WxKnurd Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Well that didn’t last long, back to small flakes. About an inch in spots that stay shaded and half an inch in spots that don’t. Good base for tonight though if we get some good rates and flake size. Might hit that 2-3” forecast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 They're not kidding. It just started to hammer down here. Over an inch and counting. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 537 PM EST Fri Feb 28 2020 NCZ033-048>050-052-053-290000- Buncombe NC-Haywood NC-Yancey NC-Madison NC-Mitchell NC-Avery NC- 537 PM EST Fri Feb 28 2020 ...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT MADISON...MITCHELL...AVERY... NORTHERN HAYWOOD...NORTHERN BUNCOMBE AND YANCEY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EST... At 530 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated the leading edge of an area of heavy snow along a line extending from 9 miles east of Erwin to near Dandridge, and moving southeast at 15 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Marshall, Newland, Weaverville, Mars Hill, Banner Elk, Hot Springs, Elk Park and Bakersville. Very heavy snowfall rates up to 1 inch per hour will be possible in these areas, along with winds around 25 mph. In particular, driving could be dangerous as the snow band moves across mountain passes, such as Sam`s Gap on I-26 in Madison County. Visibility may be sharply reduced in brief, heavy snow. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Ground went from bare to white in 8 minutes. Not an exaggeration in the time. HEAVY snow. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherHawk Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Just now, AsheCounty48 said: Ground went from bare to white in 8 minutes. Not an exaggeration in the time. HEAVY snow. Yes, same here in Meat Camp....heavy heavy snow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landof2rivers Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Was getting ready to say it took no time for the flurries to become good sized flakes while I was at Ingles on 105. Poplar Grove Road is becoming covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherHawk Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I bet...roads will deteriorate quickly over the next hour...be safe if you have to drive...we cancelled our dinner party...so got a ton of homemade spaghetti and sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Totally dumping on Beech right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Can you say hammer time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Have fun! Damn that sounds great for those under these bands WWUS82 KGSP 282237SPSGSPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC537 PM EST FRI FEB 28 2020NCZ033-048>050-052-053-290000-BUNCOMBE NC-HAYWOOD NC-YANCEY NC-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC-AVERY NC-537 PM EST FRI FEB 28 2020...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT MADISON...MITCHELL...AVERY...NORTHERN HAYWOOD...NORTHERN BUNCOMBE AND YANCEY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PMEST...AT 530 PM EST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF AN AREA OFHEAVY SNOW ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF ERWIN TO NEARDANDRIDGE, AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...SPRUCE PINE, BURNSVILLE, MARSHALL, NEWLAND, WEAVERVILLE, MARS HILL,BANNER ELK, HOT SPRINGS, ELK PARK AND BAKERSVILLE.VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS, ALONG WITH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.IN PARTICULAR, DRIVING COULD BE DANGEROUS AS THE SNOW BAND MOVES ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES, SUCH AS SAM'S GAP ON I-26 IN MADISON COUNTY. VISIBILITY MAY BE SHARPLY REDUCED IN BRIEF, HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...HEAVY SNOW MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO FALL TO NEAR ZERO, MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THIS PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ENDS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherHawk Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Heavy snow continuing...visibility less than 150' here...I bet Beech and higher areas are getting crushed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Congrats on your guys in that band, skies are clear here now. Hoping for round 2 later tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landof2rivers Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 The rate is not as heavy now and I can see across the valley to Howard’s Knob. It’s looks like it is snowing more over that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherHawk Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Looks like a break until around 11:30 then hopefully more snow for a few hours... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Interesting setup today. There was accumulating snow (dusting to half inch) south of downtown near Reynolds and Biltmore but nothing stuck in West Asheville or downtown. Guess it was how the bands setup Tomorrow I'm going with my dad to Banner Elk to look at some property, snow should be lighter then but hope to see quite a bit on the ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 That was a good band that came through. I just measure 2 1/2 inches for a total today. Maybe add some more tonight. Temp is 23.1. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherHawk Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, SnoJoe said: That was a good band that came through. I just measure 2 1/2 inches for a total today. Maybe add some more tonight. Temp is 23.1. Maybe more around 12...hopefully about 4 to 5 more hours of snow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4CF Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Wow what a squall! Now 2" of snow on the ground in Red Hill....roads solid white...1st time in weeks! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 The new batch of moisture will be here soon. Maybe a few hours and its go time again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Some good snow falling in the last hour in northern McDowell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sw NC weather Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Bring on round 2, I’m down to 28 now, if I can get a repeat of round 1 with the lower temps I’ll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, Sw NC weather said: Bring on round 2, I’m down to 28 now, if I can get a repeat of round 1 with the lower temps I’ll be happy. Radar is blossoming out in western Tennessee. That should take on a more west to east orientation today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 KBNA radar is lit up! It got my hopes up for tonight! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Clear skies and a stiff breeze in the foothills. I miss those days of living above 3,000 ft. 1,100 just isn’t cutting it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sw NC weather Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Snows starting to pick back up again here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherHawk Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Solid snow falling here and windy...looks like we could have a solid event for about 5-7 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirNelson39 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 After a skiff of snow this morning in Boone, had very light snow start around 12:30 that did not accumulate. Around 5:50 got some decent snow for about 30 minutes that turned the ground white but not even an inch. Hoping for a miracle tonight, maybe we can hit 2” for the first time all winter. Can’t believe how poorly we’ve performed this winter specifically in Boone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Back to moderate snow and 22. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherHawk Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Totally dumping here now! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Looks like a heavy band near Met and going towards Buncombe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, wncsnow said: Looks like a heavy band near Met and going towards Buncombe Yeah, Met should be getting smoked right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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