How to Spot Comet 46P/Wirtanen in the Sky Sunday (December 16th) Night!

Tonight, when looking up into the night sky, we'll be able to see one of the 10 closest approaches a comet has made to earth since the year was still being counted with three digits. While binoculars will make it easier to see, you don't necessarily need a telescope, and some of us may be able to see it unaided by lenses.

Preferably, you'll want to go somewhere especially dark and far from light pollution. It would be best if you ventured outside the city for this one. It doesn't need to be especially late either, just dark! This link has a way to find out where there is the least amount of light pollution near you. Make sure to give your eyes time to adjust to the darkness first before giving up!

This comet has been racing toward earth at a staggering 21,600 miles per hour. At it's closest distance to our blue planet, it will still be 7.1 million miles away from us - roughly 30 times the distance between the earth and the moon. So here's what we're looking for: we’ll be looking for a large, diffuse, dim object. Use this image as an example. We won't see the tail!

If you're a constellation buff, you'll be looking for the constellation "Taurus" to get your eyes close to where Wirtanen is located (there are some free apps online and available for download on smartphones for this). If you won't be using constellations for help, look towards the east first, and then gradually draw your gaze up until you're nearly looking straight up above. Here's an interactive sky chart to show where to look.

Now unfortunately, a dense fog advisory has been issued for the area. It's possible that fog may limit visibility in some spots, but mostly later at night more than in the earlier evening. Best of luck, skywatchers! If we can't spot this, hopefully we'll have better viewing conditions in a month when we have a lunar eclipse!

Potential for Rain, Ice, and Snow This Weekend (December 8th-9th)

This blog post is pertaining to the chance for accumulating snow and ice from SATURDAY, December 8th to SUNDAY, December 9th, 2018.

UPDATE - 1:30pm THURSDAY, December 6th, 2018

Accumulating snow and ice has been consistently in the forecast for West Tennessee (specifically northwest Tennessee) from Saturday through Sunday and even a bit on Monday. Here's a short summary of this 4 minute and 4 second video.

SUMMARY 

• A Winter Weather Advisory may be issued for West Tennessee north of I-40
• The best chance for snow and ice will be north of I-40
• Wintry weather will begin to occur on Saturday, but most of our viewers may not experience it until Sunday
• Impacts to church schedules for Sunday services and school schedules on Monday are likely

Watch WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News at 5:00pm for the forecast totals!

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Snow and Ice Possible Wednesday and Thursday (November 14th - 15th)

This blog post is pertaining to the chance for accumulating snow and ice from WEDNESDAY, November 14th to THURSDAY, November 15th, 2018.

UPDATE - 1:00pm TUESDAY, November 13th, 2018

Accumulating snow and ice is continuing to look more and more likely for West Tennessee from Wednesday through Thursday. Here's a short summary of this 4 minute and 7 second video.

SUMMARY 

• A Winter Weather Advisory is going to be issued for West Tennessee from 6 a.m. Wednesday through noon Thursday
• A wintry mix will begin to fall in West Tennessee from the later hours of Wednesday morning through Thursday morning
• The best chance for snow and ice will be from 3pm Wednesday through 9pm Wednesday
• Snow amounts could be highest in northwest Tennessee near the Mississippi River
• Ice amounts could be highest near the Tennessee River
• Impacts to church schedules for Wednesday night services and school schedules are likely, but due to road temperatures being warmer than freezing, most roads will be passible

Watch WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News at 5:00pm for the forecast totals!

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Potential for Severe Thunderstorms Tonight, Monday November 5th

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the severe weather risk for the evening of MONDAY, November 5th, 2018.

UPDATE - 11:30am Monday, November 5th, 2018

Little has changed with the forecast. We're likely going to see severe thunderstorms in West Tennessee with a primary threat for damaging winds. While tornadoes still seem possible, they're mainly likely near the Tennessee-Mississippi state line.

SUMMARY 

• Showers and thunderstorms are coming today (Monday 11/5/2018) from the afternoon through the first half of the night - from just after noon through midnight
• Severe weather looks most likely to occur from 6pm through 12am
• Everyone in West Tennessee will get rain but not everyone will get severe weather 
• Damaging winds are the main threat but tornadoes and large hail are possible too
• Tornadoes are possible especially along Interstate 40 and points south

Watch Moe Shamell give the latest forecast live on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News at 11:30am and at 12p!

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Risk for Severe Weather Monday, November 5th, 2018

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the severe weather risk for the afternoon and night of MONDAY, November 5th, 2018.

Figured we'd go with another video briefing today but I'll still put a summary below if you don't have time to watch. The video is 6 minutes and 49 seconds long.

SUMMARY 

• Showers and thunderstorms are coming tomorrow (Monday 11/5/2018) from the afternoon through the first half of the night - from just after noon through midnight
• Severe weather looks most likely to occur from 5pm through 11pm, but that timeline has been trending earlier and earlier with new incoming data
• Everyone in West Tennessee will get rain but not everyone will get severe weather 
• Damaging winds are the main threat but tornadoes and large hail are possible too
• Tornadoes are possible especially south of Interstate 40 and points south

Watch Corallys Ortiz give the latest forecast live on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News at 5:30p and at 10p!

Risk for Severe Weather Today and Tonight (Monday, August 20th)

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the severe weather risk for the day and night of MONDAY, August 20th, 2018.

People like watching videos right? Let's go with that today instead and I'll put a summary below if you don't have time to watch. The video is 4 minutes and 36 seconds long.

SUMMARY

• A round of showers and thunderstorms is coming through during the middle of the day - late morning through early afternoon. Not likely to be severe 
• Sunshine redevelops this afternoon causing the atmosphere to become unstable
• Another round of thunderstorms arrive in the late afternoon and evening carrying across West Tennessee until midnight
• Main timeline for a severe weather threat is from 4pm to 10pm
• Not everyone in West Tennessee will get rain and fewer will get severe weather 
• Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats 
• An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out

Watch Moe and me live on WBBJ at wbbjtv.com/live

Risk for Severe Weather Today and Tonight (Friday, July 20th)

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the severe weather risk for the day and night of FRIDAY, JULY 20th, 2018.

Get ready, West Tennessee! We don't often have severe weather in the middle of July, but the current weather set-up warrants advanced notice of a threat of severe thunderstorms that could produce large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.

Currently, as of creating this blog post at 11 a.m. this Friday morning, thunderstorms moving through eastern Arkansas have created a layer of cloud cover over most of West Tennessee. This is a good thing! Typically, a layer of cloud cover in the morning, can inhibit daytime heating and limit the threat for severe weather. It won't remove the threat completely but it certainly could keep thunderstorms from becoming as strong as they would have with perfectly clear skies.

Here's a look at satellite from this morning and the radar showing where showers and clouds were just after 10:30 a.m. with the activity moving southeast.

This afternoon and evening is when our threat for severe weather will increase, and the risk will rise quickly. All of West Tennessee (as of 11 a.m.) is at least under an enhanced risk but northwest Tennessee near the Tennessee River is under a moderate risk for severe weather. That's a level 3 or 4 out of 5. Again, something very unusual for July.

Models that we use to simulate what radar may look like throughout the day have not been doing a good job with the thunderstorms that moved through Arkansas this morning, so we're going to have to talk about timing carefully.

All models have shown showers and thunderstorms moving through West Tennessee after sunset tonight, but a few of the more recent simulations show that thunderstorms could start developing and become severe near Paris, Martin, Huntingdon, and Camden as early as 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Here's a look at what those latest models show in terms of coverage of showers and thunderstorms through 11 o'clock tonight.

The biggest takeaway you should get from this animated picture, is not "when will it hit my house" but notice that not everyone in West Tennessee will get rain today/tonight much less severe weather. The timing and location of the incoming thunderstorms is still extremely uncertain.

All forms of severe weather are possible, including large hail and damaging winds as a primary concern especially in the area under a moderate risk for severe weather. However, an isolated tornado is also possible anywhere in West Tennessee.

If you're going to be out of the house and away from the TV today, just make sure you have a way to get weather watches and warnings on your phone! That could be as simple as using your Twitter account to get "Mobile Notifications" from any one of the meteorologists at WBBJ (@WBBJ7Weather, @WBBJ7TomMeiners, @WBBJ7Moe, @WBBJ7Corallys, or @WBBJ7Brian). Or you could use wbbjtv.com/live to watch our newscasts live at 11:30a, 12, 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30, and 10 for updates.

SUMMARY

• Latest data has some thunderstorms developing in West Tennessee as early as 2pm
• Severe weather is possible today but the timing and location of severe thunderstorms in West Tennessee is still uncertain
• Not everyone in West Tennessee will get rain and fewer will get severe weather
• Thunderstorms will be likeliest to occur this afternoon and evening through sunset
• Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out

Risk for Severe Weather and Flash Flooding Tonight and Tomorrow (Saturday, April 14th)

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the severe weather risk for the night of FRIDAY, APRIL 13th, 2018 and the day of SATURDAY, APRIL 14th, 2018.

Another round of showers and thunderstorms is threatening to bring heavy rain and severe weather to West Tennessee tonight and tomorrow. Here are a few things to think about when considering this forecast...

• there's a wide window of opportunity for a strong thunderstorm or flash flooding in West Tennessee
• we need to keep a method of receiving watches and warnings on hand throughout that time period
• another shot of cold air will come behind this front

Let's begin by talking about the timeframe. There may end up being multiple round of showers and thunderstorms for parts of West Tennessee tonight and tomorrow. This graphic below, will simply show you when the first round will arrive late tonight into early Saturday morning.

After the first round, there will be a chance for more storms to occur in West Tennessee later in the morning and afternoon on Saturday. Now, about the threat for severe weather...

The risk shown here exists from tonight through 7 a.m. Saturday. Most of our viewing area is under a slight risk (2 out of 5) for severe weather which means that scattered severe storms are possible. They are more likely to be short-lived but intense. Portions of southwest Tennessee including Memphis are under an enhanced risk (3 out of 5) for severe weather which means numerous severe storms are possible there and they may be more persistent and/or widespread. Finally, portions of West Tennessee near the Tennessee River such as Paris, Camden, Hollow Rock, Bruceton, Parsons, Decaturville, and Savannah are under a marginal risk (1 out of 5) where isolated severe thunderstorms are possible but they're more limited in their intensity.

As for tomorrow, this graphic shows a risk for severe weather continuing into Saturday and this graphic forecasts from 7 a.m. Saturday through Saturday evening.

...most of West Tennessee is in the marginal risk (1 out of 5) zone but portions of southwest Tennessee near the Tennessee River including Parsons, Decaturville, Chesterfield, Sardis, Reagan, Jacks Creek, Henderson, Middleton, Selmer, Bethel Springs, Savannah, and Counce are under a slight risk (2 out of 5) for severe weather.

Tonight into Saturday morning, damaging winds are the main threat. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out along the squall line as it moves in but the threat for a spin up is more likely closer to the Mississippi River. During the day on Saturday, all forms of severe weather are possible (damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado) but the main threat is still for damaging winds.

Here's an image showing what radar could look like Saturday afternoon at 4pm. Showers and thunderstorms will be moving from southwest to northeast. Those thunderstorms near the Tennessee River could be strong or severe and we'll be watching that area very closely tomorrow.

In terms of rainfall, a Flash Flood Watch is still in effect for most of West Tennessee tomorrow.

The vast majority of our viewing area is looking at a potential for 2-4" of rain to fall between tonight and Saturday night. A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation! Excessive rainfall, up to 2 inches an hour will be possible. Urban areas, low lands adjacent to rivers and streams, and low water crossings will be the most vulnerable to the heavy downpours. You should monitor our future forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.

SUMMARY

• Strong thunderstorms will move across West Tennessee late tonight into Saturday morning
• Damaging winds are the main threat tonight and tomorrow but isolated tornadoes are possible
• Multiple rounds of heavy rain may occur in portions of West Tennessee, but especially in areas close to the Tennessee River
• A slight risk for severe weather is forecast for southwest Tennessee near the Tennessee River tomorrow morning and afternoon
• Flash flooding could occur in West Tennessee with 2-4" of rain falling from this event

Make sure keep a method of receiving watches and warnings on hand throughout tonight and tomorrow, and watch WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest forecast!

Risk for Severe Weather Tonight (4/3/2018)

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the severe weather risk for the evening of TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd, 2018.

April is the second most common month for tornadoes in West Tennessee. In fact, it was 12 years ago yesterday, that parts of Dyer, Gibson, Weakley, and Carroll counties had to deal with one of (if not the) longest tracked tornado on record for West Tennessee moving from northeastern Arkansas to southeast Missouri and eventually northwest Tennessee. Today, the main concern is the threat for damaging winds but the threat for tornadoes is becoming a bit more concerning for northwest Tennessee.

Here's a look at the potential threats for tonight...

...and a look at the timeline for those threats...

...most of the bad weather won't be coming until sunset or later. The storms will be moving through quickly too, so by midnight not only is the risk for severe weather over but the rain should be gone for the most part too.

Right now, we're seeing abundant sunshine poke through the clouds and that's leading to a more unstable atmosphere already. We look for 1,000 units of energy in the lower atmosphere for severe storms this time of year and we're already there at 10 a.m. this morning!

A Wind Advisory also just went into effect with a potential for winds to gust between 30 and 40 miles per hour even before the storms arrive this evening.

However, the fact is, not everyone in West Tennessee will get severe weather tonight. We may all get rain, but depending on how the incoming squall line unfolds, we may see some spots get just rain, and other areas get strong thunderstorms. This animated image shows what radar could look like this evening. A big concern is if we get discrete thunderstorms ahead of the main line to form tornadoes before the cold front moves in. That appears to be getting more likely, so the late afternoon hours will be watched closely too.

One parameter we look at for our threat for tornadoes is the "Significant Tornado Parameter". It's on a scale from 0-9, and some of the data has shown that number increasing every time the data gets refreshed. It's now at a 4 in northwest Tennessee at 7pm tonight.

That appears to be where tornadoes will be likeliest before the threat transitions to mostly a damaging wind and large hail threat for areas near the Tennessee River and south of I-40.

SUMMARY

• A Wind Advisory is in effect today with winds gusting between 30 and 40 mph even before rain arrives
• THREAT TIMELINE - 5PM TO 10PM
• Not everyone will see severe weather
• The strongest storms could produce primarily damaging winds and large hail as well as a few tornadoes 
• Northwest Tennessee is where tornadoes are likeliest to occur this evening if any form at all

Make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather information whether that be using your television to watch us on WBBJ or with a NOAA weather radio, or your smart phone. Keep that smartphone charged in case the power goes out! We'll do our best to stream live coverage of the storms on Facebook should we need to.

Risk for Severe Weather Tomorrow (3/19/2018)

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the sever weather risk for MONDAY, MARCH 19th, 2018.

Spring is the most common season for severe weather to occur in West Tennessee. March, April, and May are when severe thunderstorms are most frequent and this probably comes as no surprise since we had multiple tornadoes, damaging wind, and large hail storms come through around this time last year.

Tomorrow will bring an opportunity for severe weather to return.

All of West Tennessee is under a risk for severe weather, but the threat becomes more serious the closer to the Tennessee River you are. Our western counties near the Mississippi River are under a marginal risk (1 out of 5). Most of our viewing area is under a slight risk (2 out of 5) and this can be seen as the area colored in yellow. The enhanced risk (3 out of 5) is for parts of Benton, eastern Henderson, Decatur, and most of Hardin counties which includes Camden, Holladay, Darden, Parsons, Decaturville, Scotts Hill, Sardis, Bath Springs, Saltillo, Savannah, Olivehill, and Counce.

Now before we dive into threats, lets talk about timing and when you should be weather-aware tomorrow. 

9am to 5pm

I know. That's a large window of time, and severe weather won't be occurring during this entire time, but for the 21-county area of West Tennessee, those are the hours your Storm Team will be most vigilant. It's the duration of time that the "door" will be open for storms to move in. I've seen on Twitter that some schools in Alabama are already going to be dismissing early tomorrow. I hope that's not the case here! The timing in the storm threat just doesn't make putting students on buses a smart idea.

Regarding the potential threats, here's what the situation looks like. We forecast multiple ingredients when it comes to deciding what threats are likeliest. Ultimately, we need three important things - moisture, energy, and a lifting mechanism. We have a strong lifting mechanism in an area of low pressure, and a decent amount of moisture, but the amount of energy remains a little uncertain. Temperatures will be warming up to the upper 60s and lower 70s, but the more likely potential for any energy to create severe weather will be farther to our south and east across northern Mississippi, northern Alabama, and Middle Tennessee.

Another important ingredient for severe weather includes wind shear which can be described as a change in speed of the wind and direction of the wind with height. There will be plenty of that, but without a trigger or enough energy this factor becomes less important.

Given the parameters, large hail seems to be the most likely candidate for a severe thunderstorm on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will be starting out in individual cells, and when a thunderstorm is its early stages, large hail is a common threat. Damaging winds are possible too but fall second to hail in this case. An isolated tornado will be possible as well, but especially south of I-40 in the area highlighted in yellow below...



...and if a tornado is going to develop, it's more likely in the afternoon than in the morning.


Here's the good news!

The area of low pressure responsible for this threat for severe weather looks as though it's taking a more southward track. This means, our energy levels could be limited, preventing thunderstorms in West Tennessee from becoming too strong. 



The new data coming in certainly seems to be trending in this direction. Let's hope that that's how things turn out! Meteorologist Corallys Ortiz will have an update on the forecast on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News at 10! 


SUMMARY

• BE WEATHER AWARE TOMORROW FROM THE LATER HOURS OF THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
• CHECK WITH US FOR ANY CHANGES TO SCHOOL SCHEDULES
• IF A THUNDERSTORM BECOMES SEVERE TOMORROW, THE MAIN THREAT IS LARGE HAIL WITH A SECONDARY CONCERN FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO
• BEST CHANCE FOR A TORNADO IS IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE DURING THE AFTERNOON
• THE TREND IS FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK TO BE LOWER
• UPDATE ON WBBJ 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 10

Winter Storm Review

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the winter weather that occurred on Friday, January 12th, 2018.

Some locations accumulated a little more snow than expected today but most of the area received what we expected. Jackson, Lexington, Medina, and Cedar Grove were some of the areas that got 4-6" of snow when 3" was expected at most, but the atmosphere had other plans. Because we got a significant amount of sleet this morning, that made it easier for the snow to start sticking immediately upon falling. Our other factor was the snowfall rates which were high enough to cause totals to increase very rapidly.



Ultimately, this winter storm is finally starting to come to an end with snow and ice totals in northwest Tennessee as high as 8" and as little as just a trace in southwest Tennessee. A few snow showers just recently tapered off along the Tennessee River. We'll start the melting process tomorrow but this snow and ice may stick around some areas for several days.

TONIGHT
Black ice is the main concern for us overnight and it's expected to be a problem for virtually all of West Tennessee. Temperatures will get well into the teens at the coldest point of the night and wind chills will be in the single digits early Saturday with winds still out of the north at 10 to 20 miles per hour.
Skies will become clearer tomorrow with sunshine getting the melting process going but I believe we'll have black ice on Sunday morning too. Shaded areas will hardly see any melting at all because high temperatures will only be in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Be very careful if you have to drive in the area tomorrow!

Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest forecast and keep up with Storm Team Weather online too for more updates.

Winter Storm Watch from Midnight (12 a.m. Friday) to 6 p.m. Friday

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to a chance for snow and ice that is forecast 

to occur between tonight, Thursday, January 11th, 2018 and Friday, January 12th, 2018.

Over the next 24-36 hours, West Tennessee will see rain transition to freezing rain, then sleet, and finally snow. This will be the first significant impact we'll face this winter season, so it's important that we get prepared today!

SET-UP
Below, is a chart showing the different pressure systems and fronts in the United States as of this morning. Our storm is the "L" in western Oklahoma, and it's attached to a long cold front extending from Mexico to Canada. Both of these features will be in the Mid-South by tonight and will continue to be key players in the forecast throughout the day tomorrow.

Here's an idea for where that low pressure system will go over the next few days. We'll be on the northwest side of the low pressure system Friday morning. That, typically, is where you see the higher snowfall amounts accumulate, but the cold air from the Northern Plains will need to catch up to it quickly enough to cause a change over to snow.



FORECAST
The general trend in the latest model data this morning (Thursday, January 11th 8:00 a.m.) is that we'll be dealing with rain showers (some heavy) off and on throughout the day today into the evening. Between 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon, and 3 a.m. Friday morning, West Tennessee will have some scattered thunderstorms in the Mid-South, but because we won't have a lot of energy in the atmosphere, severe weather remains unlikely.

West Tennessee generally just has a chance for a few thunderstorms and strong thunderstorms are not likely. However, because of how muggy it is out there, I do expect some pockets of heavy rain to take place this afternoon, evening, and overnight.

After the cold front starts to move in, we'll change to ice. The animation below (midnight tonight through 9 p.m. Friday) shows that changeover happening in Jackson between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. Friday. The green color on the map below represents rain, while the reddish and purple colors represent ice, and blue is snow.

The freezing rain and sleet will not be constant Friday morning but could be heavy at times in West Tennessee. Where exactly depends on the path of the storm but I suspect our viewing area will be ground zero for some of the highest ice accumulations. That said, this still doesn't appear to be a major winter storm for the Mid-South. The map below shows only a 30-40% chance for a quarter of an inch of ice to accumulate on Friday in the dark green area.

The trend between yesterday afternoon and this morning also points to lower snowfall totals, but there are still some models putting out high amounts. Again, this all hinges on how quickly the cold air reaches us! Just take a look at this one particular model, the North American Model, and see the differences in output as it's refreshed 5 times since yesterday.

 

Both in placement, and amounts, this model has not been consistent with where we will get accumulating snow. However, looking at the data from different models as a whole, it still looks like Martin, Huntingdon, Paris, and Camden stand the best chance for the higher totals. The map below shows a 40-50% chance for 2" of snow in the blue area over Weakley, Henry, and Benton counties where the rest of West Tennessee is only looking at a 20-40% chance for that occurring.

After transitioning to snow Friday afternoon, we'll finish all forms of precipitation by Friday evening. At this point, I think we're certainly looking at a coating to 2" of snow on grassy surfaces in West Tennessee by the end of the day on Friday. There could be isolated totals of 2"-3" in northwest Tennessee as well, especially for those living near the Tennessee River.

For Jackson, I'm expecting a coating to 2". This graph shows most of this particular family of weather models giving us a minimum of no snow at all to 3-4" but I think that range is an outlier for us right now. The black line represents the model average showing 0.5" of snow.

FINAL DETAILS
I try not to predict unpredictable human behavior, but I'm thinking administrators will issue school closures for tomorrow.

It's worth mentioning that overall, whatever falls from the sky on Friday, will eventually be met with very windy conditions. That means a wind chill at or below 15°F all day long. When those windy conditions with gusts up to 40 miles per hour meet up with ice-laden tree branches, I think we'll have power outages - spotty not widespread. We'll have some sunshine this weekend but below freezing temperatures this weekend with partly to mostly cloudy skies will limit melting over the weekend too.


Summary

• Rain changes to ice overnight tonight falling by 6 a.m. at the latest for most of West Tennessee. Despite the sharp drop in temperature, severe weather isn't expected overnight but we'll have some thunderstorms.
• Freezing rain and sleet will be scattered Friday morning before changing to snow Friday afternoon.
• A coating to 0.25" of freezing rain on tree branches and power lines
• A coating to 2" of snow is expected with isolated totals of 2"-3" in northwest Tennessee near the Tennessee River are possible (mainly in Weakley, Henry, Benton, and Carroll counties)
• Friday will be cold and very windy with spotty power outages likely

We'll be updating our snow and ice totals forecast before MidDay and Noon with Meteorologist Moe Shamell, adjusting the timeline for the onset snow and ice, as well as revising the various impacts. Tune in to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest forecast!