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Fabulous February Arctic Outbreak


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Yeah that still isn't bad. I guess we'll see tomorrow what all globals decide to do. See if we see a return to similar earlier solutions.

Yeah if 12z runs tomorrow are the same then I will be getting concerned. It was interesting to see the 18z GFS start this evenings trend of a less amped and further south-east system. But we have seen this over the past few years where the models will kind of lose the system around the medium range only to pick it back up closer to the intensity that it had. It may have to do with the lack of observations being injected into the models from the northern Pacific Ocean. This is where it can get fuzzy until some pieces of energy come onshore of North America.

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Glad to see the 0z Euro still looking great.  It's actually the best run yet in terms of everyone in the TN Valley getting in on the action.  Pretty much all of TN gets 8+ but a large swath of north MS, AL, GA get 5.  Trends matter and this is weaker but temp wise and precip shield wise it's really dang good.

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Glad to see the 0z Euro still looking great.  It's actually the best run yet in terms of everyone in the TN Valley getting in on the action.  Pretty much all of TN gets 8+ but a large swath of north MS, AL, GA get 5.  Trends matter and this is weaker but temp wise and precip shield wise it's really dang good.

 

I'd sure like to see the clown map. Also MRX isn't very sure this morning.

 

 

THE NEXT SYSTEM OF CONCERN WILL BE A SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH MONDAY

INTO TUESDAY. MODELS IN VERY POOR AGREEMENT IN TIMING AND TRACK OF

THE SYSTEM. CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM. CURRENT RUN

OF THE NAM KEEPS THE COLD AIR IN PLACE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH.

THIS SCENARIO COULD BRING A COUPLE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW EVEN

THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE GFS RUN HAS TRENDED TO A COLDER AIR MASS

BUT ALSO KEEPS THE MAIN BAND OF MOISTURE TO OUR SOUTH WHICH WOULD

LIMIT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. PRIOR RUNS BROUGHT WARMER AIR AND DEEPER

MOISTURE INTO THE REGION PROVIDING A RAIN SNOW MIX. HAVE TRENDED

WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES BUT THE ONLY PLACE CONFIDENCE IS REASONABLE

FOR DECENT SNOWFALL IS ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY ABOVE

3000 FEET. THROUGH THE REST OF THE EXTENDED...CONFIDENCE REMAINS

LOW BUT EXPECT TO SEE ADDITIONAL SURGES OF COLD AIR AND AT LEAST ONE

MORE LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH FOR CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES AND

A CHANCE OF SNOW.

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0z Ukie did jog north putting the heaviest precip in KY.  Most of TN gets 3 to 5 with 40 north in west TN getting 8.  Again, great winter storm for many people taken at face value.

 

 

I have a feeling it'll be GFS or GGEM against the rest of the models until these things get closer. My gut (and maybe it's wishcasting) tells me that the GFS is suppressing things much too far to the south as it usually does for this timeframe.

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Then a system drops out of Canada to Colorado, then to Oklahoma and Arkansas, then to South Alabama and across to off the coast of South Carolina. It slows way down around Oklahoma and just pounds Memphis to Atlanta with 4-8 inches of snow. Not to worry, Coastal South Carolina only gets an inch or two it appears.

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JKL said they expect intense snow squalls to develop for their area behind the front Saturday afternoon and evening and for there to be 20:1 ratios on them. They said their CWA would probably get 1-2 inches from them. Those often transition somewhat into Tennessee. Especially when they start talking Lake Michigan connection.

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The 0z euro ensemble snow mean is the best I've ever seen for the TN Valley.  It starts building for our early week storm and keeps adding at a consistent rate through day 15.  Goes from 3 to 5 early on to 10+ inches for the entire state.  Even north MS, AL, and GA are at 6+ at the end.  The control run similar.  Looks like a very active wintry pattern is settling in. 

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I still think we're going to see the models come north a bit.  That GGEM looked great just a tad south.  The weakening of the system might be a concern if the trend continues, but on the other hand temps don't seem to be a problem.  There is a fine balance that has to be struck but I still like where we are at.

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0z Euro ensemble tally (out of 51 members), Big Dog = 6 or more inches

 

Knoxville - 35 Big Dogs, op 8, mean 8

Memphis - 24 Big Dogs, op 6.5, mean 6.8

Nashville - 36 Big Dogs, op 7, mean 8

Chattanooga - 36 Big Dogs, op 6.2, mean 7.8

Bristol - 36 Big Dogs, op 6, mean 8

Atlanta - 11 Big Dogs, op 3.8, mean 3.7

Huntsville - 25 Big Dogs, 4.8, mean 6

 

To me that is incredible. 

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0z Euro ensemble tally (out of 51 members), Big Dog = 6 or more inches

 

Knoxville - 35 Big Dogs, op 8, mean 8

Memphis - 24 Big Dogs, op 6.5, mean 6.8

Nashville - 36 Big Dogs, op 7, mean 8

Chattanooga - 36 Big Dogs, op 6.2, mean 7.8

Bristol - 36 Big Dogs, op 6, mean 8

Atlanta - 11 Big Dogs, op 3.8, mean 3.7

Huntsville - 25 Big Dogs, 4.8, mean 6

 

To me that is incredible. 

 

I agree!!!  To see so many people have shot at beating seasonal averages by 2 or 3 times in one storm from a winter where it didn't appear to be likely to produce anything at all for anyone is beautiful in my eyes!  Sure I would like to see 20" but believe me I was starting to think this winter a dusting was going to be all I saw, so i'm happy.  Beggers can't be choosers.  

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The 0z euro ensemble snow mean is the best I've ever seen for the TN Valley.  It starts building for our early week storm and keeps adding at a consistent rate through day 15.  Goes from 3 to 5 early on to 10+ inches for the entire state.  Even north MS, AL, and GA are at 6+ at the end.  The control run similar.  Looks like a very active wintry pattern is settling in. 

Can you post a map for that?

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Old Hickory late night discussion....  

 

 

 

A 1040 PLUS MBAR HIGH CENTERED OVER GREAT LAKES BUILDS
DOWN INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY BUT A RATHER VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE
EMBEDDED IN BROAD UPPER TROUGH DIVES DOWN THROUGH MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS OUR AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THERES A
GOOD CHANCE FOR SNOW IN THE MID STATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SOME
ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE. THEN THE MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE WITH
THE EURO BEING THE OUTLIER BETWEEN THE GFS, CANADIAN, DGEX AND OTHERS
THAT I HAVE LOOKED AT. THE EURO HAS THE INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING
OUT OF TEXAS UP INTO TENNESSEE WITH A RATHER BROAD AREA OF PRECIP
ACROSS TENNESSEE AND ADJACENT AREAS WHILE THE GFS AND OTHER MODELS
HAVE INVERTED TROUGH SUPRESSED MORE TO OUR SOUTH WITH NORTHERN
EXTENT OF PRECIP FIELD GENERALLY TO OUR SOUTH. REALITY PROBABLY
LIES SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE TWO.
I DO THINK WE WILL SEE SOME WINTRY
PRECIP MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY BUT I HAVE SOMEWHAT LOW CONFIDENCE AT
THIS TIME OF GETTING SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIP HERE IN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE DURING THIS PERIOD...DUE TO MODEL INCONSISTENCIES.

COLD TEMPS WILL REMAIN THROUGH ALL OF NEXT WEEK WITH DAILY HIGHS
BELOW 40 DEGREES.

CLIMATE...THE HIGH TEMP ON SUNDAY IS FORECAST TO BE 26 DEGREES IN
NASHVILLE. THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR
FEBRUARY 15TH IS 24 DEGREES LAST SET IN 1991.

THE LAST TIME NASHVILLE HAD A SNOW EVENT OF ONE INCH OR MORE WAS
BACK ON FEBRUARY 9TH 2011...WHEN 1.4 INCHES FELL. THERE WERE ALSO SOME
2 INCH AMOUNTS AROUND THE AREA THAT DAY.
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