February 2026

[Carvers Gap]

Really good look next weekend....there is a low in the lakes which is messing w/ thermals....but there is time for that to adjust.  NE TN needs to watch this one, and especially SW VA.

[Carvers Gap]

It looks to me like next weekend is a weak slp pushes west of the Apps and then transfers to the inland Plain of GA or the Carolinas.  Blizzard setup for the Northeast.  If we can get a cleaner pass, that is money here as well.  Ensembles have energy to the west of the Apps w/ a transfer to an inland runner.  

[BlunderStorm]

East River Mtn. Roof of the Tennessee Valley, sheltered hollows below it neared -20F last week.

Lake Witten (Tazewell):

 

Clinch River (New Garden):

Clinch (Blackford Bridge)

Upper Clinch (Near Swords Creek)

Heck of a cold spell, been quite a show. The freezing has been impressive with even a snowpack on Witten! I'm not quite ready to let go of winter but I figure we could all use a break. Hoping for some upper 50s for a nice winter hike.  Now on the other hand If we do score some marginal mid Feb winter wx in the window Carver is watching it will be the most impressive month long span of true winter in my memory.

Flurries in Honaker, 27F.

[Daniel Boone]

[Daniel Boone]

Just now, Daniel Boone said:

That Picture is of the Powell River in Pennington gap back in the late '70's. You could walk across it.