UPDATE: 1/22/16 -- 1:30 p.m. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING 6 a.m.... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE, WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE NORTH OF I-40 AND EAST OF I-65. TO THE SOUTH OF I-40, SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 1 INCH NEAR THE ALABAMA BORDER UP TO POSSIBLY 4 INCHES NEAR I-40. MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING, AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.
1/22/2016 from NWS:
1126 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...6 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND POSSIBLY ICE ON ROADS AND BRIDGES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS WELL.
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued by the NWS . This in anticipation of the storm that will wreak havoc on the Mid-South before heading Northeast. The storm that comes through tomorrow is expected to be a blizzard by the time it hits the upper East coast. The key component is the low we have circled in the picture. The farther South that low tracks, the more winter weather we expect to see. A wintry mix right now is expected to start around 9:00 a.m. -noon tomorrow. Snow after 3:00 p.m.
The forecast and track of the storm will change throughout the day. We will correct as needed. This is what we know from the NWS now:
405 am cst thu Jan 21 2016
…A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for most of middle
Tennessee…
.A potent weather system will move into the region tonight
Offering up quite a bit of rain prior to midnight tonight. As we
Get into the early morning hours on friday…Cold air supportive
Of wintry weather will begin to move into middle tennessee. A
Transition from rain…To sleet and freezing rain…To snow will
Move across the mid-state throughout the day friday. Counties
North of interstate 40 near the kentucky state line could see a
Coating of ice around daybreak friday before the snow begins. A
Tenth of an inch is possible. Snow totals for the whole area will
Range from 3 to 6 inches in the far northwest…To 2 to 4 inches
On the cumberland plateau…To 2 to 3 inches elsewhere across
Middle tennessee. Major travel impacts are expected friday and
Could last into saturday as temperatures will remain below
Freezing until sunday afternoon.
A winter storm warning means significant amounts of snow…
Sleet…And ice are expected or occurring. This will make travel
Very hazardous or impossible.
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