NC/TN border

[Roots]

We have been issued some major weather advisories for Western NC. All the NC/TN bordering counties including some other mountain counties in Western NC are under a Winter Storm Warning. High winds with snow fall and extreme cold air are in the forecast. It is expected to be 0 to -10 degrees with wind. Snowfall is expected to be 5 to 7 inches in some of the higher elevations.

Thought I'd put the word out to those who might be heading our way. Sounds like a white New Year. :)

[Tennessee Viking]

I was just on Flattop, and back home in Johnson City; been pretty clear all day. Actually pretty warm in the lowers, and bit cool in the higher elevations. But I did see the cold front coming, its sitting on the edge of the Cumberland Plateau as of New Years.

[Tennessee Viking]

Weather Channel Radar for TN/NC area. http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/boatandbeach/map/interactive/37601?from=36hour_map_large&zoom=7&interactiveMapLayer=radar

[Roots]

Awesome!! Glad you hit the trail just in time!! :)

[Lone Wolf]

y'all are frettin' and frownin' over nothin'

[Tipi Walter]

Pray for cold.

[SGT Rock]

I am. I was thinking about heading out and sleeping in it.

[Roots]

I am. I was thinking about heading out and sleeping in it.

That's exactly what I was thinking when I heard the news last night. Hhmmm....sounds like a good night for the tent and bag. Backyard camping...my favorite.:)

[SGT Rock]

I was thinking something a little further out and up. Too bad you cannot tent at Icewater Springs ;).

[Lone Wolf]

Too bad you cannot tent at Icewater Springs ;).

really? i'm so in big trouble. :eek:

[SGT Rock]

Me too.

[SGT Rock]

I just looked at the Park Webcams - looks like the snow may be starting:

http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/parks/grsmpkcam/grsmpkcam.cfm

http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/parks/grsmcam/grsmcam.cfm

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

The Dino's bionic leg has spoken - it hurts like <bleep, bleep, bleep> - it's gonna snow tonight in the mountains. The leg is rarely wrong.

[Smile]

Ok, gotta trust the bionic leg on this one :)

'Rarely Wrong' would make a good trail name for somebody out there, so would 'Bionic Leg', wait, I think I have those albums from the 80's :)

[Hooch]

We have been issued some major weather advisories for Western NC. All the NC/TN bordering counties including some other mountain counties in Western NC are under a Winter Storm Warning. High winds with snow fall and extreme cold air are in the forecast. It is expected to be 0 to -10 degrees with wind. Snowfall is expected to be 5 to 7 inches in some of the higher elevations.

Thought I'd put the word out to those who might be heading our way. Sounds like a white New Year. :) Sounds like a good excuse for a cold-weather overnighter if I can get away for it this weekend. :D Thanx for the intel Roots.

[Blissful]

Snow...good for the water table.

[SGT Rock]

I just looked outside, it is snowing - but VERY VERY lightly.

[Roots]

Brevard is seeing snow!:banana

It isn't much, but it's a nice sight to see.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

It is snowly lightly here as well. My son is enroute from Indiana and says the IN/KY border is getting heavy snow. Looks to be heading for WV on the radar. Anything outside, Blissful?

[Tennessee Viking]

Only got a light dusting here on the out skirts of Johnson City.

But as of midnight, in early morning of Jan 2nd, Holston Mountain is in single digits, windchill is -10.

And I wanted to move away from Iowa because of the cold.

[Tennessee Viking]

at 400am, temps on Holston reached near 0

[Ramble~On]

I'm in Sylva, NC...about 30 minutes from NOC and at 4:40am the snow is coming down, piling up and the wind is blowing hard.
:-? I wonder if Tipi Walter is up on the Bob tonight.
Springer Mountain last night wasn't too bad, clear skies, lots of stars and a little wind. Today was colder than last night and the wind had picked up.
It didn't start snowing on my drive home until Franklin.

[Lone Wolf]

at 400am, temps on Holston reached near 0

hmmm. you posted this at 3:45 and knew the temp. at 4:00 :-?

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

hmmm. you posted this at 3:45 and knew the temp. at 4:00 :-?Eastern time zone, Wolfy

[Lone Wolf]

Eastern time zone, Wolfy

yes. this is eastern time zone. your point?

[Tipi Walter]

I'm in Sylva, NC...about 30 minutes from NOC and at 4:40am the snow is coming down, piling up and the wind is blowing hard.
:-? I wonder if Tipi Walter is up on the Bob tonight.
Springer Mountain last night wasn't too bad, clear skies, lots of stars and a little wind. Today was colder than last night and the wind had picked up.
It didn't start snowing on my drive home until Franklin.

No, SpiritWind, I was NOT on the Bob last night but god-willing I'll be up there very soon.:banana Getting my gear squared as we speak, etc.

Last night I was camped down on Chickasaw Creek in my big Cabelas 12x12 outfitter tent. It was cold this morning, around what? 15 degrees? Not too bad and no real snow.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

yes. this is eastern time zone. your point?Sorry Wolfy, I was thinking Damascus was Centeral - my bad

[Roots]

Well we only ended up with about 1/2" --whew! But it sure was pretty to see coming down. Wind is kicking up and its getting mighty chilly out.

[Lone Wolf]

14deg. in damascus and barely a dusting :rolleyes: some storm

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

No much even in the mountains:
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/parks/grsmpkcam/grsmpkcam.cfm

[Roots]

I love how when I click on the weather channel for my area it shows we are having snow showers today...the freaking sun is shining and the sky is crystal blue.:confused:

[Pedaling Fool]

I love how when I click on the weather channel for my area it shows we are having snow showers today...the freaking sun is shining and the sky is crystal blue.:confused:
...and the seas will rise by 20 feet in 50 years.....

[mts4602]

Mount Leconte was -6 last night:eek:

[4eyedbuzzard]

14deg. in damascus and barely a dusting :rolleyes: some storm

Ya miss it, don't ya - REAL winter. :-?

We had 10" more yesterday. Had to get plowed out for the 6th time already this winter. I've got 4 to 5 foot high plow wash lining my driveway and half of what was there two weeks ago melted! The really good news for outdoor activities though is it hasn't been bitterly cold yet. Best early season skiing, shoeshoeing, winter camping in many, many years. Now if I could only get out and actually do some of that:mad: it would be a GREAT winter. :::sigh:::

[Rain Man]

...and the seas will rise by 20 feet in 50 years.....

Someone else gratuitously confusing weather for climate. ~wink~

Rain:sunMan

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[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

...and the seas will rise by 20 feet in 50 years.....::: Dino peeks over trifocals at John Gault :::

[SGT Rock]

I looked at the Purchas Knob webcam - looks like a little accumulation:

http://209.200.85.146/trailjournals/photos/6399/tj6399_010208_141732_290147.jpg

[Lone Wolf]

Ya miss it, don't ya - REAL winter. :-?

We had 10" more yesterday. Had to get plowed out for the 6th time already this winter. I've got 4 to 5 foot high plow wash lining my driveway and half of what was there two weeks ago melted! The really good news for outdoor activities though is it hasn't been bitterly cold yet. Best early season skiing, shoeshoeing, winter camping in many, many years. Now if I could only get out and actually do some of that:mad: it would be a GREAT winter. :::sigh:::

yup. Jay Peak gets slammed every winter. over 200" this season already. great snowmobiling!

[SGT Rock]

Road closures:

Temporary Closures
• US-441 (Newfound Gap Road) between Gatlinburg, TN and Cherokee, NC
• NC-284 between Big Creek and Cataloochee
• Cataloochee entrance road
• Cherokee Orchard Road
• Foothills Parkway East
• Forge Creek Road

That is over and above the normal road closures.