Just updating this morning with the official NWS stance that ACA is under a Winter Storm Warning through Tuesday morning, and a Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Gusty winds will accompany this event, as well, with crashing temps tonight. What falls the next few days will be staying around given the arctic air incoming. Our roads will be and stay dangerously slick for several days.
3:15pm update: Been an odd day...some in sun, and some with light icy snow covered roads not too far away from ACA. Very patchy precipitation. Some have had heavy snow bursts, others not so much. ACA is in fine shape so far with nary a thing to see. 35 degrees on my deck. The radar reflections have been moving in from the W and even a little SW, which is NOT conducive to accumulations just yet. However, cold temps and more moisture moves in tonight, so at some point we lose the luxury of clear roads.
My favored snow models for the next 3 days still hold ACA in the 2"-3" range, with 4"-6" within 5-8 miles of here (N and NW). The Warning is calling for 2-5" of snow, with 6" or more in the higher elevations near the TN border (Smokies, Max Patch, Mitchell, Balsams, etc.). A tabular forecast I like still has "likely" snow arriving close to noon, so I'm still figuring on an early dismissal from schools today, as well.
I see several vehicles are already staged down low. Good idea. I may not be back on the mountain until late this afternoon, so please put any ACA info or observations you have in the comments section...and thanks in advance. :-)
Bob
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