eyewall

We may end up with another tor day.

Yeah Lightroom is pretty solid for handling those casts etc. I used that for the recent snow in the NC Mountains:

Don't look at the 18z GFS

Happy Hour GFS is way west

Yeah I am trying to hold on to hope for Jan/Feb which is when we see are biggest snowfalls. I know we're all beyond jaded given the past few years.

A timelapse of the afternoon round rolling in:

The best look I got at the Garner storm (rain wrapped): The red highlights where I think the tor was when this was taken.

Probably not in NC considering it is just under 1000ft in elevation.

I wouldn't mind a local chase to Roxboro lol.

I miss those scenes! My favorite view is from the top of Madonna Mountain at Smuggs. I am hoping to get there this winter.

Well that is the Triad which puts you about 2 hours and change from the mountains. Definitely check out Grandfather mountain and that area. Lake Norman is cool for sure as well. I am in Raleigh about an hour east of Greensboro which can be a fun place to visit. You will be about 3-4 hours away from the closest beaches (which are actually at the end of I-40). I would avoid Myrtle Beach in SC though. If you can invest the extra time (5 hours or so) drive to the Outer Banks. Finally in NC, Fayetteville and much of the coastal plain region (inland) is kind of the armpit region of the state.

Yes just outside Banner Elk, NC

Wow looking great up there! Down here in North Carolina we are seeing winter arrive in the mountains and Beech opened up:

A few more from yesterday:

It wasn't the biggest snowfall but very enjoyable today on Beech. Glad I went up!

Yeah I am watching trends to see if it is worth a trip up that way.

Isn't that always the way lol.

Things looking interesting for Wednesday in the mountains. I may have to venture up.

Definitely seeing some solid color here and there in Raleigh but I think it is going to be staggered instead of a blanket peak. We shall see: This last shot is from 2 days ago

It won't verify but:

First freeze in Raleigh as well.

First freeze is in the books.

Nice! I actually had some graupel when I was checking out the foliage in NC on 10/20 with a convective shower. I am hearing BTV is seeing some snow today. I miss that November start On a side note I did put this together finally after getting through the stills:

I finally got around to putting this clip together from 10/20: