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Tennessee Valley Winter Storm March 2-3


jaxjagman

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MRX just released a statement on FB. Looks like they are expecting 1/4-1/2" of ice before it turns to snow in area of TRI. With temps crashing quickly out west, bet this is getting everyone's attention. Strong HP in the Plains means business. What is advisory criteria?

Edit: MRX has since adjusted the graphic. Lol

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Something to keep an eye on.The RAP is showing a piece of energy strung out over E/Arkansas,the other models are showing the piece N of the Valley,it should be headed due E ,extra bonus?We'll see.

 

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Also of note, the RAP is ramming the cold air all the way to the Apps before the precip moves out.

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Latest map from MRX...still only Special Weather Statement for ETN

I would think that is going to change with the afternoon update. Prob looking at an advisory or warning....not sure if we meet warning criteria but I bet SW VA does. Temps are really crashing on the RAP.

Edit: MRX really banging the drum. Just released a second graphic.

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Mesoscale Discussion 161
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0161
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0144 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2014

   AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL AND NERN AR / MO BOOTHEEL / NWRN PART OF WRN
   TN

   CONCERNING...FREEZING RAIN

   VALID 021944Z - 030015Z

   SUMMARY...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND SUB-FREEZING
   SURFACE TEMPS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN RATES LIKELY
   RANGING 0.02-0.25 INCH PER HOUR THIS AFTERNOON.

   DISCUSSION...19Z SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE FREEZING
   LINE SLOWLY MOVING SWD ACROSS CNTRL AR.  THE 18Z LZK RAOB SHOWED A 1
   KM DEEP WEDGE OF COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A 12 DEG C WARM NOSE
   LOCATED AROUND 870 MB YIELDING A THERMAL PROFILE SUPPORTIVE OF
   FREEZING RAIN AS THE PRIMARY P-TYPE.  LOW-LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION
   WILL LIKELY OVERWHELM THE INFLUENCE OF DIURNAL HEATING AND
   FACILITATE A CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE GREATER
   LITTLE ROCK METRO OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 

   RADAR MOSAIC EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS A BLOSSOMING AREA OF
   SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM SWRN AR NEWD THROUGH CNTRL
   AR.  A PLUME OF STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES EMANATING FROM A SRN
   PLAINS EML AND RELATIVELY HIGH PW /1.25 INCH/ WILL CONTINUE TO
   SUPPORT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AS FORCING FOR ASCENT
   THROUGH A DEEP LAYER INTENSIFIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
   CONSEQUENTLY...WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN RATES OF 0.05-0.20 INCH PER
   HOUR ARE LIKELY.  CONVECTIVELY-AIDED BURSTS MAY RESULT IN RATES
   EXCEEDING 0.25 INCH PER HOUR FOR AN HOUR OR SO IN LOCALIZED AREAS
   THROUGH 00Z.

   ..SMITH.. 03/02/2014

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I don't like the way this is looking guys looks almost like 1994 we have a lot of precip coming in from the southwest, just like in 1994, and it will be dark soon, this looks like a major ice storm for West/Middle TN - thoughts?

Looks brutal Nashville and points westward. Major ice storm underway. Models have been all over this. Looks like they will verify. Be sure to take some pics and post observations.

BTW ya'll, do we need an obs thread for this storm?

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Jax I would say congrats on finally getting a big winter storm but this one might be devastating with the ice. This is off topic but look at the thunderstorms in TX/OK moving into the cold air! Never seen anything like that! This is a very dynamic system

mybutugu.jpg

Starting to crank up

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Carvers, does that translate further east? Thanks for the pm Jax. Better head for cover down that way if the NAM is right.

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12z axis of heaviest precip w/ the pivot at Memphis to West Virginia is now 100 miles south of that. Axis now sits just north of TN border. ALL of southwest VA is in play now. 12z GFS did the same. We are going to get some ZR/sleet in the Tri-Cities it appears...

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Jax I would say congrats on finally getting a big winter storm but this one might be devastating with the ice. This is off topic but look at the thunderstorms in TX/OK moving into the cold air! Never seen anything like that! This is a very dynamic system mybutugu.jpg

I would think Gate City is in the mix now per the 18z NAM.

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I don't think I've ever seen an Alan Huffman snow clown look like this before.

18z NAM 24 hour snowfall:

30 inches of snow in KY lol. Obviously the algorithm is confused but it's interesting to see that.

DANG! Does this include ZR as well? If not, can you find one? Stove, precip on the 18z NAM is south of 12z. I am growing concerned here in Kingsport that we go ice pretty quickly. The 12z Euro painted 3-4" in Sullivan Co per DT's map and corrected algorithm.
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