Category: snow

Winter not ready to relinquish its grip just yet

February 17, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow, winter storm

Winter returns with a vengeance as snow and some ice is quickly followed by an Arctic cold blast.
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Is it spring or winter? Storms and snow are both possible in the extended forecast

February 12, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, forecast models, severe thunderstorms, snow

Two potentially impactful weather systems are possible in the next week, and they couldn’t be more different.
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January 2025 Climate Report for Memphis, TN

February 9, 2025

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Richard

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accuracy, climate data, snow, winter storm

Colder than average temperatures and a major snow event were the highlights for January. Temperatures ranged from the teens to the 60s.
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Winter storm takes aim at Mid-South

January 8, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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Daily Memphian, snow, winter storm, winter weather

With Arctic air in place and low pressure moving along the Gulf Coast, the stage is set for a significant winter storm by Mid-South standards on Friday.
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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, because I know you have questions. So herein I will try and provide answers – some to the point, some with more detail. Keep in mind this is AS OF SATURDAY MORNING.…
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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

A historical recap of a a deadly tornado that struck West Memphis, AR just before Christmas in 1987
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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 skip the setup, which is discussed a bit more in the post Wednesday night and cut right to the chase. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the entire metro from…
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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 weather forecasts this meteorologist has encountered in 25 years of forecasting the Memphis area. Friday’s blog described the scenario – one in which a rare atmospheric setup resulted in an upper level…
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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 and see, statistically, just how cold and snowy it was. The following temperature and snowfall records are now in the books: Coldest high temperature: February 14 (19°) Coldest low temperature: February 15…
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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 for tonight. Timeline Spotty areas of sleet, freezing rain, or snow are possible during the day Sunday. However, most precipitation begins by late afternoon, likely as sleet possibly mixed with some snow,…
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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?), or a “real snow” – I hope a week from now you’re satisfied. Winter has arrived and will be locked in for a good week. Before I get into our President’s Day…
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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 light coating of ice last evening, the storm picked up steam in the wee hours Friday, arriving with a boom for many – in the form of “thunder-ice” about 4am! If you…
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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, we’ll likely see snowflakes falling in the metro! Between those events, today turned out to be nearly ideal with highs near 60 and plenty of sunshine. In fact, it was perfect weather…
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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. The results were very close to split among the 500 or so votes. In fact, we might have the best of both worlds on deck! A very warm (but wet) pattern has…
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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 24 hours, a strong cold front will make you forget all about tomorrow’s highs in the 60s! The temperature drop continues through Tuesday with precipitation falling. And of course, the questions have…
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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 60° at 11:30am and now are in the lower to mid 40s (as of 2pm) with northwest wind routinely gusting to 30-35 mph. Memphis International recorded a 49 mph wind gust as…
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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 totals pretty well lined up with projections, as shown by the graphic and snow totals list below. The heaviest precipitation occurred over northwest TN and northeast AR, while the immediate metro saw…
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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, or snow) in the morning between about 7-10am. We’ll be watching this closely, but be aware of this during the morning rush. Most of this mix should occur southwest in the metro…
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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 the models have just started picking up on in the past 24 hours or less. Let’s take them one at a time… (And yes, seriously, why are we talking about multiple “potential”…
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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 cooler than average weather has been with us since the extreme warmth of the first 10 days of October (remember when we were reaching near 90 degrees every day in early October??).…
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