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Let’s just go ahead and break Knoxville’s all time seasonal snow amount since we already got a good start on it.


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That is exactly what the my post was about....they are all in sync including the EPS/GEFS/GEPS.  They are all singing the same song.  They are within just a few hours of each other re: progression.

Until the eps or gefs starts indicating a pattern to support cold again, I'm in denial of the weeklies. That's just me though lol. I'm still hoping winter returns before we run otta time

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JB mentioned tonight that with AI, wx forecasting(by humans) is probably near the end of its time.  That is true for a lot of jobs.  Right now as hobby(wx), we are essentially working to understand what will be infused into tomorrow's computer program.  Nobody cares about IOS on iPhones, they just care that it works dependably.  Is the weather headed in the same direction.  As long as the app works, does it matter if a single person on this planet understands the atmospheric physics behind the computer program?  I hope there will always be people who seek to understand, to think, to better their minds.  
Anyway, I thought a good deep dive discussion might be how this hobby and potentially wx forecasting as a whole will survive the influx of almost certain AI programming.  I am reminded in Dances with Wolves when Costner's character was asked how many European settlers were coming West.  He hedged the first few times he was asked.  Then, he was honest....the influx of people was going to be enormous and unstoppable.  AI reminds me of being in a place without burdens and constructs...the potential is there for AI to swallow up everything that we know and hold dear just as the Plains cultures were swallowed up.  Certainly, AI can make our lives better.  For Native Americans, they would be given modern tools...but the Plains in which many lived would be fenced, property rights given, and their way of life gone.  
Well, anyway, after this Ecclesiastical post(everything is meaningless), have at it....

Seasonal snowfall anomalies from Nov 1st through now….




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I always go by when yellow Forsythia start to pop out. Typically the first of February. That’s when I get my pre down.


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My daffodils made it to the surface which surprises me!  Our snow just cleared two days ago.  I think someone in that group of perennials was like, "Let's make a break for it."  LOL.

Pre. Emergent. 




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Radar scope showing some thunder over Anderson and Knox counties. Is there a thunder in the mountains with snow fog on the ground bit of lore? 

Sunrise this morning




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Holy GFS…..


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I thought Kansas was inconsistent.
Then Kentucky is like, hold my beer!

Tonight Alabama and Auburn should be interesting. Hopefully high scoring. So Tennessee has the whole week off? Should be well rested for Saturday. 

I’m still amazed at the amount of snow on the ground in and around Knox Co. You still need 4 wheel drive to get around some roads, especially those that are on the north side of a ridge. As of yesterday I still have 4-5” in the shade of my backyard. Parts of my driveway still have a couple inches. Probably the third “once in a lifetime” snow event for me up to this point and I’m almost 50.


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Here is a screenshot from the 1996 snow taken from one of my girlfriends home movies. This is in Oakdale, TN (Morgan County).
Looks super deep to me. I should have a higher res version tomorrow as this was a quick screengrab while converting it to digital format.
 

Tennessee is ranked above Kansas this week! KU has played a couple dreadful road games. Tennessee really handled Alabama. Yeah it was at home, but the Vols would have smoked them on the road playing that well. Kentucky shows some high-power offense like we have not seen in a few years. Defense is TBD. Auburn could also make a statement in the SEC.

Some of the best weeks of the year are upon us. Time to dig into the heart of college conference basketball season!

I75 beginning to ice over here...wreck at mm 61

Campbell County. There was just another wreck southbound. They are going to try and shut it down at the KY border it sounds like. 

It's bad. There probably needs to be some kind of notification that's a more severe warning than a winter weather advisory in such unique circumstances. The roads were primed for this to become a disaster area with freezing rain because of the extreme cold. 
A police officer also wrecked a few minutes ago trying to get to the interstate. 

I’m holding right at 30°. Hopefully that’s warm enough to keep the side roads a wet slush for now.


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11 wrecks now. 

75N is a doomsday scenario. 3 wrecks involving semi trucks at mm133 including one overturned. Officers at the scene said it was so slick they couldn't get to one of them. 

75N is a doomsday scenario. 3 wrecks involving semi trucks at mm133 including one overturned. Officers at the scene said it was so slick they couldn't get to one of them. 

Is Knox getting dry slotted? I am 100% okay with this. Have a had a little drizzle and melt from sun today so I already have enough ice!