Winter 24/25 Observations

[John1122]

This cold front is stiff. I went into Walmart and it was warm. Came out 45 minutes later and it's windy and 43 degrees. 

[Carvers Gap]

Two things I have done to bring about all of this weather.  Last week I put windshield wipers on the car...it has rained almost every day since.  I need to remember this during droughts.  I also did my leaves today....I can assure you that later tonight there will be gale force winds IMBY.  The wind will blow from the yard with the most leaves still yet to be picked up - this is a certainty.  I have no idea what combo makes it snow.  I do have a snow shovel from 14-15.  I may put that out front.  Maybe I we see our 4-wheel drive vehicles...that'll make it snow.

[Holston_River_Rambler]

Flurries up here in MoCo now and a howling N wind. 

[John1122]

Strong winds, snow and 34 degrees here. It briefly got up to 39 here but the temp has been falling quickly. 

[Jed33]

Have had a rain/sleet/snow mix here this afternoon. Was working in Greeneville and drove back in it.

[Daniel Boone]

An off and on mix of lt rain and graupel started here around 1:30. Turned to all light snow (graupel and flakes) about an hour ago. More of light flurries currently. Heavier to my east on Wallen Ridge about a mile south of Pennington. Almost whited out eyeballing from here . About a mile and a half as crow flies.

 High was 38. Currently 30.5.

[John1122]

The moisture isn't reaching high enough into the dz for snow here so I'm getting freezing drizzle with an occasional nickel sized flake. It's 30.6 degrees and there's a light glaze on everything. 

[Daniel Boone]

1 hour ago, John1122 said:

The moisture isn't reaching high enough into the dz for snow here so I'm getting freezing drizzle with an occasional nickel sized flake. It's 30.6 degrees and there's a light glaze on everything. 

Icy here now as well. Freezing Mist has everything coated in Ice. A few stray rather small flakes mixed in. 29.6 currently.

[Holston_River_Rambler]

1 hour ago, John1122 said:

The moisture isn't reaching high enough into the dz for snow here so I'm getting freezing drizzle with an occasional nickel sized flake. It's 30.6 degrees and there's a light glaze on everything. 

Just walked out and same here, minus any flakes. 

[Carvers Gap]

Spitting flakes In Sullivan Co this evening.  Man, it is freaking cold.  The WC is just a wee bit chilly!

[Daniel Boone]

Busted Forecast with this one for sure ! I was hoping for at least a half inch. West Virginia came out great. It appears Models had the precip estimated to be further Southwest. Also, upslope dynamics not as good as was projected. Steeper lapse rates needed. As John alluded to, lower level moisture just not reaching the DGZ. 

[John1122]

I got a grill duster. Just enough flakes to cover the top of it over the little layer of ice from the freezing drizzle. 

[Holston_River_Rambler]

Some interesting radar obs this AM. Ft. Campbell snow band overnight:

 

A streamer off of Lake Michigan kinda sorta held together to make it to N. TN east of Nashville this AM:

 

ZOOMed in:

 

 

[Holston_River_Rambler]

Also, it is still "slikerin' owl snot" on my deck this AM. 

[Jed33]

Just had a light “pixie dust” snow shower come through at the house. Enough to lightly dust the rooftops and eves of houses and see on leaves on the ground.

[Daniel Boone]

A bit surprised as woke up to about a half inch on the board and grass this Morning. 

[John1122]

Had a chestnut logger (where snow would lay on chestnut logs and such but not the ground) as my grandpa called them, over a sheen of ice on raised objects.  The freezing drizzle was almost light freezing rain around 12 to 1, then it snowed a little over it. 

[matt9697]

I have lots of thunder coming in from the southwest this morning; typically, storms that we get from that direction are more robust than those we get from the more typical northwest direction. 

[nrgjeff]

Yeah that's true. Here in Chattanoga we know if it's coming from Alabama it's gonna hit the fan. If it's coming over the Plateau it's not making it in here. I apply the rule to both severe and snow.

The other thing about thunder... Snow the next week? Just not IMBY, lol!

[Daniel Boone]

5 hours ago, nrgjeff said:

Yeah that's true. Here in Chattanoga we know if it's coming from Alabama it's gonna hit the fan. If it's coming over the Plateau it's not making it in here. I apply the rule to both severe and snow.

The other thing about thunder... Snow the next week? Just not IMBY, lol!

Hopefully the upcoming Pattern will deliver at least one true Miller A and dump on you man. You deserve it !

[John1122]

I'm enjoying decent rains today. I don't want to get 90+ inches of rain again in a year but I hate droughts.

[Scottie16]

Pretty nasty storms coming through in the morning. NWS still looking at the southern parts of the state for some severe storms.


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[Carvers Gap]

Heavy rain and a band of high winds are rolling through right now.

[John1122]

There was quite a bit of thunder overnight. The clock is ticking for snow.

[*Flash*]

 

[John1122]

Heck of a windy storm rolling through. Very heavy rain. The heavy rain overnight and today already had the creeks running extremely high. 

[John1122]

Actually getting hail now. 

[Daniel Boone]

Just got a quick heavy shower with strong wind and Pea sized Hail. Temp dropped to 42.6

[Jed33]

Went to bed last night about 11:30. I had no sooner laid down than a big flash of lightning and resounding thunder woke me right up. Had 3 heavy cells pass through within the next hour, the 3rd of which was the heaviest of the entire weekend and had several more lightning strikes and thunder. I also thought I heard hail, but didn’t get up to check it out. This morning, we had another heavy shower. Actually picked up an additional 0.75in of rain overnight and this morning in all of that! Was not expecting that! Hopefully that correlates well to the 10 day rule!

[Carvers Gap]

Man, has it been windy here today.  Probably one of the only times I had to be really careful to be ready to handle a wind gust against our vehicle while on the interstate.