Tyler Penland Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Looks like a potential pattern change coming up soon. EPS with some gradual cooling heading into October. Already seeing some decent leaf change on Grandfather. Here's to another great winter! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Feels like fall today. I love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Anyone have photos of wooly worms or persimmon seeds from this year? How about a count on how many morning of fog you had at your house in August, lol. I am writing a few articles on my website Ashevillewx.com detailing the various winter folklore that mountain people use. I would love to get a few quotes from you all regarding what your parents/grandparents used to say, and what you hear folks speaking of now. Thanks in advance for any help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeFolklore Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Hvward said: Anyone have photos of wooly worms or persimmon seeds from this year? How about a count on how many morning of fog you had at your house in August, lol. I am writing a few articles on my website Ashevillewx.com detailing the various winter folklore that mountain people use. I would love to get a few quotes from you all regarding what your parents/grandparents used to say, and what you hear folks speaking of now. Thanks in advance for any help! Morning fog in August was always a big one, as well as the mast crop and size of the shells on the acorns. Old timers used to believe that if the shell on the acorns extended lower on the nut itself then it would be a harsh winter. My granddad personally believed that animals could tell us more about pending weather than anything else. He believed animals had a sixth sense developed specifically for the elements. How could they survive without it? If birds, squirrels and rodents were working harder than normal in the fall, winter was going to be cold. If their coats in October were thick and bushy, you can bet it was going to be cold. Ironically, I was hunting the other day and saw plenty of deer losing their summer coat despite how hot it has been. Rarely have I seen that in this weather. I wonder if grandaddy's folklore will ring true this year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Hvward said: Anyone have photos of wooly worms or persimmon seeds from this year? How about a count on how many morning of fog you had at your house in August, lol. I am writing a few articles on my website Ashevillewx.com detailing the various winter folklore that mountain people use. I would love to get a few quotes from you all regarding what your parents/grandparents used to say, and what you hear folks speaking of now. Thanks in advance for any help! Our deer have had their winter coats for about three weeks now in and around Wolf. Looking through my photos, it was just about this time last year that their coats started changing. They also seem to be thicker than last year too, but with all the lush vegetation from the rains that's not a surprise. And we have wooly worms everywhere...but we did last year too, so I don't know what to make of that. I'll send you a couple pics on FB messenger. Hope that helps! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Thank you fellas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Here is my article on weatherlore, thanks again for the contributions!http://www.ashevillewx.com/weatherupdate/2018/10/3/10-weatherlore-people-in-the-south-use-to-predict-winter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I see the GFS showing some spots of blue in the favored nwf areas around next Tuesday. I have zero faith in it happening, but it sure is nice to see a cooler pattern on the way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Yep Tim GFS showing some fantasy snow next week for higher elevations. Honestly that wouldn’t take much on the run to producing some overrunning flakes even in the valleys of it were to verify. Euro is nowhere near as cold. Right now though I am really interested in this Hurricane though.. upper level trough will allow Michael to stay strong for much longer and this thing could slam into the mountains. Fun times here to come. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretWx Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Very interested in what Michael is going to do, no doubt... but BEYOND ready for that cooler pattern to take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Euro with some hefty wind gusts along the escarpment along/behind the front. Good bit of upslope rain too. Gonna be an interesting system. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Nice picture! Are the reds gone, tardy, or never? Strange late warmth this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Nice picture! Are the reds gone, tardy, or never? Strange late warmth this year.From what I've been on grandfather they're late. Starting to see some yellows but I'm afraid the big wind behind Michael is going to do some damage at the higher elevations along the Parkway. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretWx Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 It has been incredible watching this storm unfold. Seeing some peak wind gusts around 55-60mph here. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Goodbye, high country leaves. They'll be on the ground by Friday. That's too bad, the yellows are really starting to show up around Wolf now too. Maybe we'll have a good nwf season, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainforrest Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 This upslope rain is adding up fast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 This upslope rain is adding up fast. Models not handling it very well, that's for sure. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold air aloft Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Interesting tidbit from the 11:30 GSP discussion update: Another note is that new HRRR guidance (HRRE specifically) is quite concerning across the mountains tonight. Probably a little too high (4-8"!) but is concerning enough to mention as a possibility. With this thing being strong on the NW side, it will be very interesting to see what we get tonight and tomorrow, especially for those of you who already have a few inches of upslope rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 4.3" already. Rivers are huge with plenty more to go. Things trending up with wind too. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretWx Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Still waiting for that more NE turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Had some absolute downpours around 5 pm, I HOPE we don't get those winds tonight and tomorrow that are advertised. Could spell for a lot of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 On a different note, sad to see the fantasy snow disappear, but don't fret, the hr 384 GFS has a major cold front coming that's sure to bring NWFS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Over 3 inches today, 5 inches up in northern end of the county on buck creek. Managed to surpass the forecasted storm total before the storm arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretWx Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Tropical storm warnings just went up for a lot of us. That’s a first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhowl Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Yes, a little to surprised to wake up and see the storm this far west; going to be a bad day on the escarpment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretWx Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Moonhowl said: Yes, a little to surprised to wake up and see the storm this far west; going to be a bad day on the escarpment. Glad it's moving quickly. The drive into work this morning was.... interesting. Best is yet to come.... FALL WEATHER! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainforrest Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Gettin really windy here. Probably 40-45 mph gusts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 21 minutes ago, Rainforrest said: Gettin really windy here. Probably 40-45 mph gusts. Yikes. Looks like the HRRR is going to verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Wind starting to pick up here on the west side of Boone. Big mess coming shortly I'm afraid. Rivers are gigantic. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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