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NC Mountains are basically bare, partly because of Helene and partly because of seasonal norms.

Hey, everybody. First time posting since Helene. I'm personally fine, but I lost my photography studio space that was in the River Arts District of Asheville. I don't know if this is allowed, but I have an online gallery store with photos from the Mountains, including some bittersweet images of the aurora over the River Arts District post-Helene. Additionally, if anyone is looking for handmade gifts this Christmas, Explore Asheville has put together a great list of local artists you can support.

Questions for the meteorologists: 1) If Helene comes ashore as a major hurricane versus a weaker system, how would its intensity affect how quickly or sharply it might curve NNW? What is the mechanism? 2) With an upper-level low positioned to the northwest of the storm as it makes landfall, how might the hurricane’s intensity impact its interaction with that low? Could a stronger storm create more resistance to the low's influence, or would it actually get steered more sharply?

Several tornado warnings currently active in NE North Carolina.

Let's see 'em! Here's mine from South Texas.

I went to the climatologically best place to see the eclipse without clouds (South Texas) and saw... clouds. Oh well, at least I got one good shot out of it.

This picture would make a great magazine cover.

What is this depicting?

If it's snowing this hard in Asheville, I can only imagine what's going on further west and higher up.

Sleet and rain in Asheville.

The HRRR modeled this little band coming through the mountains as having precipitation reach the ground. We’ll see.

Took the drone out to Balsam Grove on Sunday.

Pinhole eye forming.