Another Round of Winter Weather Coming Wednesday

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Alcorn and Tishomingo counties in northeast Mississippi, and for McNairy and Hardin counties in southwest Tennessee from 6 a.m. Wednesday to midnight Wednesday night.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Tipton, Haywood, Madison, Chester, Henderson, Decatur, Shelby, Fayette, and Hardeman counties in West Tennessee from 6 a.m. Wednesday to midnight Wednesday night.

The clouds took a while to clear this morning but finally by the afternoon, we were looking at sunshine again. Temperatures warmed up into the mid and upper 30s across most locations but cold weather will return in earnest to West Tennessee after winter weather wallops West Tennessee once more on Wednesday.

Tonight, skies will become cloudy at times later on in the night with light winds out of the southwest. Temperatures will drop to the low and mid 20s by Wednesday morning. Wednesday will start out dry but as skies become mostly cloudy after noon, snow showers will start moving into southern portions of the Mid-South with temperatures warming up to the upper 30s and low 40s.

Snow showers will begin moving into southwest Tennessee just before sunset on Wednesday night. Afterwards light to moderate snow could be seen anywhere in West Tennessee, but will be likeliest south of I-40 where significant accumulations could occur. Counties that are under a Winter Storm Warning (McNairy and Hardin) could see 2"-3" of snow while other areas south of I-40 could get as much as 1"-2" including parts of Bolivar, Henderson, and Parsons which are in counties under a Winter Weather Advisory. Along and north of the interstate, as much as a dusting to 1" of snow will be possible.

Later on in the week, Thursday and Friday will be bitterly cold as a region of cold air moves into the Mid-South. The weekend will begin a warming trend as temperatures warm into the mid and upper 40s under partly cloudy skies on Saturday. March will begin on Sunday with even warmer weather but will also come along with rain showers from a cold front that will move into the area on Sunday night.

Stay tuned to the VIPIR 7 Storm Team for the latest on the forecast!

Another Chance for Winter Weather Tonight (Sunday, February 22nd)

The 'cabin fever' continues! Areas of southwest Tennessee may once again get a chance for snow, sleet, and freezing rain tonight.

Starting with the radar, you can see an area of mostly rain (green and yellow) with ice (purple) and snow (blue/gray) moving northeast toward the Memphis area.

Temperatures at 4:15pm were still above freezing across most of West Tennessee with 40s still being observed near Savannah.

However as temperatures inevitably cool down overnight, there will be a change over from rain to freezing rain and sleet and possibly snow across the area of southwest Tennessee later tonight. Once again, I-40 seems to be a good boundary for describing where the "heaviest" precip will fall tonight. Areas to the south of the interstate could see a half inch or less of snow and a quarter inch or less of freezing rain overnight while areas farther north should deal with lighter precip amounts or none at all. 

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued Winter Weather Advisories for Shelby, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, and Hardin counties from 9pm tonight (Sunday) through 9am Monday. In these locations, snow and ice will make driving difficult tomorrow morning.

The wintry mix will start pushing into the southwest corner of the state between 6 and 9pm with the bulk of the precip falling between 9pm and midnight. Make sure to check the road conditions outside before you decide to travel!

UPDATE: Winter Weather Potential for President's Day

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for all of the Mid-South from 6pm Sunday through 6pm Monday. This means that we're still expecting significant winter weather to cause travel problems primarily on President's Day.

Hopefully you've enjoyed the nice warm weather today - much weather than we anticipated!

For any Valentine’s plans tonight, expect the wind to continue to be gusty as colder air moves into the region behind the oncoming cold front.
We might start with a break of sunshine in the morning but the forecast gusty winds and temperatures in the teens have prompted a wind chill advisory over the area. Wind chills below zero will be possible in the morning, especially in northwest Tennessee.

Precipitation won't start to move into the area until after dark on Sunday and will continue overnight into Monday morning. It will likely start as an ice/snow mix over most of the area before changing to all snow. Freezing rain will be possible in northern Mississippi and extreme southwest Tennessee where accumulating ice could cause tree limbs to fall on to power lines resulting in spotty outages in those areas. However, most of West Tennessee will get mostly snow with up to 5" or a little more accumulating by lunchtime on Monday. Temperatures will struggle to get above freezing each day from Sunday through Wednesday as cold air settles in.

Stay tuned for more updates from the VIPIR 7 Storm Team!