BlunderStorm

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This morning the North Fork of the Holston was frozen over hwy 19. So was the Clinch in Honaker. (sort of) actually there were still some small open spots on both rivers among larger swathes where it was froze straight across but still!

Inexplicably I'm holding the line at 31.5. Air is dry with a dp of 11. Seems warmer in every direction on wunderground. The skies are a solid wall of grey. There's certainly juice up there and probably warm air aloft to boot. This may not be pretty. I'd welcome the virga if it could cool the column for pure snow.

How the- wow! Just down the road.

Finally beginning to wrap up. Here's a slow mo of the final wave a few moments ago.

John may have released the trailer for the cash grab sequel snowstorm but this one has a heck of a post credits scene. No clue when it will finally end lol.

Today was a nearly perfect 24 hours of snowfall. While lacking in some of the stronger bursts seen further south it made up for it with consistency. At no point was mixing an issue. As of midnight I officially report 6.2 inches for the day. An extra inch overnight wouldn't surprise me. It's been fun.

25 with light snow persisting under the radar. 6+ inches have fell.

5"

The hammer is coming down now! Snowfall rates have reduced visibility to nearly half a mile. The road is covered and temps are maxxed for today at 29. Approaching 5 inches shortly!

Sitting at 3 inches and climbing. I may be behind but I'm also late! Rates are consistently moderate with visibility of a mile. Temps rose again but are starting to plateau at 29.

A possible example of this can be seen right now in Florence, Alabama. Radar is showing heavy snow returns over there but the webcam shows a mix of precip types. https://florenceharbor.com/index.php/350-2/

Temperatures have leveled off a tick above 27F. This corresponded with an increase in snowfall rates and shift in wind direction. Snow trucks rolling and scraping nonstop now!

Johnson City ETSU campus cam showing snow. wonder if the rain in southern Greeneville and Erwin creep up to it. Gotta head over there on wednesday haha.

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After the snow started I grabbed some Zs. Usually I don't like to miss any moment of a snowstorm. Tonight feels special though, with over 24 hours of duration and secure temps I felt relaxed. I enjoy the rush of attempting to predict what systems will do and yet, this was nice. Waking up to a field of white and knowing you don't have school/some other responsibilities... I still woke up early like a man possessed but I think I'm at peace for now. Anyway I haven't taken measurements yet but there is a solid inch plus of powder. Temperatures have seemingly leveled at 23. Light snowfall currently. To those commuting today yall be safe, and hopefully yall in the southern great valley can overcome mixing trouble.

First flakes ten til midnight. Here we go!

Update: It's now 26.5 with a dp of 20.3. The low level atmosphere is primed here for a classic southern Appalachian snowstorm. Won't be long now... I hope.

Still at least 6 hours out. 27 in Honaker with a dewpoint of 18.

RAP significantly upped totals for 21z across the board. Also kept Chatty in the game.

Tip of the WSW spear baby let's seal the deal!

It's been a long time since something like that happened here. Most I've ever recorded in a day since recording totals in late 2016 was March 22' at 6.7". I'd take a quarter of that snow total haha. One of the concerning aspects of that run however was the presence of the warm nose/downslope (not sure what that chalks up as). Pivotal shows a significant stretch of zr resolving the 12z rgem expanding on what ice the 6z had. Areas in the eastern edge of the valley most effected but I can't help but wonder if something similar could be seen to the nw of Bays mountain and Clinch mountain. Also hi everybody!

I may or may not recall that one, but I will say Clinch/Beartown mountain influences a lot of the weather. Also Big A to a lesser extent in the Honaker area. Downsloping can easily kill an otherwise excellent set-up. All the same it can trap colder air in the upper Clinch valley and I can cash in.