Good afternoon, gang. A major winter storm is pushing into the state this afternoon and will deliver a significant snowstorm to many. Ice will also be a problem for several areas across the south and southeast. Let’s get after it…

– Precipitation will continue to expand this afternoon as the cold air presses south and east. Snow will begin to break out in the west and that’s a trend that quickly collapses eastward into the evening hours.

– This storm has tremendous potential to produce heavy bands of snow that can put down snowfall of 1″-3″ per hour.

– A widespread swath of heavy, wet snow will be noted across the state. There could be a sharp cutoff to on the northern and southern edges of this and I won’t be able to tell exactly where those set up until we are in the middle of this thing.

– Here’s what I’m thinking…

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– My worry is some areas will exceed those numbers… I just can’t pinpoint where. Also, don’t just focus on the highest number. It’s called a range for a reason. 😉 I will try to tighten that up to account for the sharp cutoffs as we get into the event.

– This will be a heavy, wet snow that can create a lot of issues. Areas that wind up with 6″ or more COULD deal with some issues with trees and power.

– Travel will become terrible later this evening into Monday morning.

On a related note… Tuesday keeps looking uglier and uglier as we get closer.

I will have updates as needed and will be on WKYT-TV this evening. Take care.