Category: snow

MLK Day Winter Storm Q&A (with lots of pictures and GIFS)

January 13, 2024

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow, winter storm

I’ve written many a blog post ahead of winter storms over the years. The format that seems to work best is Q&A style, […]
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Perspective on the 35th anniversary of the West Memphis tornado

December 14, 2022

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, meteorology, snow, tornado, weather history

[ This blog post was originally posted on the 25th anniversary of the West Memphis tornado of 1987. I am resurfacing it ten […]
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Winter’s last gasp… snow is in the Friday night forecast

March 9, 2022

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow

UPDATED – 3/10/2022, 7:00PM The snow forecast remains on track for Friday evening and as discussed in last night’s post seen below. I’ll […]
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Wrapping up the January 16, 2022 snow event

January 16, 2022

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, snow, winter weather

Well, that was fun! That is one way to describe about 3 days on non-stop hand-wringing over one of the most challenging winter […]
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Temperatures and snowfall records set during the recent Arctic Outbreak

February 20, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, record temps, snow, winter storm, winter weather

Now that we are back above freezing (at least during the day) and the #StupidCold Arctic Outbreak is receding, we can look back […]
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Winter Storm Warning for the Memphis metro

February 13, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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snow, winter storm

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued from noon Sunday through midnight Monday night. In addition, a Wind Chill Advisory has been issued […]
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First take on President’s Day winter storm

February 12, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow, winter storm

For all of you who have been begging for winter – whether you wanted really cold temperatures, ice (why would you want that?), […]
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Snow sourced to a manufacturing plant? Plus a summary of today’s ice storm

February 11, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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ice storm, snow, winter weather

A dynamic winter storm system moved across the greater Memphis metropolitan area over the past 24 hours! Starting with the arrival of a […]
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Another snow chance for the Memphis metro on Wednesday

January 26, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow

It’s hard to believe that less than 48 hours after severe thunderstorms rumbled through the Memphis metro, bringing large hail and strong wind, […]
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Could it be? A snow forecast we can all get behind?

February 5, 2020

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow

We ran a poll a couple of days ago for Groundhog Day asking whether you were ready for spring or wanted some snow. […]
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Cold front brings cold blast and precip. But will it snow??

December 8, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow, winter weather

A warm front has pulled to our north, setting the Mid-South in the warm zone ahead of the next frontal system. But in […]
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Saturday afternoon update on tonight’s #memsnow

January 19, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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snow, winter weather

Updates at 3:45pm are highlighted. The Arctic front has moved through the entire metro – and wasn’t it a doozy? Temperatures were near […]
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Recap of the November 14 snow event and a look at Thanksgiving week

November 17, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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holiday, snow

The first winter weather event of the 2018-2019 season occurred on Wednesday as a potent upper level low moved over the Mid-South. Snowfall […]
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#Novembrrr continues – decent snow chance on Wednesday

November 13, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow

UPDATE: 8:00pm Based on the latest model data, there is a low risk of a bit of mixed wintry precipitation (freezing rain, sleet, […]
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Update on #Novembrrr cold & wintry precip chances Tuesday…. and Thursday

November 11, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow

This is the promised follow-up to Saturday morning’s blog on precipitation early Tuesday morning, as well as broaching yet another possibility from a system […]
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It’s #Novembrrr and precip is coming! Time to talk about “S***”

November 10, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow

** An update to this blog as of Sunday night is available here ** As recapped in our October Climate Summary blog, generally […]
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“The Elephant in the Room” – Friday Snow Potential

January 8, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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forecast models, snow, weather 102

Questions are starting, and since we’re about four days out, I thought I would take a few minutes to address this… It’s the […]
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DST snow? It’ll be close!

March 11, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow

Today is a chilly reminder that, despite clocks springing forward tonight and temperatures being in the 70s two days ago, spring doesn’t officially […]
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We interrupt spring for this special bulletin…

March 8, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow

For those who have ever asked, or have followed along at home for some time, you know that I typically say “we’re never […]
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MWN Interview: Dr. David Stephens, “Winter Weather in a Southern School District”

January 12, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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interview, school closings, snow, winter weather

Earlier this week, MemphisWeather.net meteorologist Erik Proseus had the opportunity to sit down with Bartlett City Schools Superintendent Dr. David Stephens to talk […]
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