HurricaneTracker Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Is anyone else getting a little worried about the lack of intensity? It's just been flurrying at UNCA for the last 3 hours... No. Nothing to worry about. The main show is not forecast to occur until afternoon anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4CF Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Anything wrong with this map? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacoma Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Kidding Buncombe isn't a wwa. isn't snow suppose to pick up this afternoon. gsp is saying 1-3 by tomorrow morning. hard to believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Wow really? I've been watching the Downtown Asheville Cam and it was putting it down earlier. Outside my window in downtown it has been light flurries for the last hour or so. Really not accumulating that much. But if you look at the current radar, this is not a surprise. Looking at GSP's site, the best time for snow will be this afternoon from 1-4, and only that is an inch (with another 0.9 during the evening hours). I will be shocked if Asheville proper gets more than 2 inches, but I am basing that purely on what I am seeing on radar and my gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 The strangest thing about this is the snowfall totals map has most of Buncombe county getting 2 inches or so. That's certainly advisory level, isn't it? According to this: http://www.weather.gov/media/gsp/winter/Product%20Description.pdf the advisory for the mountains should be 2 inches. So yes, I am a little confused since the possibility is there for someone in the county to exceed this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 You guys just need to stop worrying and enjoy the fact that we are actually getting some flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Sun is poking through here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Sun is poking through here Are you sure we are in the same county? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 You guys just need to stop worrying and enjoy the fact that we are actually getting some flakes. I'm enjoying it. But man, what can we do to get a couple inches of snow around here? AVL has not had an inch of snow from one event in over three years. Longest such drought since they have been keeping records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Are you sure we are in the same county? Yup im right on the Catawba in pleasant gardens and the sun poked through for a bit... im beginning to think we will be lucky to get an inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 All the local webcams suggest snowfall intensity has increased in the Balsams in the last 30 minutes. http://www.saunookweather.com/wxwebcam.php http://www.maggievalleyonline.com/weather/hemphill.jpg http://brpwebcams.org/cam/5/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 It has started to increase here. 1/4 so far but snow has been light. Temp is up to 21 now so hopefully we are getting some southwest flow aloft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneTracker Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 You guys just need to stop worrying and enjoy the fact that we are actually getting some flakes. Oh, it is highly enjoyable, but now I have a forecast riding on this, and I don't wanna bust, so let's go! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Good luck with your call Tracker! Oh, it is highly enjoyable, but now I have a forecast riding on this, and I don't wanna bust, so let's go! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yup im right on the Catawba in pleasant gardens and the sun poked through for a bit... im beginning to think we will be lucky to get an inch It's come out a couple of times here in the past hour too. Don't know if it means anything or not but it is surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxBlue Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Still flurries, but it had pick up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Looks like a pretty good clip in Downtown Asheville: http://www.resortcams.com/webcameras-downtown-asheville.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Looks like a pretty good clip in Downtown Asheville: http://www.resortcams.com/webcameras-downtown-asheville.php The cam is a little deceiving. The intensity has improved, but the flakes themselves are very small. But it is very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Rates slowly continue to improve. Now moderate snow for the past 1/2 hour. Rap shows this going all afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Everyone now under a WWA, issued 6 hours after the event starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxBlue Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Flakes are still small, but it's getting there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Everyone now under a WWA, issued 6 hours after the event starts. Thank goodness they were on top of this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Flakes are still small, but it's getting there... Trying to decide if I can make it up for the VMI-UNCA game this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Everyone now under a WWA, issued 6 hours after the event starts. GSP is awesome & wouldn't trade that group for anyone! Couple head scratchers by them this winter though. Winter Weather AdvisoryURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC1223 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014...SNOW WILL AFFECT ALL OF THER WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEASTGEORGIA TODAY....A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COASTEARLY TUESDAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION BY LATEAFTERNOON.NCZ048-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-290130-/O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/MADISON-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE1223 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUEDA WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AMEST WEDNESDAY.* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA* HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND POSSIBLE BLACK ICE OVERNIGHT.* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES.* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOWWILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOWCOVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILEDRIVING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 2" of new snow..3" total. 17 degrees..snowing hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Flakes are still small, but it's getting there... Trying to decide if I can make it up for the VMI-UNCA game this evening. According to twitter, the game has been moved to 5 pm. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxBlue Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Trying to decide if I can make it up for the VMI-UNCA game this evening. Nice! I'm going to that once since it should be a good one. All games I went to for both men's and women's basketball at Kimmel had been blowouts so far. Back on topic, few ATMS majors here at UNC Asheville launched a weather balloon earlier today and here's the result: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Nice! I'm going to that once since it should be a good one. All games I went to for both men's and women's basketball at Kimmel had been blowouts so far. Back on topic, few ATMS majors here at UNC Asheville launched a weather balloon earlier today and here's the result: Sweet, I'm an alumni of that fine institution as of Dec 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 We are at an inch now with moderate snow. We actually have a nice southwesterly wind. This should help enhance the snowfall intensity for the mtns in sw nc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 GSP is awesome & wouldn't trade that group for anyone! Couple head scratchers by them this winter though. I totally agree. McAvoy must have been off for the last couple of days. The best gov. met in the Southeast, barr none. Light snow, temp up to 15.6 with maybe an inch on the ground. Looking forward to the big show down east later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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