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Robert Schumann’s Symphony Nr.3 is one of the most famous orchestral works between those of Beethoven and Brahms. The "Rhenish" contains no trace of the sickness and depression of his final years. Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) fought a life-long battle against depression. Between two periods of crisis – isolation in Dresden and the years of his final illness – Schumann and his wife, Clara, enjoyed some happy years in Düsseldorf. It is thanks to this intermezzo that he was able to compose some of the great works of Romanticism, including his "Rhenish Symphony", which he wrote in only four weeks. Its five movements radiate joy and cheerfulness. Originally Broadcast in August 2006 on Deutsche Welle Radio.
The Epic Christmas Day Snowstorm of 2010 brought the area from 6 to 16 inches of snow. Being in a valley, I only received 8.75 inches...but am well-satisfied with what I got.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
519 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AND TRACK EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
OF MEXICO TODAY. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT TURNS NORTHEAST ALONG
THE CAROLINA COAST EARLY SUNDAY AND CONTINUES TO THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST EARLY MONDAY. COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE PAST FEW MODEL RUNS HAVE VEERED DRAMATICALLY BACK INTO THE HEAVY
SNOW CAMP FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NE GA FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A NRN STREAM STREAM SHORT WAVE IS DIGGING MORE THAN THE MODELS HAD
ORIGINALLY PREDICTED. THIS FEATURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS
INDICATED BY THE INCREASING DARK BAND ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER
THE SRN PLAINS. THIS IS RESULTING IS DOWNSTREAM UPPER DIVERGENCE AND
QG FORCING. A BAND OF 600 MB FRONTOGENESIS EXTENDS ACROSS TN AND
INTO WRN NC. THIS BAND IS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PCPN OVER
SRN TN. THE FRONTOGENESIS IS PROGGED TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH 18
UTC...WHICH MATCHES THE INCREASING PCPN TREND. THE LATEST GFS AND
ECMWF NOW HAVE 0.50 TO 0.75 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PCPN OVER
THE MTNS OF NC/SC/GA AND THE NC FOOTHILLS THROUGH 00 UTC TODAY. WITH
A SNOW RATIO OF 12:1...THIS WOULD YIELD OVER 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN
SPOTS. WE/VE BEEN PLAYING CATCHUP WITH THIS EVENT...AND THE 6 INCH
TOTALS I HAVE IN THE CENTRAL AND SRN NC MTNS TODAY WILL PROBABLY
NEED TO BE BUMPED UP ANOTHER COUPLE INCHES AT LEAST. THIS AMOUNT OF
SNOW IS LIKELY TO DOWN TREES...CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND WILL MAKE
CHRISTMAS TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE MTNS BY LATER IN
THE MORNING....WITH THE NC FOOTHILLS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR CONDITIONS
LATER IN THE DAY. IN SHORT...THIS IS GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AND
DANGEROUS WINTER STORM FOR THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS TODAY.
THEN THERE IS PART TWO. A POTENT SRN STREAM SHORT WAVE...WHICH IS
ONLY INDIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY SNOW TODAY...WILL BE
PICKED UP BY THE NRN STREAM WAVE. AS THE NRN STREAM WAVE IS SLOWER
AND DEEPER...IT LOOKS TO PHASE MORE WITH THE SRN STREAM ENERGY THAN
ORIGINALLY EXPECTED. AS STRONG DEEP LAYER Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE
DEVELOPS OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...A PIVOTING BAND OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE FA. BOTH NAM AND
GFS CROSS SECTIONS SHOW A GOOD AREA OF NEGATIVE EPV CROSSING THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT TOWARD 0600 UTC. AS THIS HAPPENS...A PERIOD
OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE I-77 CORRIDOR AND INTO THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UPSTATE. FOR NOW I/M JUST GOING WITH 2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW FOR THESE AREAS...WHICH IS STILL ENOUGH TO WARRANT A
WINTER STORM WARNING UP THE I-85 AND I-77 CORRIDORS. HOWEVER...IF
THIS WESTWARD ADJUSTMENT AND PHASING CONTINUES...THEN HEAVIER SNOW
IS VERY POSSIBLE.
THIS IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND FOR THE URBAN CORRIDOR FROM
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG UP TO THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREAS. IT WILL TAKE
SOME TIME FOR THE LOWEST LEVELS TO COOL TODAY AND FOR ALL SNOW TO
FALL ACROSS THESE AREA. HOWEVER...THIS SECONDARY AREA OF FORCING
WITH THE SRN STREAM WAVE IS LIKELY TO REINVIGORATE THE PCPN THIS
EVENING...RESULTING IN A RAPID TRANSITION TO HEAVY SNOW WHERE THERE
WAS A MIX BEFORE. STILL...I THINK THE URBAN CORRIDOR WILL CHANGE
OVER IN THE 19 TO 20 UTC TIME FRAME...WHICH IS PLENTY OF TIME TO
WATCH THE SNOW FALL AND EXPERIENCE A WHITE CHRISTMAS OVER THE
PIEDMONT.
&&
I'm cranking the Snow Siren. Make sure that you have adequate supplies and a reliable source of heat. I'm feeling more confident that we could be witnessing an historic snow event in the Carolinas...certainly in the central region, maybe in the mountains as well. Please check the weather forecast every so often over the next few days via your favorite broadcaster or the National Weather Service.
| Snowfall on Christmas Day (1878-2009) | ||||
| Click on a year for a map | ||||
| Will We Have a White Christmas? | ||||
| Year | AVL Downtown | AVL Airport | CLT | GSP |
| 1880 | 4.0 | |||
| 1889 | T | |||
| 1902 | T | |||
| 1909 | 0.1 | |||
| 1914 | T | |||
| 1915 | 0.3 | |||
| 1919 | T | |||
| 1924 | T | |||
| 1929 | T | |||
| 1935 | 0.1 | |||
| 1943 | T | |||
| 1945 | 0.4 | |||
| 1947 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 2.0 | |
| 1948 | T | |||
| 1953 | T | T | ||
| 1956 | T | |||
| 1961 | T | |||
| 1962 | 0.3 | T | ||
| 1963 | 1.4 | |||
| 1965 | T | T | ||
| 1966 | T | 0.0 | T | |
| 1969 | 9.4 | 5.4 | T | T |
| 1970 | 0.4 | |||
| 1975 | T | 0.4 | T | T |
| 1977 | T | |||
| 1976 | T | |||
| 1979 | T | T | ||
| 1980 | 0.2 | T | ||
| 1981 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 1983 | T | |||
| 1985 | 0.3 | T | ||
| 1989 | 0.2 | |||
| 1993 | 0.7 | 0.4 | T | Note 1 |
| 1995 | 0.1 | T | ||
| 1998 | T | T | T | Note 2 |
| 1999 | T | T | ||
| 2002 | T | T | ||
| 2007 | T | T | T | |
| ��� Note 1: Scattered snowshowers in the Upstate�no GSP accumulation. | ||||
| ��� Note 2: A few areas of snowshowers near the NC border�no GSP accumulation. | ||||
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