Winter Weather in Hendersonville (Asheville: home, live in, authority)

[a2zmom]

This question is for those of you that have lived through a winter or two in the Hendersonville area. A friend, who lives in Wilkes County told me that there could be 15 snow flakes in the air, Wilkes County shuts down. Is it like this in Henderson County? Hubby and I grew up in Central IL, so we know what snow and ice looks like, but what can we expect come "winter" in Henderson County? Does everything come to a grinding halt?

[archtopguitar]

Well Almost, 20 snow flakes!! actually, with the mountain roads its best to stay home when it snows.

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by archtopguitar

Well Almost, 20 snow flakes!! actually, with the mountain roads its best to stay home when it snows.

I agree. It's a matter of snow and ice covered narrow, twisty mountain roads. Why risk it? The closer to town you live, the less of an issue.

[Father John]

Wow. That is interesting! I was born in Maine and we NEVER shut down! They had snow-blower plows for the sidewalks as well as the streets.

Here in AZ, when it snows (mountains, not desert), they just require chains. But nothing shuts down.

I'm not afraid of a little snow.

[a2zmom]

Well, we live in town, but it can be awfully hilly here in town!

[cowboy_wilhelm]

One thing that people often fail to consider is the wide range of temperatures here in the winter. It can be in the 60's one week and snow the next. Sometimes the next day! The ground and road surface temperatures are often well above freezing when it begins to snow. Once the roads lose their heat, the melted snow will freeze and make a nice layer of ice for the snow to accumulate on top of. So when it looks like you're just driving on a little snow, there is often ice beneath. It's what you can't see that will get you in trouble.

[mm34b]

Just today it went from a low of 28 to a high of 65.

[Asheville Native]

The only flakes the need to be seen are those on the weather mans forecast, and total chaos ensues, plus there is a run on milk and bread in the grocery stores.

To heck with the milk and bread, I'd rather have beer and pretzles

[a2zmom]

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

The only flakes the need to be seen are those on the weather mans forecast, and total chaos ensues, plus there is a run on milk and bread in the grocery stores.

To heck with the milk and bread, I'd rather have beer and pretzles

LOL! Thanks for all the replies...hubby and I were just sitting here wondering if we need to invest in a kerosene heater in case we lost power. We had one when we lived in IL and it was a life saver!

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by a2zmom

LOL! Thanks for all the replies...hubby and I were just sitting here wondering if we need to invest in a kerosene heater in case we lost power. We had one when we lived in IL and it was a life saver!

Your neighbors would be the best authority on that issue. Power outages in HVL seem to be more of a concern to those outside of the city limits.