East Tennessee Weather II

#101
#101
Vol knight said:
Weather bulletin:

For those who are leaving the house this morning, be careful on the roads. There's a lot of fog, with some areas having very dense fog.
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I've been paying attention to fog warnings since spring and last night was by far the worst one. I was driving to my sister's house and was about 30 feet from the entrance to her neighborhood and had to slow down the car and second guess that I was in fact at the entrance because the fog was so thick.
 
#102
#102
People who don’t turn on their headlights in the fog should be given a ticket and a 3 hour lecture from the cop on the side of the road.
 
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#106
#106
Looks like the classic cold weather trough is setting up for us through the first week of January. For those of you out there that pay attention to the models, did you all catch how massive this 1050 mb arctic high is that is going to be settling in to our northwest? It's a big boy. Looking like a slight chance for light snow later this week, with a better chance of some light accumulating snowfall for New Years. Latest GFS model run shows about 1 - 3 inches, but it's still a long ways off, so we'll see. Nearly anything that falls then of course will accumulate since we will have very cold ground temperatures.
 
#107
#107
The biggest story in the near future is how cold it's going to be. Some models are showing a 1060+ arctic High Pressure in the northern plains next week. If that comes to fruition, not only would we have the chance to break record strength of high pressure in the lower 48 states, but there will be some very frigid low temperatures (single digits to potentially below zero).
 
#109
#109
Coug said:
At what point do we all just freeze to death though, 1270+?
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0 degrees.

Jokes aside, I hope it doesn't get as cold as some of the models have shown. It's nice to have the cold in place to set up accumulating snow, but I'd prefer not having to deal with north pole cold.
 
#111
#111
Vol knight said:
0 degrees.

Jokes aside, I hope it doesn't get as cold as some of the models have shown. It's nice to have the cold in place to set up accumulating snow, but I'd prefer not having to deal with north pole cold.
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Bring it on, I'm one of the few southerners who love the cold. I could do without the ice but I really want a good snow here in West TN. Its been a few years since we've had a decent one.
 
#112
#112
Watching two systems. The first at the beginning of next week looks to be verifying. Still a ways out. The second is on the 8th. Still a lot of time with it.
 
#113
#113
Burhead said:
Bring it on, I'm one of the few southerners who love the cold. I could do without the ice but I really want a good snow here in West TN. Its been a few years since we've had a decent one.
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Don't get me wrong, I love the cold. I'll take the cold over the heat any day of the week, which is why winter is my favorite season. It's just that I've felt temps being in the lower teens with wind chills around 0 and it is a cold that literally stings me.
 
#114
#114
Vol knight said:
Don't get me wrong, I love the cold. I'll take the cold over the heat any day of the week, which is why winter is my favorite season. It's just that I've felt temps being in the lower teens with wind chills around 0 and it is a cold that literally stings me.
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Yeah, it's absolutely the wind chill that gets you. 15 degrees with no wind is a walk in the park but add a 15mph gust and you'll be walking really fast.
 
#115
#115
Vol knight said:
Don't get me wrong, I love the cold. I'll take the cold over the heat any day of the week, which is why winter is my favorite season. It's just that I've felt temps being in the lower teens with wind chills around 0 and it is a cold that literally stings me.
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I grew up in Pampa Texas on the high plains. I've seen weeks of sub-zero temps with -30 to -40 wind chills. Me and my extreme arthritis hate cold weather now with a passion.
 
#116
#116
Count me in as a Southerner who loves the cold as well. Went out to Steamboat Springs for Christmas. High of 7 with 32 inches of snow over a 24 hr period. Heaven.
 
#117
#117
Hey VolKnight or RockyTopper, see any snow chances on the horizon for East TN? Just a couple of days ago, models were showing snow in East TN, and then this Arctic front has come through with dry, cold air.
 
#118
#118
mrorange211 said:
Count me in as a Southerner who loves the cold as well. Went out to Steamboat Springs for Christmas. High of 7 with 32 inches of snow over a 24 hr period. Heaven.
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I don’t mind cold weather but I despise snow. I used to love it, then started driving a truck for a living. Snowy roads bring out the worst in people.
 
#119
#119
headhunter15 said:
Hey VolKnight or RockyTopper, see any snow chances on the horizon for East TN? Just a couple of days ago, models were showing snow in East TN, and then this Arctic front has come through with dry, cold air.
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The only story right now is the frigid temperatures. Flurries are possible, but measurable snow outside of the higher elevations is not in the cards in the short term.
 
#120
#120
Alert!!! (This is for the Plateau and Mountains)

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
TONIGHT TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ MONDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills to
range from 5 above zero to 10 below zero.

* WHERE...Higher elevations of East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia
and Southwest North Carolina.

* WHEN...From midnight EST /11 PM CST/ tonight to noon EST /11
AM CST/ Monday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills will cause frostbite
in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. These conditions can
lead to hypothermia, or even death, if precautions are not taken
when exposed to the cold air. Those venturing outdoors should
dress warmly...making sure all exposed skin is covered.
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Side note: While the Valley is not included in the advisory, wind chill values will still be in the single digits to 0.
 
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#121
#121
Alert!!!

Northwest Cocke-Northwest Greene-Washington TN-NW Blount-
North Sevier-
Including the cities of Newport, Greeneville, Johnson City,
Maryville, and Sevierville
632 PM EST Sun Dec 31 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Snow occurring. Very cold wind chills expected. Plan on
slippery road conditions. Additional snow accumulations of 1/2
to possibly one inch are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of East Tennessee.

* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 10 PM EST this
evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for reduced visibilities at
times. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little
as 30 minutes to exposed skin.
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#123
#123
Given the brutally low temperatures the next several days, what is the Cryoseism prediction for the valley?
 
#124
#124
Coug said:
Given the brutally low temperatures the next several days, what is the Cryoseism prediction for the valley?
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With how dry it has been recently, I don't think that will be an issue. The ground needs to be saturated for an ice quake to happen.
 
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