BIT OF SNOW...LOTS OF COLD

10-26-20 from the end of Staymon Road (click to enlarge)

Haywood County is under a Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7am Monday til 12 noon Tuesday for elevations above 3500'. As I type, it's 46 degrees here on Staymon Road, so no issues for a good while here.  To read the full warning, click HERE.  For elevations below 3500', there is a Winter Weather Advisory for lesser amounts.

And so we have an end to our crazy warmth.  Temps Monday afternoon will be plummeting and snowflakes SHOULD be evident before darkfall, especially above 3500' (top half of Apple Creek).

This will be a NW flow event, which is highly dependent on the actual direction of the flow/track as to our amounts.  Every model I've checked has us in the 0.5"-1" range, with 2" possible above 3500'.  Snow will be heaviest along the TN border, with 5-8" likely in places like the Smokies and Max Patch.

Strong winds will accompany this shot of winter, so the possibility of a power outage becomes a greater possibility.  Have provisional lights handy just in case.

We've got a lot of new residents on the mountain, and if you've never driven Apple Creek Road when it's white, you need an abundance of caution.  Even a quarter to a half inch of snow is a real problem....I recently used a clinometer on Apple Creek Road and we have a number of sections with a 10-15% grade.  If ever you have to abandon your car, please make sure it is as out of the way as possible.  If you have to park at the entrance of a side road, please make sure it is as out of the way as possible.

What sticks will stay for 36 hours or so.  Lows tonight could be in the teens, though strong winds might keep it a tad higher.  I don't foresee my high Tuesday getting above the mid 20s.

Bob