IT'S SNOWING!!!!!

“It's snowing here in Nashville. we are suppose to get 2 to 4 inches in the city and 4 to 6 in the mountains. can't wait to hike in this stuff”

“It is raining in Memphis and has been since 4 AM. Temps expected to plunge this afternoon resulting in another of our famous "ice storms". The last major ice storm in '93 left us paralyzed for about a week.”

“Advised by wife we have over 1/2 inch in Franklin, TN already and really coming down. I'm supposed to be getting into the GSMNP backcountry on a BP tomorrow, we're calling rangers to find out if they're going to be closing the gates around Townsend. Snowed in isn't as big a worry now as snowed out. May have to find an alternate. Spent last night seam-sealing I need to hike.”

“We're getting a cold mix here int H'ville. I expect that it...will just rain here, <sigh>”

“winter mix here in south al/north fl..it was 29F this morn...30 something now...saying it'll be 14 F tommorrow...all the milk and bread is gone in town...what are all these pple doing with just bread and milk????”

“Opie, they're all sitting around eating and gettin' fat!!”

“Give it a push this way, will ya?”

“it doesn't snow in hell violin....















BUT IT DOES IN ARKANSAS! we got a full 1/4 inch and still coming down ...timidly....









j/k violin sweety....nice tights....”

“now that's rich!! :-D

it's supposed to snow here tomorrow...”

“Ugh-- We'll never get into the GSMNP with it like this, why couldn't this have waited one lousy day.”

“President of the Division just came down and asked if we should close the office at 1...

I told him that would be a smart move for liability purposes! Boy I love soft and easy questions like that.”

“I am sitting here looking at the TDOT live cams on the interstate. It looks more like a parking lot. Guess I will stay here until those who left work early get off the road. There is so much traffic they cannot even get the trucks on the road to kinda clean them off.”

“This is great, just great. Take a look at this, see the 35F isotherm? It's passing right through Huntsville, which means we get cold rain. Now see Nashville? Well north of the 30 isotherm. Lucky bastards...

Maybe tonight...”

“y'all down south can't drive in the snow, best send up here where we can handle it. my buddy in TN tells me y'all freak out with a dusting on the roads.

just joking.

plenty of snow in PA, hope we get more, though it looks it might miss us. enjoy it while you can.”

“jmitch- Its not a joke, the bodyshops love it when we get flurries- Nashvillians bo the bumper car thing, Its in full force out the re right now. I don't worry in my trusty Z-71 other than some d-head runing into me.”

“I can drive in the snow,,,just ask arky!”

“i just got back from the bank and it was hillarious. people are freakin out the grocery store was packed. there were cars all on the sides of the roads.

made it back. people were giving me that you're crazy look as i flew by them.

mtnman- i would love to hike in this stuff. i live in hermitage. you still going?”

“Yeah - the milk, bread, and eggs are going out of style here in Knoxville too - and the snow hasn't even came our way yet. I hear its coming tho, and it BETTER NOT INTERFERE WITH ME GOING TO REI IN NASHVILLE THIS WEEKEND - ARGGGGGGGG!!!”

“bbinkley- Not 100% sure- Rangers won't know what the deal on the gates is till morning. Right now our group is planning on going, have guys from Nashville and Louisville, KY coming in. I'm hitting the store for provisions and packing my crap tonight thinking its on.”

“No, not my wife. (That would take a couple of nights.) We have 8" on the ground and we are loving it!”

“We were supposed to get 4-6" in southern Indiana. Lot of schools cancelled for the day. We haven't seen a flake yet! : (”

“i'm thinking about jumping in the car and heading to the smokies to catch some great snow”

“for all of your guys up north who want to see how bad we drive in the south when we get snow take a look at the Nashville web cams
Nashville Interstate Cams”

“bbinkley, after you telling me how you drive I understand why those people were looking at you...lol”

“We drive bad cause we ain't prepared fer it. Plus we got the hills on the East side. It was alot easier driving in Ohio - at least they gots plenty of salt, plows, and flat, flat, flat roads.”

“Bbinkley- I'm going to pull out and make a break for Franklin so I'll be off the board. I'm not sure where we'll end up tomorrow but are reserved for CS10 tomorrow nt. I believe we have Russell Shelter Sat. If you want to check in try my cell- I'll e-mail it to you now.”

“Thanks for the link, Ewker. The wife of one of my co-workers is going to try to come home through Nashville today, I just sent him that link.”

“Smokygirl, there is nothing better than trying to stop for a red light at the top of a snow covered hill and then slide right back down it. I have done that many times.
Nashville is like Knoxville, we have no equipment to get it off the roads except for the salt trucks with the scrapers on them.”

“Memphis is still clear but the temp is down 6 degrees since midnight. Now at 32 (fallen 2 degrees since 10).”

“LOL!! that's skeery! My little rear-wheel pick-up truck is a death trap. I got tube sand on the wheel wells, but how good does that do? I will probably have to walk to my house tonight on the way home from work. I might not be able to get up that hill - and have slid back down just as you described!!”

“Doesn't everyone in the south make french toast when it snows?

No snow in the immediate forecast for NH. It's warming up here...-9 degrees F here at 7 AM today. Yesterday it was -14 at 7 AM. At least the cold weather is allowing the snow from the two big snow storms we've had this year stick around. The ski areas are loving it.

Enjoy the snow while you can. Stay safe.”

“I live in Spring Hill, TN and its pretty messy here. Wife and son just got home from Franklin it took them over an hour. All the Yankees at work (Saturn) laughed at us when they first came down here, but now they realize what a predicament we can get in down here. Very limited snow removal equipment and what we have is stuck in traffic right now. All these hills and small mountains on the eastern and western highland rim get treacherous. I wish yall good luck this weekend, I'll wait till Sun/Mon to go hiking after the roads are clear but before the snow melts.”

“smokeygirl might want to wait to go to REI in Brentwood, just heard that I-65 is one big parking lot form Old Hickory south to Franklin”

“Today will have occasional snow, beginning this afternoon. Accumulation 2 to 4 inches possible. Cold and brisk. Highs from the upper 20s to the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 20 mph will be gusting to 30 mph late. Chance of snow 90 percent. Tonight will have snow. Additional accumulations 2 to 4 inches possible. Brisk. Lows 11 to 21. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph becoming northwest before midnight. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Friday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Total accumulations of 4 to 8 inches possible. Much colder and brisk. Highs from the mid teens to the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph will be gusting to 30 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Friday Night will have a chance of flurries early will be otherwise partly cloudy. Lows 4 to 12 above.

Saturday will be partly cloudy and cold. Highs from the mid 20s to the lower 30s. Saturday Night will be mostly cloudy. A chance of snow late. Lows 10 to 18. Chance of snow 30 percent.”

“I checked out those traffic cams. Sorry to chuckle but...

Do you think they'll declare a state of emergency and call up the National Guard?”

“...It could happen...”

“Ha! - check out the camera on 65 just below the river.”

“Don't laugh too quick, we had an Ice/sleet storm in '85 and I got 18 inches at my place on the TN/ALA line. Well they did have to call out the guard to clear the streets, didn't work for a week and had no electricity for 8 days. People froze to death!!! Hope we never get it that bad again. I'll take the snow over ice any day.”

“By the way I'm a former EMT and teach First Aid for Red Cross. I have been driving in it for years and have a 4x4 Blazer. I hunt, fish and hike and go where I want but when the roads are blocked I try to stay at home.”

“i was just going to ask about you, karo! is this your first day on TT? or did i just miss your postings before?”

“I've been reading TT for a while off/on for over a year. I have 2 teenagers and 3 computers on one line currently and can never get online. Just started chatting with ya'll the last couple of days. I really enjoy the company and the info, sorry for the long messsages, just wanted to let ya'll know where I'm coming from. Can't wait to hike with some TTers.”

“if you didn't let us know where you were coming from, we'd ask sooner or later! you've never seen such a bunch of nosey undead flesh-eating zombies in your life.
:-)

where did you get the name "karo"?”

“Thats a long story we'll have to save that for a hike someday. I would love to go hiking somewhere in the Cumberland Mtn area Monday, MLK. day. Lets plan a trip. maybe the roads will be clear but the snow should be great.”

“I can't believe you southern folk are getting the snow us norhterners deserve! Send it our way, will ya?”

“uh no..just talked with park ranger at the smokies and he said that they may get up to 12 additional inches on the mountains...some of them already have 5 inches on them.

thinking about heading out”

“Hey Bitpusher...MonteSano is already slushy and icey...looks like Bama will get some snow tonight!”

“Yah I forgot about up there...no doubt Monte Sano will be frozen solid in the morning. Maybe down here too...just have to see.”

“Hey Binks - be careful. Take some extra food and fuel in case you get stuck up there!”

“Ewker,thanks for the Nashville interstate cam post.Looks a lots like B'ham when we get snow.Dont expect any out of this front.Havent had any measurable snow in the past several years.”

“This all remains so bizarre. Here in the Northwoods it is sunny and clear, temp in upper teens with a brisk breeze for a good wind chill, but no significant snow for weeks (a couple dustings have been it). How much snow in northern Wisconsin? I could still go out and rake the leaves in the backyard if I wasn't so dang lazy about yard work. It looks like October.

The high pressure arctic air mass that has us cold and clear is pushing that snow storm down to you folks in the mid-south. Enjoy!”