Posted by Steve Hamley on November 25, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Moderators,
Time for a sticky winter thread for winter plans and forecasts, snow and ice shots, and winter skies.
Flurries are predicted for Thanksgiving evening, with accumulations of 3" or so in the southern Appalachian high country, and 6-18" in Virginia/West Virginia.
Of course, we may not get anything.
Good light and good shooting!
Steve
Posted by Steve Hamley on December 3, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Snow showers predicted for Saturday, December 5th!
Cheers, Steve
Posted by Steve Hamley on December 4, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Folks,
Winter storm alert for the mountains...
FOR: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
EFFECTIVE: 3:38AM, DECEMBER 4, 2009
EXPIRES: 7:00PM, DECEMBER 5, 2009
...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HELPING TO PULL MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. AS A RESULT...SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE EXACT PATH AND SPEED OF THE COASTAL LOW WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Cheers, Steve
Posted by Matthew Cromer on December 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Man, I'm jealous.
I'll definitely be going up later this winter. . .
Posted by Thomas Biggs on December 6, 2009 at 8:24 PM
We ended up with 2.5 inches here at the house. Earliest measurable snow we've had in many years.
Posted by Steve Hamley on December 17, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Folks,
6-12" snow predicted for western NC this weekend (18th, 19th).
Snow also predicted for the Cumberland Plateau.
But not much on this side. But I'm packing up the 4x5 and 8x10 just in case.
Cheers, Steve
Posted by Steve Hamley on December 18, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Folks,
Weather Service winter weather advisory:
Issued by The National Weather Service
Knoxville/Tri-Cities, TN
4:18 am EST, Fri., Dec. 18, 2009
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.
* RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR... BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
&&
More Information
... WINTER STORM TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON... AND THEN ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP TODAY... AND THEN GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ELSEWHERE BY TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
Posted by Randy Lawson on December 18, 2009 at 12:45 PM
With the snow this weekend Will they have the BlueRidge Park Way from Ashville NC heading north shutdown or do they clear it and allow traffic ? With a good snowfall this weekend Sunday maybe a nice day to head to the mountains
Randy
Posted by Wick Smith on December 19, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Here's a good link for road closings in North Carolina. It was on the news today that all of the parkway was closed due to snow, but I don't know how accurate that was. https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/TIMS/default.aspx
The parkway info line is: (828) 298 0398
Posted by Rob Narwid on December 19, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Randy. Alot of sections of the BRP North of Roanoke are closed and most likely will be for a few days. We've gotten quite a bit of snow up here.
Posted by Steve Hamley on December 20, 2009 at 1:51 PM
I went the Park this morning and it was closed - all of it except Tremont which had little snow at the water. Foothills Parkway closed too. This 3-season Park thing is beginning to burn my biscuits.
Cheers, Steve
Posted by Steve Hamley on December 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Folks,
Volunteertv.com reports that 32 inches of snow fell on LeConte over the weekend, and 20 inches fell at Newfound Gap.
They also report that most through roads are now open (12/21) except the Newfound Gap Road, which is expected to remain closed through Monday (today).
Cheers, Steve
Posted by Randy Lawson on December 22, 2009 at 7:04 AM
Made the trip to Boone and Blowing Rock and the Lineville area. The parkway was closed. Also there is so much snow that has been plowed to the sides of the road it make it almost impossible to find a parking spot to get out once you find a subject, The weather was nice and very clear for a good view of the swing bridge with snow on it but finding a good place to pull of again was difficult. Took several images from the church and parking lot of the private golfing community at the base of the Mnt
Posted by Rob Narwid on December 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Latest update on the BRP from the News and Advance.
Weather keeping Blue Ridge Parkway closed
From staff reports
Published: December 22, 2009
Most sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway are closed due to weather, parkway officials announced.
Heavy snowfall along the entire length of the parkway has made travel “not advisable”, according to a news release. Parkway staff is working to open sections but many parts have sufficient snowfall to delay reopening.
Parkway officials also advise the use of “extreme caution” when crossing parkway roads not gated to accommodate private access.
Call the Park Info Line at 828-298-0398 for updated road closure information.
Posted by Lori Kincaid on December 23, 2009 at 12:43 PM
We had 26 inches here in the Max Patch area and no power from Friday until late last night. The roads were impassable until the snow plow came through Monday late afternoon--just too much snow to push through. Quite an adventure and very beautiful! I'll try to post a photo from home once we finish digging out.
Lori
Posted by Steve Hamley on December 25, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Merry Christmas all,
I did the Little River Road from the Sugarlands to the Townsend "Y", and it was sunny and remarkably warm. The rivers were quite high - I suspect from snowmelt as there seemed to be not much left on top of LeConte.
The storm put down a lot of trees especially on the Gatlinburg side. I counted 11 cleared downfalls from the Sugarlands to the Laurel Falls parking lot, 11 more between there and Elkmont, 13 between Elkmont and Metcalf Bottoms, and 7 more to the "Y".
I suspect anyone hiking in the Greenbrier/LeConte/Sugarlands area may have a number of treefalls to deal with. Be careful!
Cheers, Steve
Posted by Steve Hamley on December 30, 2009 at 6:44 AM
More snow predicted for New Year's Eve and New Year's day....
Cheers, Steve
Posted by Steve Hamley on January 4, 2010 at 11:28 AM
Folks,
1-5 inches predicted for the night of 1/4 and morning of 1/5 in the Blount County GSMNP - provided they'll let you get to it.
Cheers, Steve
Posted by Steve Hamley on February 5, 2010 at 9:53 AM
02/05/2010:
More snow/sleet in the mountain forecast tonight and next Tuesday:
Discussion
18 repliesTime for a sticky winter thread for winter plans and forecasts, snow and ice shots, and winter skies.
Flurries are predicted for Thanksgiving evening, with accumulations of 3" or so in the southern Appalachian high country, and 6-18" in Virginia/West Virginia.
Of course, we may not get anything.
Good light and good shooting!
Steve
Cheers, Steve
Winter storm alert for the mountains...
FOR: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
EFFECTIVE: 3:38AM, DECEMBER 4, 2009
EXPIRES: 7:00PM, DECEMBER 5, 2009
...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HELPING TO PULL MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. AS A RESULT...SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE EXACT PATH AND SPEED OF THE COASTAL LOW WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Cheers, Steve
I'll definitely be going up later this winter. . .
6-12" snow predicted for western NC this weekend (18th, 19th).
Snow also predicted for the Cumberland Plateau.
But not much on this side. But I'm packing up the 4x5 and 8x10 just in case.
Cheers, Steve
Weather Service winter weather advisory:
Issued by The National Weather Service
Knoxville/Tri-Cities, TN
4:18 am EST, Fri., Dec. 18, 2009
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.
* RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR... BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
&&
More Information
... WINTER STORM TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON... AND THEN ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP TODAY... AND THEN GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ELSEWHERE BY TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
Randy
https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/TIMS/default.aspx
The parkway info line is: (828) 298 0398
Cheers, Steve
Volunteertv.com reports that 32 inches of snow fell on LeConte over the weekend, and 20 inches fell at Newfound Gap.
http://www.volunteertv.com/news/headlines/79828322.html
They also report that most through roads are now open (12/21) except the Newfound Gap Road, which is expected to remain closed through Monday (today).
Cheers, Steve
Weather keeping Blue Ridge Parkway closed
From staff reports
Published: December 22, 2009
Most sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway are closed due to weather, parkway officials announced.
Heavy snowfall along the entire length of the parkway has made travel “not advisable”, according to a news release. Parkway staff is working to open sections but many parts have sufficient snowfall to delay reopening.
Parkway officials also advise the use of “extreme caution” when crossing parkway roads not gated to accommodate private access.
Call the Park Info Line at 828-298-0398 for updated road closure information.
Lori
I did the Little River Road from the Sugarlands to the Townsend "Y", and it was sunny and remarkably warm. The rivers were quite high - I suspect from snowmelt as there seemed to be not much left on top of LeConte.
The storm put down a lot of trees especially on the Gatlinburg side. I counted 11 cleared downfalls from the Sugarlands to the Laurel Falls parking lot, 11 more between there and Elkmont, 13 between Elkmont and Metcalf Bottoms, and 7 more to the "Y".
I suspect anyone hiking in the Greenbrier/LeConte/Sugarlands area may have a number of treefalls to deal with. Be careful!
Cheers, Steve
Cheers, Steve
1-5 inches predicted for the night of 1/4 and morning of 1/5 in the Blount County GSMNP - provided they'll let you get to it.
Cheers, Steve
More snow/sleet in the mountain forecast tonight and next Tuesday:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/05/forecast-rain-wintry-mix-mountains/?partner=RSS
Cheers, Steve