2026-2027 Fall/Winter Mountain Thread

[Met1985]

With this now a major hurricane this thing is coming east as noted above.  That will really put us here in WNC in the bullseye in my opinion.  Also we've seen this before but in situations like this the models underperforme on precipitation amounts.  Also keep an eye out on sustained winds and wind gusts. 

[wncsnow]

Sure looks like this will be our heaviest rain event since Helene along the escarpment. I just wonder if there will be any new landslides where the soil is still loose from last time. 

[Maggie Valley Steve]

High Wind Warning hoisted for the WNC Mountains above 3500 ft from midnight tonight until Sunday morning. Wind Advisory hoisted for the Mountains below 3500 ft for the same timeframe.

[Tyler Penland]

22 minutes ago, Maggie Valley Steve said:

High Wind Warning hoisted for the WNC Mountains above 3500 ft from midnight tonight until Sunday morning. Wind Advisory hoisted for the Mountains below 3500 ft for the same timeframe.

Based on their graphics out right now I don't foresee them issuing a Flood Watch. Hope that doesn't come back to bite them. 
 

Looking more likely that Isaias won't have time to weaken significantly before landfall and the continued east-of-track motion is aligning it more with the shear vs running into it. When the mid-level winds run into the mountains its going to be a fun time.