John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 You were in one of the best spots Cotton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Much to my surprise, the sleet has stopped and it's moderate snow now. Nickel and dime sized flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Experiencing the heaviest snow I have seen all day right now. Really coming down. Given the wind direction still being out of the NE, I'm speculating that the cold air is being funneled out of SWVA at the surface down the I-81 corridor through Bristol and valleys just west of Holston Mountain and Mount Rogers. Perhaps that will hold off the warmer surface temperatures being experienced in Greene County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math/Met Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 There is definitely some downsloping in a localized area along the mountains. Some strong gusts have been recorded at the Camp Creek tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vol Man Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Windspeed..What section of the Tri are you in? I'm just east of Kingsport and we have just a little sleet right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChattChaser Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 All schools around Chatt closed tomorrow. Is icing really expected to be that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnweathernut Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 There is definitely some downsloping in a localized area along the mountains. Some strong gusts have been recorded at the Camp Creek tower. Thanks for the post and welcome to the forum. 33.3 here over a 28 Dewpoint. Southwest winds here, 15 miles away they have nnw winds and 26.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 All schools around Chatt closed tomorrow. Is icing really expected to be that bad? I assume they are expecting flash freezing and such. Not sure how wet or how the outlying areas are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Didn't the models show some downsloping in NE Tennessee? It's odd with the precip moving from SW to NE rather than it rotating across the mountains like it did last February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Windspeed..What section of the Tri are you in? I'm justhinking east of Kingsport and we have just a little sleet right now. I'm about 9 miles SSE of Bristol near HWY 421. And I'm back to sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I'm waffling still, but it's snowing bigger flakes in longer bursts now. Temp did rise to 24 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnEastTN Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Looks like winds on the western plateau are beginning to switch to N and NW. So not long and any additional warming SW winds are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bango Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I don't quite understand what's happened north of gate city the last 2 hours. The precip has been off and on, long stretches of nothing when radar was indicating otherwise at times. It wasn't snowing as hard but it was really consistent earlier. Prior to that lull I thought for sure we were on track for 8-12, now I am thinking i'd like to see 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnmetalhead Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 There is definitely some downsloping in a localized area along the mountains. Some strong gusts have been recorded at the Camp Creek tower. Thanks for that report, that is interesting. For what it's worth, I usually experience enhanced winds here during mtn wave events like Camp Creek, but not as extreme. The rise in temperature may be in a similar location along the foothills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 All schools around Chatt closed tomorrow. Is icing really expected to be that bad? I heard Signal was a mess. There will be patchy black ice everywhere tomorrow as well. I wouldn't be surprised if they closed again Thursday due to the cold as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Just got a text from my friends daughter at ETSU. She says there's nothing going up there at all and is lamenting that she'll have class tomorrow. I told her not to give up hope. WVLT in attempting to get to Scott County is now stuck on I-75 just north of Caryville as two tractor trailers are stuck and surrounded by salt trucks. Winds are now NW here and snow is the predominant precip type. Some sleet still mixed in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkhorn Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Solid freezing rain at my house which has turned the layer of sleet into thick solid ice. Power's still on though. It almost looks like it's above freezing but it's just water pouring off of the ice on my roof from the freezing rain. I really hope it switches back over to sleet or snow soon. I'm doubtful I can still have power if we get another hour or two of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 There is definitely some downsloping in a localized area along the mountains. Some strong gusts have been recorded at the Camp Creek tower. Welcome back, Math/Met. You are the expert on that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234snow Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I don't quite understand what's happened north of gate city the last 2 hours. The precip has been off and on, long stretches of nothing when radar was indicating otherwise at times. It wasn't snowing as hard but it was really consistent earlier. Prior to that lull I thought for sure we were on track for 8-12, now I am thinking i'd like to see 5 I have no clue either. For the past 2 hours there has been 20-30 Dbz constantly overhead and nothing much is falling. I'm dumbfounded as to what's going on. Still stuck at 1 and a 1/2 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Two different news reporters are in Campbell County, one is stuck on I-75 around 136 and the other is in Jellico, where it's snowing very heavily right now. It's still flipping back and forth here, heavy snow/sleet/heavy snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxjagman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 bunch of slop,zr now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Sleet, sleet, sleet... Looks like the thicker heavy flakes remain north of the Tri-Cities for now. The KY/SWVA border is getting crushed. Could someone go ahead and turn on the NW flow and crank it up please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Curious as to whether Jax is getting anything. The temp has fallen 7 degrees in Nashville in the last hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Sleet/snow mix in Kingsport. Snowing now more than sleeting...but it has been a slow crawl to this point. When the sun went down, things changed. Also, the winds are now out of the northwest. Temps dropped a degree, and now it is snowing. But trust me, it is back and forth. All snow as I type. Moderate to heavy. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 zr.png bunch of slop,zr now You posted right as I did. What is your temp/wind and is anything falling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Sleet/snow mix in Kingsport. Snowing now more than sleeting...but it has been a slow crawl to this point. When the sun went down, things changed. Also, the winds are now out of the northwest. Temps dropped a degree, and now it is snowing. But trust me, it is back and forth. All snow as I type. Moderate to heavy. Crazy. We are getting the same thing. Literally 5 minutes of big snow flakes. then back to sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnEastTN Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Woods around my property. You can hear about every 30-60 seconds cracking and falling limbs, some large. Have finally warmed up to 32. Maybe hit a degree or two above before dropping for the evening? I really pray the wind behind this system isn't too breezy, the trees can't take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Woods around my property. You can hear about every 30-60 seconds cracking and falling limbs, some large. Have finally warmed up to 32. Maybe hit a degree or two above before dropping for the evening? I really pray the wind behind this system isn't too breezy, the trees can't take it. They are north at 15 or so. That may not be great for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bango Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I have no clue either. For the past 2 hours there has been 20-30 Dbz constantly overhead and nothing much is falling. I'm dumbfounded as to what's going on. Still stuck at 1 and a 1/2 inches I am considerably more elevated then GC, so I have probably close to 2.5-3.0, MRX is showing an additional 5.1 before it's over, I dunno, it's coming down a lot more consistent again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stovepipe Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Trees are sagging in west Knoxville, looks like at least a quarter inch of ice has built up on them. Roads in my neighborhood are slushy at the moment. Steady stream of freezing rain at 30 degrees. I'm curious if the temp will rise any more, if the sleet could surge again during some of the stronger bands in the queue, and when the change over to snow might happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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