Not a whole lot to add to the going forecast. A friend in Lake Toxaway already had 5" before 4am, one of the locations in a potential 'hot' zone of well over 12" of fluff stuff. The freezing drizzle is still expected to mix in close to midnight and last through Tuesday morning.
As I update just before 5am, interesting to note radar returns are moving SW to NE aloft...that will limit heavy mountain snow until that moisture moves more northerly later today. The flip side it's accumulating and starting earlier in the Foothills and Piedmont.
Also interesting to note that the wrap-around snow activity into Wednesday may be beefier than first expected...the low causing snow now will be winding up tighter than a top as it heads to Nantucket, creating a strong and bitterly cold NW flow for us. Late night models now have 18"+ for the Smokies high peaks, indicative of the heavier snow anticipated from the second half of this storm.
I imagine we, ACA, will have more accumulating snow Wednesday, but at this time I can't grasp how much. Today is certainly the monster under the bed.
bob
OK, the next person who says this stuff is pretty is getting punched. Really. 6-7 inches additional at my house as of 6am. I know this because I cleared my deck. The good news is it's light and fluffy - low moisture content. The bad news is since I finished, and additional 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch has accumulated. So we're getting about 1" per hour up here.
ReplyDeleteLinda, you were so right - the wooly worms rule.
Al
One more thing - everybody, just stay home. Light powder on top of what we had on the road is great for skiing - but your car or truck aren't skis. It's only going to get worse today.
ReplyDeleteAl
Two vehicles moved ok down road since 8 am...1 jeep before 8 am and 1 truck at 11:30.
ReplyDeleteDepth of snow on the road is about 4-5 inches. It's 22 degrees at 211 AC.
2:50 pm, 26 degrees and there is 8-9" of very dry snow on the road at 211 AC. Nothing has moved since 11:30 as far as I know.
ReplyDelete26 up here as well, 9 inches on the road and my driveway. Hopefully we're done for a couple of hours.
ReplyDeleteAl
just skied down from the blueroof lodge, and ~6-8 inches of fresh fluffy stuff on the road and mid 20's. good skiing...
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