Good Tuesday everyone and thanks for dropping in on the blog. A winter storm will slam parts of the state tonight into Wednesday and likely dump a heavy, wet snowfall for many areas. As we have been saying… The greatest concentration of snow will be across the south and southeast with lighter amounts to the north and northwest.

The trend on the latest computer models is toward two lows, for a time, late tonight and early Wednesday. One low will run northward into northern Alabama before giving way to the primary low working into the Carolinas and up the east coast. This means the precipitation shield will come farther west and deliver accumulating snows to most of the state.

Here is your breakdown…

– A shield of rain and mixed snow will move northward out of Tennessee late this evening into the overnight hours.

– Dynamic cooling will kick in shortly after the rain starts with a rapid switch to snow.

– The upper levels with this storm look very good for bands of moderate to heavy snow to develop. The best chance for heavy bands will be very late tonight into early Wednesday in the west and central parts of the state. Then Wednesday morning and early afternoon for the east.

– Temps will be near freezing for the bulk of this storm meaning this will be a very wet snowfall that will cling to everything. Any area that can pick up 5″ or more of snow can have some issues with trees and power.

Here is a belated First Call For Snowfall…



As usual until the final call… those lines and numbers are not set in stone and I will adjust things as we get a better picture to how the storm is unfolding today. I must say… this is as late of a first call map I have EVER put out and that should tell you something about this storm. My gut tells me it will throw a few surprises our way over the next 36 hours.

I will update the snow map with some fresh thoughts a few more times today. I will also get you all the tracking radars and cams you need to follow this storm in from the southwest.

Even with a winter storm moving in… the blog is always looking ahead. Here are a few quick thoughts…

– Snow showers and flurries will be with us behind our departing storm into Thursday.

– A weak clipper will dive in from the northwest and bring a period of light snow for Thursday night and Friday.

– The next period to look for a big winter storm across the eastern half of the country will be early next week.

– February will see more of the same with cold and snow dominating. The threat for another big shot of arctic air is looming during the first few weeks.

Ok… I will have more updates as needed through the day so be sure to check back. Have a great Tuesday and take care.