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wind chill in North Caroline/Grandfathers Mountain tops even Minn or Vermont

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Crusty:
In Africa, it snows on Mt. Kilimanjaro (Hey! That would make a catchy title for a book!) which isn't very far south of the equator.

leafman60:

--- Quote from: redrider90 on January 07, 2015, 09:56:17 PM ---Lots of folks do not know the North Carolina has one of the coldest spots in the eastern US.
Tonight is a good example. At 10 PM is is -10F @ 55-80 MPH gusts making it -50F wind chill. Just as cold as anywhere in the upper midwest or Maine/Vermont.

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I would never have guessed that temps dropped to 10F below 0 at Grandfather Mountain!  I would think that Mt. Mitchell would be colder than Grandfather too since it has a higher elevation than Grandfather.

I just checked weather.com for Linville (close to Grandfather) and it shows 0 degrees F at 7 AM. So, yes, maybe -10 on the mountain.  I bet Mitchell is similar.

Unkept:
Took a few cycles of glow plug warming to start my diesel Jetta this morning. -11 with a near -40 wind chill. Brrrr...

I always find myself looking at new bikes and planning trips this time of year! :D

Aaron D.:
Only 56 MPH on Mt Washington? Bah. It's usually 120 on days like this, often with freezing fog.

dilligaf:
14 here with a wind chill of 6.  Lot of places are closed and the emergency shelters are open.  Wasn't like this before all them "Yankees" moved down here.  ::(  :BEER:
Matt

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