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Overall, I feel like the precip was further out in front of the actual cold air.  Was super close to a cold chasing rain event.  That said, I think the lift once this system hits the Plateau may give the backside of this a chance to change over to snow.  Very similar run to 18z.  Also, very good chance the Euro is dragging its heels a bit.  See you all tomorrow.  

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Just now, John1122 said:

I honestly think the Euro will either get better or the GFS worse by 12z tomorrow.  I don't think they will remain that far apart in timing as we work inside D4 towards D3. 

Something interesting to watch..go to hr 90 on the 0z GFS/Euro (Pivotal) at 500...and run a model trend. The GFS is far more consistent than the Euro (jumps all over the place every other run)...past was always other way around. Whatever upgrades was done to the Euro, I'm starting to wonder if it was a step backwards...was same during hurricane season. Either GEFs is just in another ballpark or the King has been dethroned lol

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Just now, TellicoWx said:

Something interesting to watch..go to hr 90 on the 0z GFS/Euro (Pivotal) at 500...and run a model trend. The GFS is far more consistent than the Euro (jumps all over the place every other run)...past was always other way around. Whatever upgrades was done to the Euro, I'm starting to wonder if it was a step backwards...was same during hurricane season. Either GEFs is just in another ballpark or the King has been dethroned lol

The Euro has the best chance of eventually being right because it's showed just about every solution from heavy snow to nothing over the past 3 days. It does seem to be having issues.

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7 minutes ago, John1122 said:

The Euro has the best chance of eventually being right because it's showed just about every solution from heavy snow to nothing over the past 3 days. It does seem to be having issues.

If you run the same loop at hour 6 on the Euro (tried it the past couple systems to see how it's doing), the hour 60-78 window it seems to work the "kinks" out..so I would agree we should have alot of answers (one way or the other by 0z tomorrow)

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The NAM was just a blank for everyone that run, but the NAM beyond 48 hours leaves a lot to be desired. The RGEM didn't look too bad, but it's not likely all that reliable beyond 48 either.

The RGEM at 84, coming down pretty good still in the Eastern half of the valley, pink/purple level snow showing up imby and over Crossville at this time with flakes flying nearly back to Nashville still, rain in the very NE corner of Johnson County at this hour still accounting for no snow falling there yet.

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We can do it the old fashiond way until we get winter panels:

3hr precip accum.:

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850 temps:

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Looks like the 850 front hits the eastern plateau around Noon Christmas Eve and makes it to the mts by 6 PM. 

 

I would say it spreads a general .25 - .3 (maybe more in extreme NE areas) in that window. Keep in mind, if you are looking at these gifs, the precip one shows the past 3hrs of precip, so you have to look at the the temps at the later time stamp and guestimate a bit.

 

 

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MRX has released a hazardous wx outlook for two events, freezing fog this morning and the storm which we are tracking on Christmas Eve.  Here is the morning disco...

A trough will be dropping SE out of the Canadian Rockies to the
northern Plains Tuesday and Wednesday, and deepen as a strong jet
moves around the base of it. A dual jet structure develops on
Wednesday night with a streak over KY/OH and another aligned W-E
across the deep South, which produces strong upper divergence and QG
forcing over our area in the 09-15Z Thu time frame. Heavy rainfall
may be a concern during this time. Another concern will be how
quickly cold air moves in behind the frontogenesis zone and whether
it will happen quickly enough for a change to snow before moisture
and deep lift exit. The forecast will have some changeover to snow
only in the mountains Thursday morning. With strong cold advection
through the day, temperatures will be falling through the afternoon.
Precip chances will also be falling as drier air aloft builds in,
but with steepening lapse rates, some scattered rain or snow showers
will be possible.

The upper trough axis will move over the area Thursday night,
bringing extremely cold air aloft that will further steepen lapse
rates and increase the coverage of snow showers in the evening,
continuing into Friday. GEFS shows an 850 mb temperature anomaly
that is 20 degrees below normal, so highs on Friday are only
expected to be in the 20s for northern sections, with lower 30s
central and south and possibly in the teens in the mountains. A 30
kt W-NW 850 mb flow will enhance snow accumulations in the higher
elevations of East TN and SW VA. The coverage of snow showers
will gradually taper off Friday night as the upper trough axis
allows for some stabilization.

Snow accumulations at this time continue to be uncertain, but given
the extremely cold air mass and steep lapse rates, some snow showers
are possible across the entire area, mainly Thursday night. Highest
chances for an inch or more accumulation will be in the mountains,
SW VA, and NE TN. As mentioned above, an earlier onset of cold air
while precip rates are high on Thursday morning could result in
greater accumulations.
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