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Maybe I am way off but I really feel like we are going back to the old style winters. Longer colder periods. Many places across the globe experiencing record snowfalls.

The ole I40 dividing line. Very true Jax to this winter for middle TN has been a frustrating & crappy one. The temps to me have been great. Just the snow dept. sucked. Hard to believe January last year was so much colder than this January.

The last 2 days I’ve been in the areas where the ice storm was most severe. It will take months to clean up all the trees & power poles. It’s much worse than the 94 ice storm. Many roads are 1 lane still from trees down everywhere. The ground being beyond saturated is also making it very difficult to get into areas to remove debris & trees.

The storm around Valentines Day maybe Middle TN last chance to get a significant winter storm. Reason being the pattern setting up could last the average 6 weeks which puts us well into March. Hopefully no severe wx with any fronts this year. The last thing areas with ice storm damage needs is winds. A lot of clean up for the next several months.

Middle TN has had the temps but the middle finger on the snow dept. ouch.

Hopefully we get one more shot at snow here in middle TN. Usually when March arrives then middle TN is left out of the snow chances. Can a winter storm happen in March? Yes but it’s very unlikely unless you are in higher elevations. So winter is officially on the clock now. I hope my mentions of top 10 snows for middle TN happen in February pay off. Don’t let me down February! When March arrives I’m ready for some spring. Though I do love my fall & winters. Just not ice!!!! The ice here is like concrete, it will not melt or be moved!!!

That’s interesting. I hope there is no more tree damage for the mid state from severe weather. With all the loss of trees the last few years & from this ice storm. I’m saying mercy to Mother Nature.

Thanks everyone for sharing. Maybe before my time is up here I will see more than a 6” snow.

What does the SSTS mean. I’m sure I could google & find out.

I read where it will take sometime for the moisture return off the gulf to help fuel severe setups. Due to how cold the gulf has become. No idea if that would be true. I definitely feel we will have some very sharp battles between warm & cold from frontal passages.

I had forgotten about the wave lengths changing in February. Winter storms in February usually are wet snows & bigger. Hopefully no more ice.

Maybe the old style winters are coming back.

I hope. Long range GFS & Euro don’t look good temp wise but they have been wrong most of winter. February is usually the best month for top 10 snows for the midstate. You in the east got a truly epic snow. Congrats. My son is loving it. Hopefully here in the midstate we can score a good snow. If not then temp wise this winter would be a grade A. Snow wise it will be a grade F. This ice has sucked. Looking forward to it being gone. Not looking forward to cold rains.

If go by the rule of 6 weeks a pattern lasts that would put the eastern half into late March. Meaning it becomes a Hail Mary type winter storm for this area. Also means a cold spring which is normal these days.

Hopefully we get the temps to be cold enough to be frozen. The weather channel has the mid state in the 40-50s for the next 2 weeks. A day in the 30’s after a frontal passage. Chilly rains.