Heaviest Snow of the Season So Far Not Forecastable
It figures. There are times when it snows when we forecast it, and times when it doesn’t snow when we do. Snow forecasts are the toughest to get correct in the TN Valley the majority of the time. Last night, it looked like it might snow/sleet briefly in the Shoals in the morning, but no computer forecast model nor meteorologist thought a band of accumulating snow would occur in the swath where it did. Most model data showed snow well to the north in NW-N. Central Tennessee. Not in North Alabama.
SURPRISE.
Here is a link to the snow reports by the National Weather Service, and the images you have sent to MyWAAY at waaytv.com are here. Lots of things to do and see.
Rain will return this afternoon, and linger into Tuesday morning, with totals ranging from 3/4″ to 2″. Most of the snow that fell will be washed away. Now, there are MANY of you in Southern Madison, much of Lawrence, Marshall, DeKalb, and even Lincoln county who read this and ask… “Snow? Where”. Almost all of the accumulating snow occurred north of US-72, and just over the Alabama/Tennessee border. North and South of that area, it either sleeted and flurried briefly, or didn’t precipitate at all.
Bottom line takeaway: 1.) Never trust a television station that claims they are always right. We all miss weather events in time, and this one was truly non-forecastable until just before it started. And 2.) Never trust a television station that claims to save lives. You save your own life when the weather is dangerous. We just give our opinions and analysis, and hope over time you trust us. Days like today don’t help.
Brad Huffines, Chief Meteorologist / Storm Force 31
