Knoxville Demographics (Maryville, Clifton: apartments, living, shop)

[mbmouse]

Ok, looks like a was proven wrong in my winter assessment of East TN....it is snow flurrying (new word?) now in the Tri-Cities.........IN OCTOBER!!!

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by mbmouse

Ok, looks like a was proven wrong in my winter assessment of East TN....it is snow flurrying (new word?) now in the Tri-Cities.........IN OCTOBER!!!

Is it? It snowed in Worcester, Mass. last night. That's very, very early. But I had no idea it was going to snow up in the Tri-Cities, too. Did they predict this?

I just looked up your town on the National Weather Service and it says that it is 47 degrees there?

[mbmouse]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Is it? It snowed in Worcester, Mass. last night. That's very, very early. But I had no idea it was going to snow up in the Tri-Cities, too. Did they predict this?

I just looked up your town on the National Weather Service and it says that it is 47 degrees there?

Yea, was very bizarre! Just some flakes here and there mixed in with the misty rain. Hubby and I saw it while out with the dogs and the boys saw it while at the football game at the school tonight. They are calling for snow tomorrow night in the high elevations, but that is not us, I am thinking more Mountain City, Roan Mountain etc. I was floored tonight seeing snow flakes, but I wasn't the only one, so I know I am not crazy....at least not about this issue hahahhhaa

[jenks9]

Originally Posted by mbmouse

Yea, was very bizarre! Just some flakes here and there mixed in with the misty rain. Hubby and I saw it while out with the dogs and the boys saw it while at the football game at the school tonight. They are calling for snow tomorrow night in the high elevations, but that is not us, I am thinking more Mountain City, Roan Mountain etc. I was floored tonight seeing snow flakes, but I wasn't the only one, so I know I am not crazy....at least not about this issue hahahhhaa

That is too funny. I know New Hampshire had some light flurries yesterday morning, but nothing stuck. hiknapster is right it really is unusual for New England to get it in October. As long long as it was only flurries that you got in your area then that isn't bad, I could deal that actually it would be nice to see it, but then see it disappear that next day. When my wife and I moved here to Houston a year ago we got flurries in Dec and it was funny to watch everyone in our neighborhood go running out in there heavy winter jackets to watch it.

[mbmouse]

When I said flurries here, I meant that it was just in with the rain, melted the second it hit the ground. Very rarely does snow stay on the ground here. And when it does it is only for several hours, then melts off. What was odd was that it was 40 plus degrees and you could see snow flakes in with the rain mist.

[jenks9]

Originally Posted by mbmouse

When I said flurries here, I meant that it was just in with the rain, melted the second it hit the ground. Very rarely does snow stay on the ground here. And when it does it is only for several hours, then melts off. What was odd was that it was 40 plus degrees and you could see snow flakes in with the rain mist.

Those are the good kind of flurries, when it is still 40 degrees.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by mbmouse

When I said flurries here, I meant that it was just in with the rain, melted the second it hit the ground. Very rarely does snow stay on the ground here. And when it does it is only for several hours, then melts off. What was odd was that it was 40 plus degrees and you could see snow flakes in with the rain mist.

You know, instead of posting to you, I should have ran outside. We had about the same temps and it was raining. Maybe we had it, too! Do you know that I had a dream about snow mixed with rain last night? Weird, huh! Must be all this talk of snow.

Last year was colder than normal, and this year it is raining more and colder. It will still be worse up north, and I'm glad that we don't pay much for electricity but I was still hoping for a balmy winter.

[jenks9]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

You know, instead of posting to you, I should have ran outside. We had about the same temps and it was raining. Maybe we had it, too! Do you know that I had a dream about snow mixed with rain last night? Weird, huh! Must be all this talk of snow.

Last year was colder than normal, and this year it is raining more and colder. It will still be worse up north, and I'm glad that we don't pay much for electricity but I was still hoping for a balmy winter.

Well ya never know maybe winter there will get warmer, right now I would trade ya for a little cooler weather. It is 85 degrees . I just a little cooler weather.

[natickhiker]

The weather there sounds just fine.

What kills New England for me is the persistant ice/snow on the ground Jan-March.
That and the occasional months without grid-electric for much of Maine, NH & Mass.
Ice coated branches smashing on cars and houses isn't a real endearing feature either.

It did snow here the other day for an hour then mixed with rain then finished with just rain for a day or so.
It was the first snow of the season but it was almost a white out in some places for a while.
It stuck to some cars in driveways and a little on the grass but not in the road.
Any snow that tried to stick was gone within the hour.
We drove about 70 miles through it.
It was fun the first time but...hmmm, no yawning smiley

I'm planning on moving to Knoxville area (+/- 50 miles) ASAP.
I see Nashville area on the news getting hit with tornadoes sometimes.
That concerns me.
How close does does that kind of nonsense get to Knox/Maryville?

Thanks and yeah, this is my first post here.

Moderator cut: welcome, but sorry, links to other forums is not allowed here on this forum.

[hiknapster]

Hey Natick! I'm from just south of Worcester!

Nashville really can get hit with tornadoes. Not us so much. That is middle Tennessee. Fairly far away. Our storm systems, in general break up quite a bit before they hit Knoxville. There might be a bit more action in Maryville. It seems that way when I watch the radar. Still, haven't seen any tornadoes hit over there, yet, either. Maybe just wilder thunderstorms.

My mom is telling me all about the snow. She's still up there. Of course, she thinks it is nothing. Well, she can have her nothing. Come January, it seems like it is non-stop snow, sometimes until April. No thanks!

Welcome to the forum and Knoxville.

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