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Wintry Nov 30-Dec 1 Flurries/Snow Showers

I actually think your on something here. I've been in a flizzard storm about 4 years ago in Pennsylvania and was forecast high winds with snow showers. When the showers came the wind came with it and it was kinda like a mini blizzard
The closest to white out conditions in a northwest flow snow event that I remember recently was in February 2016. Was a day with scattered snow showers around the area. By mid afternoon I remember a band coming through and the sky went dark and the winds picked up almost like an afternoon thunderstorm in the summer. Had some brief snow and sleet from it, but temperatures were in the mid 30s so it didn’t accumulate.
 
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Is the 3k NAM showing lake effect snow? Looking at soundings this doesn't look realistic due to the lack of moisture in the DGZ.
It's still -7/8/9 at 850 you can probably get some flakes out of that. It might but be big puffy beauty's but maybe some of the smaller flakes
 
The closest to white out conditions in a northwest flow snow event that I remember recently was in February 2016. Was a day with scattered snow showers around the area. By mid afternoon I remember a band coming through and the sky went dark and the winds picked up almost like an afternoon thunderstorm in the summer. Had some brief snow and sleet from it, but temperatures were in the mid 30s so it didn’t accumulate.
I've seen it here in Chattanooga.. forget the year.. was in March and it would be sunny for 45 minutes, then snow heavy for 15.. Did this all afternoon.. Never came close to accumulating either. (Think it was 2014, late in the month).
 
The closest to white out conditions in a northwest flow snow event that I remember recently was in February 2016. Was a day with scattered snow showers around the area. By mid afternoon I remember a band coming through and the sky went dark and the winds picked up almost like an afternoon thunderstorm in the summer. Had some brief snow and sleet from it, but temperatures were in the mid 30s so it didn’t accumulate.
Had a full on white out squall back in 89 or 90. I was in grade school and you could not see out the window for a few minutes. If i recall it was with a very powerful front.
 
Call me pessimistic, but I just don't see that happening anywhere east of the mountains. NW flows hardly ever produce the goods here unless we already have the cold air in place. Or maybe a random clipper. But even then, we still need the cold air in place. That's one of the many negatives to living east of the apps, unfortunately. By far the most painful example was December 2017. Never want to relive that crap again!
Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 hours to receive the cold air in Charlotte compared to other places after frontal passage. I don't even think I've ever heard of a cold Chase the moisture equals snow event in Charlotte. It probably has happened, I'm just not aware
 
To see ATL get any type of snow and upstate Sc nothing is simply a kick in the pants.
Happens all the time! Big cold fronts, 30s and snow in ATL,, sunny and 55 in Greenville! Watched happen for 30 years
 
Kinda surprised by David Glenn's forecast, from NewsChannel 9 in Chattanooga:

MONDAY: Rain diminishing in the morning with 40s. Temps fall during the day, breezy. Some moisture could change to flurries & light snow especially at higher elevations. Wind chills in the upper 20s! Accumulations of snow up to an inch in the mountains on elevated surfaces. The valleys could see a dusting up to a half inch.
 
Well, while we're waiting, the NAMs have the snow on the very backend of the system (western TN) breaking out much earlier than the hrrr
Temperature in Jackson last I checked is 41 and the 850 freezing line is closing in on western Tennessee. Gonna be a race to see who wins. Moisture or cold.
 
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