Heavy Snow in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern U.S.

In the north-central U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty to high winds over parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest today before moving across the Great Lakes with heavy lake effect snow Wednesday into Thanksgiving Day. Isolated severe thunderstorms are likely across parts of the Southeast/Deep South, mainly from this morning into early evening. Read More >

March 1st - 3rd, 2013 Light Snowfall Event

...A Prolonged Light Snow Impacts the Tennessee Valley...

A weak upper level system combined with low level moisture to bring a prolonged period of light snow to the Tennessee Valley Friday afternoon through Sunday morning, March 3rd. Due to the fairly warm ground temperatures and the light nature of the snowfall, much of the snow melted as it fell across the region. However, a few locations received measurable snowfall during the period. Here are some of the total snowfall accumulations over the past 24 hours based on COCORAHS and cooperative observation reports.

Station	County	Totals Snowfall (Inches)
Princeton 3.6 NW	Jackson, AL	1.5
Huntland 0.9 NNW	Franklin, TN	1.0
Winchester 0.5 W	Franklin, TN	1.0
Winchester COOP	Franklin, TN	1.0
Fayetteville 7.3 SW	Lincoln, TN	0.9
Ardmore 4.5 S	Limestone, AL	0.8
Lacey's Spring 3.4 SSW	Morgan, AL	0.5
Fayetteville 7.9 WNW	Lincoln, TN	0.5
Somerville 2.0 SE	Morgan, AL	0.2
Fayetteville 5.8 WSW	Lincon, TN	0.1
Fayetteville 6.1 NNW	Lincoln, TN	Trace
Fayetteville 8.6 SSW	Lincoln, TN	Trace
Hollytree COOP	Jackson, AL	Trace
Madison 2N	Madison, AL	Trace
West Point COOP	Cullman, AL	Trace
New Market COOP	Madison, AL	Trace
8 WSW of Fayetteville	Lincoln, TN	Trace
Ider COOP	Dekalb, AL	Trace

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Heavy Snow in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern U.S.

March 1-2, 2013 Snow Event Summary