East Tennessee Weather

[RollinVol]

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is that good or bad for y'all

 

[salutethehill]

3 inches of snow/sleet/freezing rain here in Greer, SC (actually the Blue Ridge area, NW of Greenville). Cutoffs in upstate SC are sharp. Drive 5 miles SW and you have little-to-no accumulation. A friend 3 miles NW up the road has over 5 inches. Anderson, Clemson have nothing. Areas with nothing should pick up some with the wrap around.

 

[rocktopper16]

is that good or bad for y'all

Great actually.

 

[mrorange211]

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Is this indicating that it will turn to snow at around 2-3 pm in Knox? Wow. Much earlier than originally indicated.

 

[VolnJC]

new update from NOAA..they are saying changover this evening

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1108 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET
TO THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND FAR NORTHEAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS
AND HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE DAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM SHIFTS INTO
THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...COLDER AIR WILL QUICKLY FILTER INTO
THE REST OF THE VALLEY...CHANGING RAIN OVER TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW STARTING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH
OF FAR NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN PLATEAU
AND THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN
PLATEAU WILL SEE LIGHTER AMOUNTS...BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL STILL
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

TNZ037>040-070-230015-
/O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/
UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...
NEWPORT...DANDRIDGE
1108 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

* EVENT...HEAVY SNOW...BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SLEET WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS. DURING THE PEAK OF
THE STORM...MANY THESE ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTREMELY
TREACHEROUS. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...UNLESS IT IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!

 

[FallBranchChick]

The lack of snow is disturbing.

Yes, I am very disappointed! :cray:

 

[Vol knight]

I'm still confident that there will be good snow accumulations in the Central Valley.

 

[rocktopper16]

Is this indicating that it will turn to snow at around 2-3 pm in Knox? Wow. Much earlier than originally indicated.

Yes much earlier than anticipated (6pm) could add a additional 2-3 inches if it stays true

 

[govols1864]

Still thinking not very much for us in Chattanooga?

 

[rocktopper16]

Still thinking not very much for us in Chattanooga?

1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inch. Could see higher amounts if it transitions like NWS has said.

 

[govols1864]

1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inch. Could see higher amounts if it transitions like NWS has said.

Looking at the local radar it's very close already.

 

[davethevol]

I'm still confident that there will be good snow accumulations in the Central Valley.

Same here. It's not as warm as it was supposed to get, so I'm guessing the air from the Gulf didn't make it as far north as they were expecting.

 

[Vol knight]

Here's the updated Warning information for the Central Valley:

CHEROKEE-CLAY-ANDERSON-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...CLINTON...
OAK RIDGE...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...MARYVILLE...
SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...COKER CREEK...JASPER...
DUCKTOWN
1108 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 /1008 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ SATURDAY...

* EVENT...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
COMMON OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIDGES AND FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS. DURING THE PEAK
OF THE STORM...MANY THESE ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTREMELY
TREACHEROUS. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...UNLESS IT IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!

 

[YorkVol]

Be safe!

 

[TNsnyper20]

Location?

Tri cities.

 

[rocktopper16]

Tri cities.

I thought I read where the Tri cites received a good amount this morning

 

[BallinVol]

Homebound after being stuck overnight in 18 inches of snow. We are in Morristown currently and the sun is out...

 

[VolnJC]

I thought I read where the Tri cites received a good amount this morning

From the WBIR radar, it looks like the warm air pushed all the way up to the tri-cities and UK border..raining all the way up to Middlesboro

Weather | Knoxville, Tennessee | WBIR.com

 

[VolnJC]

dup

 

[865dude]

I won't be surprised if I have a foot of snow tomorrow or none at all

 

[VolnJC]

I won't be surprised if I have a foot of snow tomorrow or none at all

It's 37 in Knoxville got a long way to drop before it changes to snow

 

[BallinVol]

To give an idea of how deep it was in Glade Springs, VA, my wife is 5'10" and it was past her knee. Insane storm. Something I haven't seen since the blizzard of 93 for sure, but worse.

 

[rocktopper16]

It's 37 in Knoxville got a long way to drop before it changes to snow

Cold air is starting to filter in on the plateau. I think they'll drop quick.

 

[VolnJC]

To give an idea of how deep it was in Glade Springs, VA, my wife is 5'10" and it was past her knee. Insane storm. Something I haven't seen since the blizzard of 93 for sure, but worse.

Yep, and they will get more..hopefully the early warnings will keep everyone safe..so far just rain in the valley and it looks to be breaking up some out west

 

[865dude]

It's 37 in Knoxville got a long way to drop before it changes to snow

Yeah and wbir has it warming to 39, then decreasing