Review of 2006-2007 Winter

Something I posted on My Space about how last winter was in West Kentucky also includes Middle Tennessee information.


Facts* Mild to Moderate El Nino Winter* A warm December and January followed by and a cold February with a cold snap and some snowfall.* Nashville recorded 2.2 inches of snow all of West KY and Mid TN had below average snowfall.* Biggest snowfall was from Feb 1st-4th period and again on Feb 17th* A potential Winter Storm hit the area hard on Dec 1st. Not with snow even though a few areas recorded a trace of the white stuff, but with high winds. Several areas got raked with 50MPH winds and very bitter arctic air. Scattered power outages and a shock of temps in the upper 10's to lower 20's occurred, after record highs in the mid 70's occurred the last days of November.* A very disappointing winter with predictions of possible heavy snowfalls and severe weather, but most never came true across Western Kentucky . * Just to the west Springfield and St Louis areas recorded one of there worst overall winters in awhile.* Even South Central Texas dealt with a paralyzing ice storm that went from South Central Texas though Iowa, Nebraska, all the plains states into Illinois and Missouri in January. Kentucky experienced steady rain and some minor flooding during this time.* All the snow followed by a long lasting but not necessary intense cold snap though February which lasted from Jan 31st-Feb18th* One spot in Middle Tennessee near Jamestown did pick up a very isolated 7 inch snowfall during the Feb 17th snowstorm. The rest of the Plateau recorded 3-5 inches of snow. And parts of Mid Tn and West KY mostly north and east of the lakes received 1- 3.5 inches of snow.* A few brief but quick 1-3 inch snowfalls fell across West Ky and Mid TN from Feb 1st-4th. This prompted Snow and Winter Weather Advisories and along with Feb 17th was the only snowfall event of the season.What will happen in the Winter of 2007-2008 time will only tell. Jet Stream and systems on the east coast could pay big snow dividends if everything goes right.