snowbird1230 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Moonhowl said: Given the snowbird moniker, shouldn't he be in Florida right now and still not seeing NWFS snow. Not hardly Moonhead.. Snowbird is a very rugged community in Graham County that leads into wilderness area with 5500' peaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 1 hour ago, snowbird1230 said: Not hardly Moonhead.. Snowbird is a very rugged community in Graham County that leads into wilderness area with 5500' peaks. Sounds like alarka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 2 hours ago, franklin NCwx said: Sounds like alarka Can you still get to Alarka falls. I went maybe 30 years ago and it was a chore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The upslope snow signal looks pretty decent actually for tomorrow night into Thursday morning. We will see but at least having some flakes fly will be nice. Then I think we see a relaxation for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 2 hours ago, SnoJoe said: Can you still get to Alarka falls. I went maybe 30 years ago and it was a chore. Yes, you have to hike to it. you can take a forest service rd from Whittier or franklin that will take you to the top of the big laurel that's where the creek starts. it's a very nice area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 3 hours ago, Met1985 said: The upslope snow signal looks pretty decent actually for tomorrow night into Thursday morning. We will see but at least having some flakes fly will be nice. Then I think we see a relaxation for some time. I honestly hadn't paid that much attention but it doesn't look half bad. 4k NAM actually showing a sold dusting here overnight Wednesday. Might have to get up early Thursday for some shots of a white Grandfather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Just now, Tyler Penland said: I honestly hadn't paid that much attention but it doesn't look half bad. 4k NAM actually showing a sold dusting here overnight Wednesday. Might have to get up early Thursday for some shots of a white Grandfather. Yeah the 12z looked decent also. Maybe an inch at the most favorable sights. This looks short and sweet but it's all we have. Friday is going to be frigid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 7 minutes ago, Met1985 said: Yeah the 12z looked decent also. Maybe an inch at the most favorable sights. This looks short and sweet but it's all we have. Friday is going to be frigid. Thursday looks worse than Friday up here. Low of 19/High of 24 with wind gusts to 45-50MPH. Single digit or below wind chills all day. Brrrrrrr. We didn't really get insane wind with the last front which was abnormal TBH. Back to the ole weekly mid-grade tropical storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 28 minutes ago, Tyler Penland said: Thursday looks worse than Friday up here. Low of 19/High of 24 with wind gusts to 45-50MPH. Single digit or below wind chills all day. Brrrrrrr. We didn't really get insane wind with the last front which was abnormal TBH. Back to the ole weekly mid-grade tropical storm. Lol we got a pretty good breeze down here. And boy was it cold. Wind or no wind I want snow and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Tomorrow be like: AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...LUCK 255 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...RIDGES OF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Yeah Joe tomorrow looks beautiful man! Not sure why the Wind chill advisory is not further down past Buncombe but it's going to be cold anyways. The gfs is still spitting out some snow tonight into tomorrow morning... The NWS is not biting and I don't blame them but I think a dusting to an inch is possible along the favored areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Met1985 said: Yeah Joe tomorrow looks beautiful man! Not sure why the Wind chill advisory is not further down past Buncombe but it's going to be cold anyways. The gfs is still spitting out some snow tonight into tomorrow morning... The NWS is not biting and I don't blame them but I think a dusting to an inch is possible along the favored areas. Yea wouldn't surprise me if someone above 5k saw an inch and a half based on the 12z GFS. Now for a bit of complaining. no "fantasy" storm for the rest of the year based on today's models. Even last year, everyone had at least a bit of snow before the torch of December. This isn't good. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 29 minutes ago, AsheCounty48 said: Yea wouldn't surprise me if someone above 5k saw an inch and a half based on the 12z GFS. Now for a bit of complaining. no "fantasy" storm for the rest of the year based on today's models. Even last year, everyone had at least a bit of snow before the torch of December. This isn't good. At all. Yeah but at least it's not going to be 75 like it was last year. This cold air is the only thing keeping me going . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 There is limited moisture moving in from KY tonight but I think we are going to squeeze the hell out of every ounce of moisture across the mountain especially with the favorable wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 And so it begins, arctic blast 2016 is upon us. Seriously, winds have switched to the NW and are picking up. Just took the dogs for a walk and you can tell a change is in the air. It's cool to see these type of fronts come through even if they're not going to produce snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 29 minutes ago, SnoJoe said: And so it begins, arctic blast 2016 is upon us. Seriously, winds have switched to the NW and are picking up. Just took the dogs for a walk and you can tell a change is in the air. It's cool to see these type of fronts come through even if they're not going to produce snow. Yeah no clouds yet but it's coming I think. It's very cool tonight. The temp is down to 25 degrees with a very heavy frost already on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 No doubt when the front got to Grandfather. Love this graphic. Wonder what the peak gust will be with this system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Wow look at the humidity! Well clouds have rolled in and so has the snow. Very light flurries falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Down to 10.8 with a 24 mph wind with gusts to 36. A little snow last night, not even a dusting. Partly cloudy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, SnoJoe said: Down to 10.8 with a 24 mph wind with gusts to 36. A little snow last night, not even a dusting. Partly cloudy now. Yeah in and out. We had the same. winds are whipping, temp is at 15 degrees and boy is it cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 45 minutes ago, Met1985 said: Yeah in and out. We had the same. winds are whipping, temp is at 15 degrees and boy is it cold! 17.3 here. Didn't see a flake, but that's the norm for the light NWFS events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Euro gives us a Christmas gift before Christmas but the GFS is completely different. Will be interesting to see how things rlol towards next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 5 minutes ago, Met1985 said: Euro gives us a Christmas gift before Christmas but the GFS is completely different. Will be interesting to see how things rlol towards next week. Hopefully it's at least normal temp wise and not shorts weather. Does anyone remember when is used to snow? This crap sure is getting old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 1 minute ago, franklin NCwx said: Hopefully it's at least normal temp wise and not shorts weather. Does anyone remember when is used to snow? This crap sure is getting old. Yeah its a cold shot with some snow. Yes I agree this is getting very old. Either we are in a horrible stretch or this is the new norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PisgahNCWeather Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, franklin NCwx said: Hopefully it's at least normal temp wise and not shorts weather. Does anyone remember when is used to snow? This crap sure is getting old. Well a few weeks ago we were saying does anyone remember when it used to rain. It's coming soon now. The waiting is the hardest part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 52 minutes ago, PisgahNCWeather said: Well a few weeks ago we were saying does anyone remember when it used to rain. It's coming soon now. The waiting is the hardest part. Speaking the truth man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 1 hour ago, PisgahNCWeather said: Well a few weeks ago we were saying does anyone remember when it used to rain. It's coming soon now. The waiting is the hardest part. Lol great post. Waiting sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Tonight's GFS took a big step towards snow on the 23rd with a cold front pushing through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Temperature above 5000' just quickly rose 11 degrees with warming aloft moving in....relative humdity rapidly fell to 4% at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Wind is ripping here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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