(updated totals Wed 12 noon in red)
We were fortunate to not get more snow than we did, but still have the bitter cold and icy conditions to contend with. I did scrape up NWS reports from this storm, fyi. Because of the protracted west to east movement of precipitation (instead of NW to SE), locations south of the TN border were spared somewhat:
(first 3 are in the Smokies)
Mt. Leconte: 16"
Newfound Gap: 12"
Cades Cove: 9"
widespread 3-8" east TN
18" @ Beech Mtn. resort
14" Mt. Mitchell ranger station
11" just west of Beech Mtn.
12" with 3' drifts Roan Mtn. Road
7" Rabun Co., GA
NEXT ISSUE: Wednesday afternoon we could see light snow in ACA...air temp MIGHT be a hair above 32, but bigger problem starts just before midnight with sleet, changing over to freezing rain through sunrise, then changing to light rain later in the morning as warm air moves in. My big question is if the freezing rain will be a valley issue where the cold sinks, with possible temperature inversions going on (warmer temps) higher up in elevation during the critical Wednesday night into Thursday morning window. I'll address that as the time gets closer
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