cold air aloft Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 We had an additional 1.5 inches of snow last night for a storm total of 14.5 inches. Here are a few pictures from around my place, g our new puppy having a blast in his first snow. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Here is a photo looking down Mainstreet in Waynesville. This photo credit is to Carolina photo art. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainforrest Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Sleeting and snowing here again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainforrest Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Wonder where that slug of moisture in north Georgia and alabama is headed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretWx Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 looks like some light snow breaking out near Brevard... surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretWx Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Rainforrest said: Wonder where that slug of moisture in north Georgia and alabama is headed? HRRR shows southeast towards the midlands of SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 One other thing and slightly off-topic but a topic that has been discussed here before. The highest elevation home in North Carolina is currently for sale. (Unless you consider a ranger station a home..then it would be the one on Mt. Mitchell.) It is a weather observer's dream home! Enjoy! http://carolinamountainproperties.net/search/mountain-property/north-carolina/jackson/beautiful-cabin-located-at-6000ft-elevation-for-sale-sylva/983124 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Got 7”-8” total here in southeast Asheville, after switching to sleet early Saturday morning. Looking forward to the next one! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 1 hour ago, MikeGold said: One other thing and slightly off-topic but a topic that has been discussed here before. The highest elevation home in North Carolina is currently for sale. (Unless you consider a ranger station a home..then it would be the one on Mt. Mitchell.) It is a weather observer's dream home! Enjoy! http://carolinamountainproperties.net/search/mountain-property/north-carolina/jackson/beautiful-cabin-located-at-6000ft-elevation-for-sale-sylva/983124 I know a man that lives in a homemade cabin full time at 6200 ft on the old Wison property in Pensacola in southern Yancey County. Totally off grid, no generator, no solar, nothing. He digs gensing for money and only comes to town about 6 times a year. Just talked to him this summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Can you imagine how muddy it's going to be after the 3 to 4 inches of rain that GSP is calling for this weekend. Flooding could be an issue too if there is still a snowpack. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Mountain crew great job with this storm and the storm obs. It was a great storm to come back to and it was great to share with all of you. We have a unique mountain community and I am proud to be apart of it! Ever since I started the mountain thread I would have never imagined it growing to the likes it is currently. Keep up the great work gang! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 hours ago, SnoJoe said: I know a man that lives in a homemade cabin full time at 6200 ft on the old Wison property in Pensacola in southern Yancey County. Totally off grid, no generator, no solar, nothing. He digs gensing for money and only comes to town about 6 times a year. Just talked to him this summer. Interesting! I don't think the property is actually quite the high based on the topo maps that I looked at of that area when I researched the topic previously but will look again especially as I was looking at actual homes/subdivisions, not necessary more rustic means of living. I know that certainly is one of the few areas where there are people living above mile in elevation. I'm sure he must be a really interesting fellow and would no doubt have some good stories to tell! I do know there are some private properties that are in holdings along the Blue Ridge parkway just South of Mt.Mitchell at 6000 feet but don't believe there are anybody living there. This is different area from Pensacola but not that far away. Thanks! (Edit: As a follow-up I couldn't find where this gentlemen might live. All the property at 6000 feet or above in that area is owned by the National Forest Service, the Conservation Fund, Mt. Mitchell State Park, or the Hemlock Campground holdings...no private holdings. I suspect if he is indeed living at that elevation, it probably isn't legal?!(aka Alaska Bush People?) Source. Yancey Co GIS system.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Hvward said: Got 7”-8” total here in southeast Asheville, after switching to sleet early Saturday morning. Looking forward to the next one! Congrats man!....while your snow totals might have come up short, you're definitely over performing in the significant other department!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 6 hours ago, MikeGold said: Don, You definitely deserve a prize! The NWS Facebook page has a map showing the 34" inch total there. I noted that there was 30" snow depth recorded on the ground this morning at Mt Mitchell in the daily climate report. FYI...if you look in the comments section, you will see some comments I made on how they are depicting snowfall amounts in the Plott Balsams. Let us just say I think they can do better...they didn't like that but I feel they did carefully consider what I had to say and perhaps future maps will be more accurate because of it? (It should be noted that climate data isn't actually from the top of Mt. Mitchell but from the ranger station about 400 feet lower down the mountain. Winds are always stronger at the top and more snowfall but nobody is crazy enough to try to measure it up there! ) NWS GSPVerified account @NWSGSP Dec 7 What do you think will be the MAX snowfall amount in the @NWSGSP forecast area w/ this winter storm? (Feel free to reply w/ WHERE you think it might be!) Note, we cover 46 counties in W NC, Upstate SC & NE GA: https://www.weather.gov/images/gsp/gsp_cwfa.gif … #ncwx #scwx #gawx #wncwx #cltwx #gspwx #avlwx Don White @BiltmoreCANE Replying to @NWSGSP 33" @MtMitchellStPk Extra credit.....45mph winds at times! 6:58 PM - 7 Dec 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 1 hour ago, MikeGold said: Interesting! I don't think the property is actually quite the high based on the topo maps that I looked at of that area when I researched the topic previously but will look again especially as I was looking at actual homes/subdivisions, not necessary more rustic means of living. I know that certainly is one of the few areas where there are people living above mile in elevation. I'm sure he must be a really interesting fellow and would no doubt have some good stories to tell! I do know there are some private properties that are in holdings along the Blue Ridge parkway just South of Mt.Mitchell at 6000 feet but don't believe there are anybody living there. This is different area from Pensacola but not that far away. Thanks! (Edit: As a follow-up I couldn't find where this gentlemen might live. All the property at 6000 feet or above in that area is owned by the National Forest Service, the Conservation Fund, Mt. Mitchell State Park, or the Hemlock Campground holdings...no private holdings. I suspect if he is indeed living at that elevation, it probably isn't legal?!(aka Alaska Bush People?) Source. Yancey Co GIS system.) You'd be surprised how many people live on what call they "govment" land. There have always been locals that will drift off into subsistence living. I'm sure the Park Service is aware that people do this and will throw them out when they stumble upon them. But this a really remote county, you can get lost here if you want too. I'm sure it's harder now than it use to be with more flatlanders moving in. You can hike from Murchison up to Mt. Mitchell. It's not marked and you have to cross a lot of private land, but I've hiked it several times, mostly when I was young. There are places in there going up that side of the Blacks that I bet nobody has ever set foot on. This guy lives somewhere up towards Craig on the old Wilson property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirNelson39 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 ASU/Boone 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Met1985 said: I didn't take this picture but my Aunt did early yesterday morning. Thought it was a beautiful pic of the barn and landscape. It is a nice photo. you may like the original better but I took a moment to remove the blue cast. Cameras often have trouble with white balance in snow scenes. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 42 minutes ago, jburns said: It is a nice photo. you may like the original better but I took a moment to remove the blue cast. Cameras often have trouble with white balance in snow scenes. You are the man jburns! I do like that a lot. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneTracker Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Hi All. Just a quick update. We are 60 hours now without power or internet. Tree damage is extensive. What a storm! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggyNoLia Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Finally got a cell signal. No power since Saturday 11 p.m. here in Lake Lure. I received a good ten inches or more here. Sunday night we had more of a slushy mix than snow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 29 minutes ago, HurricaneTracker said: Hi All. Just a quick update. We are 60 hours now without power or internet. Tree damage is extensive. What a storm! 4 minutes ago, MaggyNoLia said: Finally got a cell signal. No power since Saturday 11 p.m. here in Lake Lure. I received a good ten inches or more here. Sunday night we had more of a slushy mix than snow. Yeah I have had some friends who may not get power back on until Thursday afternoon at best because of the downed trees and extensive powerline damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 This weekend system looks like a lot of rain with maybe some very high elevation snow, probably above 5000 feet. This system just have no cold source. Then we will have a trough in the NE that looks to keep us seasonal for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Not giving it a snowballs chance, but the GFS is trying to give us some Christmas snow. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirNelson39 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Hi All. Just a quick update. We are 60 hours now without power or internet. Tree damage is extensive. What a storm!Where are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGTim Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Couldn't chase Sat night because of family obligations, so we left out of GA on Sunday morning, and headed up through Clayton toward Asheville. In hindsight probably should have gone up 85 and then to Asheville and maybe could have seen some falling before lunch. So we were between the front end and back end, and had to get back Sunday night. Saw snow on the ground soon as I crossed the county line out of Lumpkin co. Waynesville was lot of snow, and Asheville was beautiful. We walked all around and even found a place open to eat pizza, so not too bad. Even though nothing falling from the sky, decided to go home via Hendersonville and I 85 cause had seen they got hit pretty hard . (didn't have time to head toward Beech/Boone). Stopped at Ingles in H-ville and the snow piles were crazy. Kids got to play in the fresh snow there and sled a bit. They all said it was the deepest they'd ever walked in, so that was good. it was like cement. I would have loved to see that come down. I am about to write a break up letter to snow, cause seems i just can not re-create that 18 inches i experienced in the second grade. But its my fault, not the snow. One day, One day, I am going to get in a two footer. I may have to retire first. But I did just want to say congrats to all in this thread, cause I enjoy following and reading all winter long, and am happy that I think most of you got a widespread hammering. Here's to hoping for more of the same as we get into the heart of winter. One thing I really enjoyed was watching this thing modeled way out on the FV3, and not really believing it, and wondering if this new model was just crazy, or this was just good timing for it to make its winter debut. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarmNose Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I’ll be in Maggie Valley this weekend. Is there an outside chance at some snow showers on the backend Saturday? Not sure how these things usually play out in the high country. Very borderline. Looks like rain to me. Maybe someone can chime in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Ride up to newfound gap and you'll have a much better shot. That said the models have kinda backed off the wraparound snow as of the 12z runs. We'll see though. I’ll be in Maggie Valley this weekend. Is there an outside chance at some snow showers on the backend Saturday? Not sure how these things usually play out in the high country. Very borderline. Looks like rain to me. Maybe someone can chime in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I got to 36 degrees today but after last night's cold, this snow has locked up like cement. Tried to take a little walk today but you can't get through it. This is the type of stuff that would stay around forever if the temps were right. It's pretty much off the roads but the ice was rough almost all day in some areas. I've got an ice cycle hanging off one of my sheds that's about 4 ft. long and a good 2 ft. thick. I'm going shoot it with a shotgun tomorrow to see what happens. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 53 minutes ago, SnoJoe said: I got to 36 degrees today but after last night's cold, this snow has locked up like cement. Tried to take a little walk today but you can't get through it. This is the type of stuff that would stay around forever if the temps were right. It's pretty much off the roads but the ice was rough almost all day in some areas. I've got an ice cycle hanging off one of my sheds that's about 4 ft. long and a good 2 ft. thick. I'm going shoot it with a shotgun tomorrow to see what happens. Lol you need to take a picture of that. You ain't kidding about this being like cement. It's like one huge block of ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Finally got power back a few hours ago! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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