Local Yokel Wx Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 via twitter, 3" already on the ground at High Knob in Wise County, VA. (Thanks for the correction) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY18 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 What is that? Looks like a hwy bridge breached... Got it on facebook. The person said it was the James River Bridge. And it looks like the water has went over the center of the bridge!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTwx Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 A post by Dr Masters just a bit ago...pretty amazing: referencing Sandy " However, the destructive potential of the storm surge was record high: 5.8 on a scale of 0 to 6. This is a higher destructive potential than any hurricane observed since 1969, including Category 5 storms like Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Camille, and Andrew" http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2279 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
843wx Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 via twitter, 3" already on the ground at High Knob in Wise County, WV. Wise County Virginia, not WV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Got it on facebook. The person said it was the James River Bridge. And it looks like the water has went over the center of the bridge!! These camera's are still showing vehicle traffic http://www.trafficland.com/city/BOI/camera/5226/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY18 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 These camera's are still showing vehicle traffic http://www.trafficla...OI/camera/5226/ Yep, I guess it hasn't over ran it then. But you can see the water a couple feet from the bottom of the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Got it on facebook. The person said it was the James River Bridge. And it looks like the water has went over the center of the bridge!! That water is well below the bridge the angle of the shot makes it seem way worse than it is look at how far below the bridge the water is near the shore..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Yep, I guess it hasn't over ran it then. But you can see the water a couple feet from the bottom of the bridge. It's close Tangier Island has a little water now....Yoda posted this picture from CBS 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Astounded at the lack of lower elevation advisories in the northern TN Valley. Yeah, it may not happen. But....it may also thump us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD Addict Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 36.5 now. Snow level seems to be around 4,000 feet right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
843wx Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Amazing storm. I think the snow totals are gonna impress too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 36.5 now. Snow level seems to be around 4,000 feet right now. Your going to get to crushed CAD, by winter standards, late Oct, wildcard, but would be surprised by the initial reports, if the dendrites have not made it down to 3000 by morning. Blacksburg, Knoxville, Greenville, and Morristown will be playing ketchup for the higher terrain, watch, areas of WV could eclipse 50", one has to imagine there will be sig spill-over into SW VA, NE TN, NW NC, and extreme E KY. Sig = 1'+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 QPF still increasing...per NE mods...southward shifts still going in 18z models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 36.5 now. Snow level seems to be around 4,000 feet right now. Temp has fallen to 36 degrees here to with winds really picking up and waves of rain coming down. WSW and a HWW out now for us! Looking forward to the first winter storm of the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 WGHP talking about snowflakes in Triad on Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 WGHP talking about snowflakes in Triad on Tuesday Van Denton FOX8 WGHP TV Snowflakes still POSSIBLE in the Piedmont-Triad late Monday night into Tuesday. Complicated storm and there is a lot of detail in my post below. While that is happening, it will transition from a Tropical system to a cold core system and the air aloft will be getting very cold. This is already leading to snow in the highest mountains and we will see this continue to spread out and lower in elevation as the colder air pours in. As of this writing, the snow levels have already lowered to near 5000 feet in the northern mountains of NC where snow is now falling at Beech Mtn and Sugar. By Wednesday, snowfall totals may reach 3 feet in parts of West Virginia (most in the highest elevations), 1-2 feet above 5000 feet in Virginia and 12-18 inches in the higher mountains of NC. The lower mountain areas below 3000 feet will likely see a few inches mainly at night when the air is coldest, then may mix with rain or change to rain during the day based on elevation. I am still noticing the possibility for some wrap around moisture to return to the Piedmont on Monday night and Tuesday. This doesn’t often do much east of the mountains and we have never recorded October snowfall in the Piedmont-Triad since records began in 1928. But again, this is an unusual storm. It appears that IF we get the moisture to indeed wrap around into our area on Monday night into Tuesday, the upper levels will be plenty cold for snow, however the surface will be marginal. When this happens, it usually plays out that we get all liquid if precip is light and it mixes with or changes to snow if the intensity is heavy enough. It appears the snow will certainly make it to about 1500 feet above the ground level over the Piedmont, and if it picks up in intensity, that could easily reach down to near the surface. Either way, the ground and near ground temperatures should be warm enough that we would have no trouble from it here. There are no guarantees we get the wrap around precipitation either. With a low to the north, this wrap around is precip that moves from NW to SE. This means the air sinks off the mountains as it heads our way. This sinking motion dries the air out and that is why we often miss out when storms are to our north and get our snows more often when they come from the south. The attached image is a grab from the snowfall outlook issued by HPC ( Hydrometeorological prediction center ). It shows the odds for snowfall of at least 1” or more. Notice our northern counties have a 10-20% chance. Mountains nearly 100%. The odds for measurable snow south of the Triad drop to less than 5%. Still, the odds for a few flakes, is higher for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Northern stream interaction beginning to materialize on IR and WV, both images valid 6:45pm EST Radar ~ same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Cold rain reaching the surface in Wilkes now. Temps dropping, still windy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234snow Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Astounded at the lack of lower elevation advisories in the northern TN Valley. Yeah, it may not happen. But....it may also thump us. It seems like the cold air is filtering in faster than expected since higher areas are changing over. I think Morristown has to issue advisories for most of NE TN. I guess they are just waiting until the very last minute too issue them. 850 mb temps: Temp is currently 40 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Van Denton FOX8 WGHP TV Snowflakes still POSSIBLE in the Piedmont-Triad late Monday night into Tuesday. Complicated storm and there is a lot of detail in my post below. While that is happening, it will transition from a Tropical system to a cold core system and the air aloft will be getting very cold. This is already leading to snow in the highest mountains and we will see this continue to spread out and lower in elevation as the colder air pours in. As of this writing, the snow levels have already lowered to near 5000 feet in the northern mountains of NC where snow is now falling at Beech Mtn and Sugar. By Wednesday, snowfall totals may reach 3 feet in parts of West Virginia (most in the highest elevations), 1-2 feet above 5000 feet in Virginia and 12-18 inches in the higher mountains of NC. The lower mountain areas below 3000 feet will likely see a few inches mainly at night when the air is coldest, then may mix with rain or change to rain during the day based on elevation. I am still noticing the possibility for some wrap around moisture to return to the Piedmont on Monday night and Tuesday. This doesn’t often do much east of the mountains and we have never recorded October snowfall in the Piedmont-Triad since records began in 1928. But again, this is an unusual storm. It appears that IF we get the moisture to indeed wrap around into our area on Monday night into Tuesday, the upper levels will be plenty cold for snow, however the surface will be marginal. When this happens, it usually plays out that we get all liquid if precip is light and it mixes with or changes to snow if the intensity is heavy enough. It appears the snow will certainly make it to about 1500 feet above the ground level over the Piedmont, and if it picks up in intensity, that could easily reach down to near the surface. Either way, the ground and near ground temperatures should be warm enough that we would have no trouble from it here. There are no guarantees we get the wrap around precipitation either. With a low to the north, this wrap around is precip that moves from NW to SE. This means the air sinks off the mountains as it heads our way. This sinking motion dries the air out and that is why we often miss out when storms are to our north and get our snows more often when they come from the south. The attached image is a grab from the snowfall outlook issued by HPC ( Hydrometeorological prediction center ). It shows the odds for snowfall of at least 1” or more. Notice our northern counties have a 10-20% chance. Mountains nearly 100%. The odds for measurable snow south of the Triad drop to less than 5%. Still, the odds for a few flakes, is higher for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 The chance is there...east of the mountains if your cold enough. 5PM 2AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirNelson39 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Faint sound of sleet hitting the car here in Boone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnweathernut Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Astounded at the lack of lower elevation advisories in the northern TN Valley. Yeah, it may not happen. But....it may also thump us. It's Robert against the NWS out of Morristown. Robert is bullish on snow down to the valleys in northeast TN while the NWS says it's a non-event relative to what could happen. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I have noticed the trajectory of the precip on radar has changed in the last couple of hours and is beginning to turn northwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Temp is down to 39.5° in Weaverville & the wind is starting to pick up. Moisture has dried up with some stars peeking thru the cloud cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I want to be in Snowshoe, WV really bad right now... Looks like they could get 2+ feet ... in October! Still sitting high and dry here. We've had a few sprinkles, but that's about it. Maybe we can luck out and get some flakes on Monday night/Tuesday morning. That would be a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Attempting to get a live large chat going around 8pm EST, 3 min if anyone is interested, will be there for about an hour, link is top of page just underneath the American Weather header, "Chat." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanc2001 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 http://kyweathercenter.com/?p=4556 Black Mtn, KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNCwx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I'm enjoying the "Sandy Special" G+ Hangout hosted by James Spann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Snow looks to be so close for here Tuesday, but I bet we'll just have a cold rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Radar starting to fill in the last hour over VA, WV, MD, PA, and southern NY. Weird banding out of RDU... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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