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Wintry Midsouth Winter Storm January 12th-13th

Stormlover said:
Sure it is, many runs have given that area very very little. Here is the 12Z to show the difference.
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Can you post southeast TN please
 
Could be completely wrong but seems like to me the Cold air is trying to work in quicker with each new model run.
 
from Brad Travis in Huntsville:
Friday is now a First Alert Weather Day! Latest data coming in is trending towards a faster changeover to snow and wintry mix. Roads could become hazardous in the Shoals by 9am. Metro by 11am. NE Alabama by 1pm. Temperatures could fall into the upper 20s by 4pm and freeze bridges and overpasses. The roads may not have time to dry before the freezing temps move in. Video update will up up on this page soon. Any problems on areas roads will stay that way until the mid morning hours on Saturday.
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AFD out of Memphis

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
351 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2018

.DISCUSSION...Surface analysis this afternoon places a cold front
stretching from Northeast Missouri back through Southwest Missouri
and into Eastern Oklahoma. Temperatures remain quite mild in the
lower 60s ahead of the cold front. Regional WSR-88D radar trends
indicate rain showers with a few embedded thunderstorms occurring
over Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas. Winter weather
potential tonight into Friday remains the predominant concern in
this afternoon`s forecast issuance.

A strong cold front will move through the Mid-South tonight.
Arctic air will begin to filter into portions of the Lower
Mississippi Valley over Northeast Arkansas later this evening and
into the remainder of the Mid-South overnight into Friday morning.
Models have remained in decent consensus at the onset of
precipitation. Short term model soundings suggest precipitation
will begin to transition from rain to a freezing rain as the cold
arctic air filters below an elevated warm nose. As the airmass
cools freezing rain will transition towards sleet then snow before
ending. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued as ice
accumulations up to one tenth of an inch, and snow and sleet
accumulations between 1-3 inches are expected across West
Tennessee, a portion of East/Northeast Arkansas and DeSoto County
Mississippi. The greatest snow and sleet accumulations are
expected across portions of Northwest Tennessee near the
Tennessee River. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect across
much of the remainder of the Mid-South. Impacts will begin to be
felt first on elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses and
as ground temperatures will initially be above freezing.

Models indicate this winter precipitation will begin to taper off
in the form of snow before ending Friday afternoon. Latest
GFS/ECMWF/Canadian/SREF model solutions indicate a potential for
precipitation to lag across the area a bit during the day Friday
as a deformation axis may move across the region. Later shifts
will continue to monitor trends and adjust precipitation amounts
if warranted.

Cold arctic high pressure will remain in place across the region
for the upcoming weekend with temperatures struggling to reach
freezing. This will cause any leftover precipitation on the ground
to refreeze on surfaces.

Long term models indicate a potential for additional wintry
precipitation Monday night as an Alberta Clipper cold front moves
through the region and some overrunning ahead of a warm front next
Thursday night.
 
Lol the rpm is horrible i don't know why tv stations use it. I'd use the JMA for short term guidance before I used the rpm

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Latest HRRR does not look too hot for those wanting wintry in extreme Northern Alabama and lower Tennessee
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Storm5 said:
Lol the rpm is horrible i don't know why tv stations use it. I'd use the JMA for short term guidance before I used the rpm

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LOL. You would go for a low resolution model over a high one? All joking aside, it isn't that good. I'd use the HRRR and WRF products as well as the RGEM and NAM in combo. I'm putting more weight on the HRRR this go because I don't get snow and also it did better than the NAM with its precip last storm.
 
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