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Winter Storm Watch issued for north AL: "For 4-6" of snow across the entire region (with higher totals up to 8" possible)." I hope predictions are as optimistic for the rest of the Tennessee Valley.

Nuanced discussion from NWS Huntsville: A winter storm is increasingly likely to impact the Tennessee Valley starting Thursday night and persisting through early Saturday morning. A deepening upper level trough will begin to phase with an upper level wave over Mexico on Thursday and eject eastward across the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. A surface low pressure system is expected to develop along the Mississippi Gulf Coast late Thursday night then push northeastward through the day on Friday. With temperatures at the onset of precipitation well below freezing, snow begins to overspread from west to east across the local forecast area Thursday night around midnight local. High chances for accumulating snowfall will continue through the day Friday. Given very cold antecedent conditions, snow will almost immediately begin to accumulate on the ground and area roadways resulting in hazardous travel conditions Thursday night through at least Saturday morning. Our current most likely scenario is that 1.5-2.5 inches storm total snowfall will fall across northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. However, one major uncertainty is where the transition to a wintry mix, FZRA, or rain occurs. As the LLJ ramps up during the late morning Friday, WAA begins to warm the column bringing a transition from all snow to a wintry mix and possibly FZRA. Our current forecast accounts for this, but if we remain colder and precip falls as only snow then snow totals will certainly increase. Looking at ensemble data, there appears to be more individual members hinting at significantly higher amounts. This will be something to keep and eye on heading towards the start of this winter storm.

I'm so sorry.

Cicadas! Brood XIX, the Great Southern brood will be emerging this spring, most likely in April/May. Last time they emerged was 2011, not long after the April 27 tornado outbreak. We had so many cicadas in our neighborhood that they covered the houses and the sound was deafening.

4C here in Huntsville/Madison. Roads have been treacherous all week since all our precip came down as sleet, but today the roads are kinda sorta passable (those are meteorological terms, right?). Our precip is forecasted to be rain, with the cold arriving quickly enough freeze the wet streets-wéve got a lot of wet, mushy ice that would be fine except that everything is supposed to freeze. I'm very interested to see to the forecasts/models handle the existing snowpack in TN. precip is currently virga.

Sorry to hear that.

HSV had reports of frozen precip last night; I am just very slightly west and there is nada-no frozen precip or snow. NWS Huntsville expects an uptick however: By daybreak, expect things to get more active as vorticity advection aids in the persistence of lift along a convergence zone spanning from southeastern Arkansas to the Smokey Mountains. Overall, little has changed regarding amounts. Still expect 2-5" snow accumulations over north and western portions of the forecast area, with lesser amounts and perhaps more in the way of sleet or ice (up to 0.15") south and east of the TN River. Great to see TN is doing so well. How is Chattanooga doing? Has any precip moved in?

Temperature in Huntsville 36F, dewpoint is 22.

I didn't believe it until I pulled up Foreflight weather.

Florence, AL is currently 33F with snow.

I think Winter Storm Watches will hit tomorrow evening from Florence toHuntsville and points northeast to SWVA and points north of there. Thanks. Huntsville NWS is always conservative as we are so often on the very edge of any snowfall, but they did state that there was a 57% chance of snow greater than one inch. That's a pretty optimistic statement for them, imo.

. Winter Storm watch issued for parts of Mississippi. It's not Tennessee Valley, but imo still pertinent to size and scope of the developing system.

That's when I joined this forum-That storm got me interested in meteorology.

Looks like I've picked a good week to login for the first time in a year....even if the storm doesn't pan out in my area, it's fun to watch us get giddy at the prospect of a big snow.

...and it's snowing in north Alabama! Roads are currently skating rinks, elevated portions closed and all that mess. Hope everyone gets home safe and warm tonight.