Weather 31 Miles of Blue Ridge Parkway closed due to

[ginnie6]

snow today. DS lives nearby and just texted me and told me.

roadclosures.htm

344.2 - 355.3	NC Highway 80 to Mount Mitchell State Park	Closed	As of Oct 16, closed due to snow and ice.
355.3	Mount Mitchell State Park	See Note	For updated information about Mt. Mitchell State Park please visit: Mount Mitchell State Park | NC State Parks (ncparks.gov)
355.3 - 364.5	NC Highway 128 to South of Craggy Gardens Tunnel, including Craggy Gardens Visitor Center	Closed	As of Oct 16, closed due to snow and ice.
364.5 - 367.6	South of Craggy Gardens Tunnel to North of Craggy Gardens Picnic Area	Closed	As of Oct 16, closed due to snow and ice.
367.6 - 375.7	North of Craggy Gardens Picnic Area to Bull Gap (North of Elk Mountain/Ox Creek Road)	Closed	As of Oct 16, closed due to snow and ice.
367.6	USFS Road 63 (Stoney Fork Access Rd)	Closed	Until Further Notice
375.7	Ox Creek/Elk Mountain Access Road	Closed	As of Oct 16, closed due to snow and ice.

 

[jed turtle]

I can remember heading north to my parent’s camp one mid October with the kids for “Christmas in October” before they left for the winter to go to Florida. Probably in the early to mid eighties. The forests on the mountains were brilliant in their colors but also covered with an early snowfall. Earliest I had ever known. Can happen anywhere anytime I guess. But I don’t remember the kinds of heavy snow and really cold winters that I grew in here in maine back in the fifties. Not looking forward to a rerun of them either.

 

[Lone_Hawk]

Odd that my snow site doesn't show any snow in that area in the last seven days and I haven't seen anything on the weather radar.... Hmmmm

 

[ginnie6]

Odd that my snow site doesn't show any snow in that area in the last seven days and I haven't seen anything on the weather radar.... Hmmmm

that is odd. DS lives in near Morganton and rides his bike most weekends on the parkway. It's on several mainstream news pages too. What site do you use?

 

[Krayola]

Is this odd for that area for this time of the year?

 

[john70]

thanks for the news of snow in the mountains
I would never expect snow, rain, fog, or cold in mountains

 

[Raggedyman]

Is this odd for that area for this time of the year?

Not particularly “odd” but admittedly a little earlier than it has been over the last decade or so. Typical to get a hard frost in October - but it also depends on your altitude

 

[Lone_Hawk]

www.snow-forecast.com

I have used this site for years.

 

[Lone_Hawk]

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