Weather Vlog
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Winter Weather Summary
- Winter weather advisory goes into effect at 3:00 a.m. and expires at 6:00 a.m. Saturday (could be extended).
- Gusty winds will accompany the cold front and remain gusty for several hours thereafter. Some winds could gust to 30 mph. Winds of this nature could cause sporadic power outages.
- Accumulating snowfall will be possible throughout the whole day and into the evening hours. Snow will not fall constantly all day, but will fall off and on through the day.
- The greatest chance for accumulation will be along the western edge of the plateau, with areas of eastern Cumberland County likely picking up much less. In scenarios like these, areas around Crab Orchard and Westel often get nothing.
- A lot of the water on the roadways should dry up before snow begins. Gusty winds and slowly falling temps should prevent much ice from being underneath the snow on the roads. This is nothing like the “flash freeze” conditions we experienced with our arctic blast back at Christmas.
Higher amounts of 1-2 inches are unlikely areawide, but could occur from Mayland to Monterey and across western and northern Fentress County. If you live on the western side of the plateau and normally get more snow than others, you are more likely to get these higher amounts.
The map below shows our region. I put a yellow box to show you the areas at the greatest risk for accumulating snowfall. The counties highlighted in blue are under the winter weather advisory.
Road Conditions
Remember to go to TDOT’s SmartWay map for road conditions at https://smartway.tn.gov/traffic?features=incident,traffic
Power Outages
Keep up with power outages at https://meteorologistmark.com/power-outage-map/ Just remember to refresh the page for the latest info. That website does not automatically refresh.
Interesting Info
It was a stormy day across much of the region and I hope we all appreciate how fortunate we are. Severe weather was reported around Nashville, Knoxville, up in Kentucky, and down in Alabama and Georgia. We were in the middle in a sweet spot and just had to put up with some small hail, gusty winds, lightning, and downpours of rain…..all things that we’ll soon forget. Some folks have lots of damage to clean up and some even lost homes in Alabama and Georgia. And yes, people lost their lives (death toll at 6 as of now).
The map below shows storm reports. The red dots are tornados. Notice the long-tracks of red dots in Alabama, representing long-track tornados that occurred there today.
