Snow Dump in TN/NC

**Moose2001** · 02-28-2005, 16:25

Just pulled this off the Weather Channel. Sounds like everyone's on the trail is going to see some serious white stuff! Hope everyone has a nice warm place to hole up in!!

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-JOHNSON TN-LEE VA- RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-SOUTHEAST CARTER TN- SOUTHEAST GREENE TN-UNICOI TN-WASHINGTON VA-WISE VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... ABINGDON... BRISTOL VA... ERWIN... GATE CITY... GATLINBURG... JONESVILLE... LEBANON... MOUNTAIN CITY... NORTON AND WISE 229 PM EST MON FEB 28 2005
... HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST (3 PM CST) TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN TN HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING.

RAIN... AND RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE TUESDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES TUESDAY NIGHT.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES....

**A-Train** · 02-28-2005, 18:39

You April and May starters are smart (and soft

) If you were leaving in the next couple days, might pay to wait this one out. Tomorrow is the big 3/1 plunge off Springer

**ed bell** · 02-28-2005, 18:52

Mt. LeConte had 5 inches as of 7:30AM, while Mt. Mitchell had 10 inches. Looks like much more has fallen since and more is on the way. Wind looks to be a big factor over the next 24 hours. Not sure what its gonna be like at Springer, but this type of weather comes with the turf in Feb and March. I have been in snow as late as May 8th above 5000ft in the Southern Apps.

**Footslogger** · 02-28-2005, 19:01

Kinda makes me glad I'm out in Wyoming. In 2003 it was rain. Maybe snow will be the nemesis of the 2005 AT Class. Just no way that snow can last as long as the rain did in 2003 though.

'Slogger

**Capt Chaos** · 02-28-2005, 19:13

I am going up to LeConte on Friday with WILDCAT '04. There is solid sheets of ice up the trail we are taking. Supposibly 2 inches thick in a lot of places. We are taking our instep crampons just in case. It is gonna make out for a fun trip, thats for sure.

I LOVE SNOW

**Moose2001** · 02-28-2005, 19:17

Hey 'Slogger......BITE ME!!! If this turns out to be a snow year like it was a rain year in 2003, I'm going to hunt you down for cursing us!!

**halibut15** · 02-28-2005, 19:19

Originally Posted by Footslogger

Kinda makes me glad I'm out in Wyoming. In 2003 it was rain. Maybe snow will be the nemesis of the 2005 AT Class. Just no way that snow can last as long as the rain did in 2003 though.

'Slogger

Amen, 'Slogger, Amen. 2003 was a rough year for sure. I met a hiker that summer that had nearly drowned in a stream crossing in the GSMNP. He jumped up to the AT after that to finish his trip to avoid that sort of thing. The rain was kinda fun though after a week or two in it...

**Brushy Sage** · 02-28-2005, 20:59

I drove from Maryland to Asheville today (Monday). The major part of the storm had moved into Virginia, north of Roanoke. As I came across Sams Gap into North Carolina, I-26 was clear, but the light rain that was falling was beginning to look crystaline on the windshield, and the ice trucks were treating the road both in NC and TN. The higher ridges appeared to be FULL of snow. Madison County (from Max Patch to Big Bald Mountain on the AT) has a heavy snow warning for tonight, as the storm gets in its last blow at this section).

**Footslogger** · 02-28-2005, 21:24

Originally Posted by Moose2001

Hey 'Slogger......BITE ME!!! If this turns out to be a snow year like it was a rain year in 2003, I'm going to hunt you down for cursing us!!

==================================
Don't forget ...I AM flying back east to hike from Kincora to Damascus this year. But, oh yeah, that will be in May ...and the snow HAS TO BE gone by then !! Besides, I've got enough snow to deal with out here as it is !!

'Slogger
AT 2003

**ed bell** · 03-01-2005, 11:11

Mt. LeConte reported a low of 3 degrees last night. Snow depth was at 10 inches as of 7:30AM this morning. For those not familiar with Mt. LeConte, it is about 6 or so miles away from Icewater Springs Shelter in the Smokys.

**orangebug** · 03-01-2005, 11:24

Well, today Atlanta got a dusting of snow as a wake up surprise.

I bet those on their March 1 starts are having an interesting time.

**Jaybird** · 03-01-2005, 11:30

we got about a 1/2 inch of SNOW & ice here in Middle TN (near Nashville) but ck out the SMOKIES....near the A.T.

http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/webca.../grsmpkcam.cfm

those EARLY STARTERS are KNEE DEEP in it!

**ed bell** · 03-02-2005, 16:18

Final total on Mt. LeConte as of 7:30AM March 2nd was reported to be 16 inches. The low last night was -4degF. Downright wintry for sure. I guess you would say its been "In Like A Lion" for the Southern Appalachians.

**Moose2001** · 03-02-2005, 17:19

Ouch....I'll bet the Grand Prix was full of hiker trash!

**Brushy Sage** · 03-03-2005, 10:21

Our Carolina Mtn Club trail maintenance crew is scheduled to work on Pump Gap loop near Hot Springs on Friday (this trail is contiguous with the AT for a short stretch). Lower elevation, temp in the 40s. The higher elevations are still pretty difficult to access. I imagine any northbounders who have made it to NC are pretty much still off the trail.

**Brushy Sage** · 03-04-2005, 18:39

Well, at least one northbounder is making time, snow or no snow. Today we talked briefly with a woman north of Hot Springs on the AT, moving fast. She said she is from Alaska, and that she left Springer Mtn in February. She is about 5'5" tall, brunette, and admitted to being 52 yrs old. Her backpack was very small, so I gather that she is either an ultra/ultra/liter or is getting some logistical assistance along the way. She said she has hiked in lots of snow, and has not had to share a shelter with others as yet. Anybody recognize her? We forgot to ask her trail name.

**Brushy Sage** · 03-08-2005, 08:27

A little wakeup surprise for AT hikers in North Carolina this morning (Mar 8). Just means walking a little faster!

Nowcast as of 6:38 am EST on March 8, 2005
Now
A band of heavy snow will affect the North Carolina mountain counties along the Tennessee border through 730 am. Reports of a quick inch of snow and near white-out conditions have been received from the higher elevations along the Tennessee line. Areas from Waterville to Marshall...Burnsville...Bakersville and Newland will see a period of heavy snow with an inch or two of accumulation. From Asheville to Waynesville and Cullowhee there will be a period of heavy snow from 7 to 8 am...with up to an inch on the grass.

**SGT Rock** · 03-08-2005, 11:08

It is snowing down here in Maryville, but it is too warm to stick. But they expect more to stick above 2,000'. As I understand it, the trail from about Double Spring to Charlie's Bunion is ice and snow. According to a friend, the rangers are telling him there are a lot of thru-hikers down in Gatlinburg waiting for the weather to get better, but this is unconfirmed.

**Goon** · 03-08-2005, 11:38

It snowed pretty hard this morning at my house, about 10 miles south of Springer! Too warm to stick.

**Jack Tarlin** · 03-08-2005, 12:26

I am frequently asked:

"Do you think it's a good idea to start before 15 February?"

My frequent answer:

"No, I dont."

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