Monday, March 10, 2008

Is the threat for winter storms over?

After getting slammed by a sizable Winter Storm in West KY, TN and surrounding areas. You wonder since it is March and official spring equinox is soon that means the threat for winter storms is getting slim. Is it totally gone the answer is a NO, sometimes and some storms a big NOOO.

Besides Superstorm 1993 and this past March snowstorm other storms have hit in March some even after March 15th and this isn't all of them there are quite a few 1+ from March 15th after.

March 24th 1940- Nashville got 4.4 inches in this. This was Nashville's TN latest 4inch+ snowfall.
March 19-20th 1996- The name from Tn Weather Zone " The Room Service Storm" was appropriate during this storm that in several areas was worse in the storm this past weekend. As you had to call for Room Service because you didn't want to even try to venture outside. Parts of West Ky east of the Lakes and TN received 8 to 12 inches of wet snow that drifted 6 to 10 feet deep.
April 13th 2004- This surprise storm is a perfect storm of what the world of meteorology can bring you. 4.5 inches of snow was reported in Southern Muhlenberg County
April 25th 1910- Latest freeze and also the absolute latest measurable snowfall both occurred temps fell below freezing and 1.5 inches of Ice Crystals clumped together in Nashville (In my minds the Winter Storm in KY and TN isn't 100% over till April 25th is a saying I like to believe in.)
April 18th 1983- Paduach and West Ky got some decent snow on this date latest snowfall in Paduach and Evansville.

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