Winter threat around Feb. 8-9

[beth]

My snowy world and critters.

[Crockett]

Nice shots Beth.

[beth]

Thank, Crockett!  I took them from inside my living room window, I have a bird feeder in front yard. 

[jmundie]

Anyone else think we might get some high ratio snow showerswhen the vort passes over tonight?

[Crockett]

Anyone else think we might get some high ratio snow showerswhen the vort passes over tonight?

MRX apparently thinks so:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
408 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A WINTRY MIX TODAY...THEN ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE
AREA TODAY...ALTHOUGH MANY AREAS WILL SEE MOSTLY RAIN. THIS
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES EAST OF THE REGION.

COLDER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND COMBINE WITH
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND STRONG NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL WINDS...
TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-091900-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0013.100210T0000Z-100210T2100Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-
NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...WARTBURG...GREENEVILLE...
JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON
408 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE
TRI CITIES AREA.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADS MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO
  VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.
DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND
SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

[Woodvegas]

Rain overnight obliterated what little snow we got. Moderate snow at the moment from the band of precip passing over me. Maybe I'll end up with a dusting.

[Coach B]

Anyone else think we might get some high ratio snow showerswhen the vort passes over tonight?

MEG seems to think its possible:

VERY STRONG 500MB VORT OF 40-45 UNITS
WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY ALONG WITH A CORE
OF -14C TO -18C 850 MB TEMPS. STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND THE
STRONG VORT SHOULD GENERATE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE NORTH AND EAST

My guess is that its one of those deals where we wont know til its on top of us.  Sometimes these little vort maxes piddle out, however, there have been lots of examples over the years where we get a surprise inch or so out of them.  In fact, sometimes during our snow drought they have been the only snow we got.

[servocrow]

Thanks for sharing your pics,everyone!

Beth, don't cardinals seem to glow when the weather is like this?

[tennessee storm09]

yeah servocrow, i think the snow seems to bring out the red more brighter look to them. i got a yard full now at my feeder. pretty scene with the snow n such.

[Kevin]

Memphis's recorded snowfall yesterday was 5.0 inches according to the latest CLIMEM. Prelim data says KMEM recorded another 0.2 inches or so of snow this morning. Combined with the other snowfall events of the last month or so...the seasonal total at KMEM is now 6.6 inches.

That...should it hold up as expected...will officially give Memphis its first above average snowfall season since 1987-1988...seasonal average being 5.7 inches...

[tennessee storm09]

not bad kevin, and latest model runs show no sign of spring anytime soom either. if we can avoind the supression mode. might be more fuin games and lost of sleep ahead

[Curt]

Memphis's recorded snowfall yesterday was 5.0 inches according to the latest CLIMEM. Prelim data says KMEM recorded another 0.2 inches or so of snow this morning. Combined with the other snowfall events of the last month or so...the seasonal total at KMEM is now 6.6 inches.

That...should it hold up as expected...will officially give Memphis its first above average snowfall season since 1987-1988...seasonal average being 5.7 inches...

No words on how glad I am and how sad this is!

[Extremewxlover]

didn't memphis get more than 7 inches in both the march snowstorms last year

[Kevin]

No words on how glad I am and how sad this is!

Hopefully its just the beginning!

[Kevin]

didn't memphis get more than 7 inches in both the march snowstorms last year

Parts of the city did but not the airport...which is the official site for the city (and thus what the records/stats go by). The airport only received 3 inches...