m praying. 

grab your fireball. Body gotta stay warm after all. 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

That last bit of wood I used brought inside up to 71°. 

Outside is 31° but the unit is frozen under .3-.4 in ice. 

Also - here’s TWC app’s precip radar for our area. Pick a damn struggle Clarksville!!!!! Every single precip type is showing for the city - rain, snow, sleet, ice. 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

First light shows a story worse than I originally thought. I need the ice story to end soon or we aren’t going to make it with power much longer unfortunately. About an inch or maybe more of over hang off of everything and the total amount of ice layer on everything looks to be approaching .5 if not already .5. 
 

any ideas on how much longer this is supposed to keep it up for my area? What’s the hrrr/nam/rap saying?

[Holston_River_Rambler]

 

 

I'll try to pull some gifs for you @WishingForWarmWeather

 

0.25" - 0.30" ice accretion as far as I can tell IMBY.

The pagoda lives!

 

Fire time:

 

 

[Holston_River_Rambler]

HRRR and NAM and RGEM show the end to most of the precip for your area @WishingForWarmWeather by around 3-4PM>

 

 

Radar makes that look like it is pretty much on schedule with the back end currently in ArkLaTX region.

 

 

 

I wouldn't be surprised though if there are still some flurries/ freezing drizzle into the evening though. 

 

 

[WishingForWarmWeather]

6 minutes ago, Holston_River_Rambler said:

 

 

I'll try to pull some gifs for you @WishingForWarmWeather

 

0.25" - 0.30" ice accretion as far as I can tell IMBY.

The pagoda lives!

 

Fire time:

 

 

Oh hell yeah. Torch. That. Shit. 

[Holston_River_Rambler]

Back here in the eastern end of the state, some folks are living the dream just SW of Cosby:

Must be a primo downslope area

[WishingForWarmWeather]

1 minute ago, Holston_River_Rambler said:

HRRR and NAM and RGEM show the end to most of the precip for your area @WishingForWarmWeather by around 3-4PM>

 

 

Radar makes that look like it is pretty much on schedule with the back end currently in ArkLaTX region.

 

 

 

I wouldn't be surprised though if there are still some flurries/ freezing drizzle into the evening though. 

 

 

3-4p is rough man. That’s rough. I was really hoping we only had maybe 4-5 hrs of ice left.

I really don’t see how there’s any way at all I make it through the other side of this with power. 

but, at least I prepared. Thanks to yall for keeping me educated as always and helping me keep my babies and my family safe!!!!!

[WishingForWarmWeather]

1 minute ago, Holston_River_Rambler said:

Back here in the eastern end of the state, some folks are living the dream just SW of Cosby:

Must be a primo downslope area

57 must be nice. 

[Holston_River_Rambler]

One place I've been wondering about is one of the few wunderground weather stations in the New River Valley in the Cumberland mountains about half way between me and John I was thinking they might hold on to cold air for a long time, but nope:

 

[Holston_River_Rambler]

I found a 60 near Townsend:

[WishingForWarmWeather]

Power outages now popping up all around us. Green arrow pointing to my general area. About 2.5k homes without power right around me.

[Jed33]

2 minutes ago, Holston_River_Rambler said:

I found a 60 near Townsend:

The temperature gradient from Pigeon Forge to Gattlinburg and Wears Valley is crazy! Just a few miles and 25 degrees difference!!!

[WishingForWarmWeather]

4 minutes ago, WishingForWarmWeather said:

Power outages now popping up all around us. Green arrow pointing to my general area. About 2.5k homes without power right around me.

This happened within the hour. 553a looked like this 

[Holston_River_Rambler]

Just now, Jed33 said:

The temperature gradient from Pigeon Forge to Gattlinburg and Wears Valley is crazy! Just a few miles and 25 degrees difference!!!

If I wasn't iced in, and it wasn't dangerous as hell to try any driving right now, I'd want to drive there just to experience the warmth, lol. 

[Holston_River_Rambler]

I like how they give you a pleasant and comforting image with their outage map:

 

Better have another fireball shot, it's the only responsible thing to do.