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hpelat — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:50:04 +0000

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Big Flakes… Be Careful

Lisa Patton — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:16:07 +0000

Spring Hill Monday Evening

: Southern Rutherford County Monday Evening

: Perry County Monday Evening

The late afternoon/evening snow showers producing very large snowflakes and as you can see above it is coating the ground in some locations. The heaviest burst of snow were south of Nashville around sunset which is where we have seen as much as 1″+ of accumulation. Eventually many of these areas will get sleet mixing in with the snow and that line will slowly lift northward. Then we expect to eventually changeover to rain in those southern counties and that change to rain could make it as far north as Nashville overnight.

The northwestern counties are getting a lighter snowfall but are most likely to see it last as snow and NOT change to rain.

With temperatures at or just above freezing the roads are being covered with snow in those areas of the heavier snow, so, please, be careful. It WILL be slippery.

Winter Storm Warning For Counties North, Northwest, and West of Nashville; In Nashville Snow/Sleet Mix To Rain

Davis Nolan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:20:15 +0000

It’s a complicated weather system, but here’s the low down:

The snow that pushed into our western and southwestern counties has dissipated. The main portion of the precipitation with this system will be arriving late this afternoon and evening in the form of snow and sleet in Nashville which will change to mostly rain overnight. However, north, northwest, and west of Nashville it will likely be mostly snow with 2-4″ likely through noon Tuesday.

Temperatures in Nashville have been hovering near freezing, and may get a few degrees above freezing before the mixture of sleet and snow arrive. Temps should stay above freezing in Nashville overnight and tomorrow morning, while they are likely to remain at or below freezing in the Winter Storm Warning area shown above.

On Tuesday, the rain in Nashville will likely end as a 2-3 hour period of snow showers Tuesday afternoon and evening as more cold air pushes in.

Snow Near the AL Border

Jeff Ray — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:04 +0000

Here’s a pix from Wayne CO:

The snow is continuing there, the NWS has updated forecast amounts to 1″-3″.

Feb. Outlook

Jeff Ray — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:19 +0000

Just a quick glance at the long range models to see what might be heading our way in this active El Nino winter. On Friday the deep south looks like getting some snow, a good one south of Birmingham. This is probably just flurries for us on Friday/Friday night.

Ten days later we see an impressive system moving across the south. If this turned out to be true it would be a twin to our last big one (the biggest snow we had gotten since 2003 in Nashville).

This is long range modeling so the timing, placement doesn’t mean anything. However given a strong AO and an active El Nino I would expext at least one more good snow in middle Tennessee this month.

Snow This Morning- Update

Jeff Ray — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:45:18 +0000

Old Hickory WFO as Witner Weather Advisory in Effect now until 6pm for Perry, Hickman, Lewis, Wayne,Lawrence and Giles Counties

About an inch of snow will fall in the advisory area, tonight more snow will be tacked on in the north:

Huntsville WFO issued winter advisory for the TN/AL counties saying 1″ of snow by noon:

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL

NOON CST TODAY.

A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET HAS MOVED INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA THIS

MORNING...AND WITH TEMPERATURES VERY CLOSE TO FREEZING...

ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN

INCH ARE LIKELY...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHEROKEE

TO HUNTSVILLE. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE

HEAVIER PRECIPITATION OCCURS.

Snow at the Western Edge

Jeff Ray — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:25:26 +0000

The 3″-6″ of snow in Memphis this morning is reaching into our western counties. Already a cover of white in Loretto in Lawrence Co.. Benton County schools now closing for the day.

Evening Mix, Tuesday Snow

Jeff Ray — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:44:59 +0000

Winter Advisory in effect for the northwest corner for this afternoon through Tuesday morning:

Today mostly just cloudy cover and highs around 40. This afternoon light rain starts to move in, it’ll be a mix of sleet/snow with that cold rain especially in the western and northern counties. Tonight while Nashville, Columbia, Murfreesboro and Franklin is getting rain/sleet Dover, Clarksville and Portland will be getting snow/sleet. As much of an inch of this could accumulate:

During the morning we’ll likely see a surge of warmer air transition the snow/sleet back to rain/sleet. Then cold plunges into our area to stick around the rest of the work week. Temperatures drop in the afternoon on Tuesday to around freezing as snow flys. Not expecting much in accumulation in the Nashville/Columbia/Murfreesboro area plus roads should be okay with temperatures being above freezing all this time. What ends up on the roads at the end of the day will freeze that night. By Wednesday morning temperatrues will be in the low 20’s.

Difficult forecast with the rain/snow along again right over middle Tennessee and the all-snow change over happening just as the storm is pulling away. Classic winter story in our area.

Mix Monday P.M. To Rain; End As Snow Tue. P.M.

Davis Nolan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:20:02 +0000

After a chilly night in the mid 20s, look for the clouds to thicken on Monday followed by a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow during the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 40s, and the mix should change to all rain Monday evening (although it may stay sleet and snow in Kentucky and northwest of Clarksville). The rain should last through most of Tuesday before ending as a brief period of snow showers late Tuesday afternoon and evening. No significant accumulations are expected at this time, although our eastern counties from around Center Hill Lake eastward could see a dusting Tuesday night.

Chilly Night; Monday P.M. Mix To Change To Rain

Davis Nolan — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:23:29 +0000

With skies clearing out and only some thin mid and high clouds expected later this evening, temps should drop to the mid 20s for overnight lows.

On Monday, the skies will cloud up fairly quickly and by the late afternoon hours we could see a mix of rain, sleet, and snow push in that changes to all rain Monday evening. Highs on Monday should reach the low 40s, and temps in the rain Monday night should fall no lower than the upper 30s.

On Tuesday, the rain will be around most of the day, but may end as a brief period of snow showers Tuesday afternoon and evening. Then after midnight into early Wednesday morning, we may see a few flurries from Nashville eastward. No significant accumulations are expected.