Just a reminder. If you have a space heater set in a room for pipes that might be vulnerable to the cold you might check them after a rolling blackout. My heater is was set in my garage and the auto shut off does not turn back on after a power outage. It had gotten very cold in the room very fast.
With all the hopes of a historic event changing the dynamics of the system it turned out very typical in regard to how it unfolded for the valley. Rain was pouring down and as soon as the front moved in, the moisture cut off like a switch.
With extreme cold events some very wild things can happen with “trapped” moisture. I have seen the steam coming off the BowWater paper mill in Charleston TN form low clouds and put down a half inch of snow in the parking lot and front area of the plant.
I do think we are in Un-modeled territory in that this is really a historic event. Haveing said that living here all my life I have seen the power of the Plateau to wreck some big storms,
Heavest snow of the night We now have around 6 inches in the grass. Have not measured it could be conservative or off the other way. We have ended up with more that I thought we were just a few hours ago. The back end of the storm has really took off.
Here in West Knox near Ceader Bluff we tend to get less than most areas in all events. This event seems to be holding to that rule. We might have 3 inches and It has been snowing since around 1:15. We have only had a very short times with heaver rates.
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I am under a winter storm warning and my detailed forcast calls for less than one inch possible throughout the event in West Knoxville. I love how one part of the National Weather Service doesnt know what the other part is doing. I must say if that is all I get It would be on par with what has happened all year here.