Daily Record Settting Snowfall in Jackson

(Saturday, February 28, 2009) – The daily greatest snowfall on record in Jackson at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is 8.0 inches set on 2/11/1985.  As of 10 pm, here in N. Jackson at least I’ve recorded 7.9 inches of the white stuff.  On a personal note, I have been observing weather from West KY, West TN and N. MS since 1968 and this is rivaling the most snow I’ve personally ever measured.  In the late 80s I measured 9.0 inches of snow in Mt. Pleasant (Marshall County), MS.  I measured an hourly snowfall of 2.8 inches.  That is a first!

Some other reports from the NWS:

Atoka, Tipton Co.-      8.5 inches

N. Jackson, Madison Co.-   7.9 inches

Bemis, Madison Co. – 8.5 inches

Henderson,  Chester Co. – 4.0 inches

Gilt Edge, Tipton Co. – 9.3 inches

Union City, Obion Co. – 5.0 inches

It appears from the latest radar imagry the heavy snow band that produced the nearly 3 inches of snow in an hour is now drifting south of I-40 and will be impacting areas toward Memphis during the rest of the evening.

Winter Storm Warning Continues…

From the NWS 904 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON COUNTIES
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY…

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING HOURS.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM BLYTHEVILLE
ARKANSAS TO DYERSBURG TENNESSEE. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 

CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-HENDERSON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN COUNTIES

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY…

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BEGIN
TO TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE
HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN
SHELBY…LAUDERDALE…TIPTON…HAYWOOD AND CROCKETT COUNTIES.
NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 

CHESTER-DECATUR-MCNAIRY-HARDIN COUNTIES

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY…

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SLEET LATE THIS EVENING…THEN OVER TO
ALL SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2
TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

8 PM Snowfall Reports

As of 8 PM, snowfall reports from the NWS and WTWO:

N. Jackson     3.3″

Henderson:    2.0″

Parker’s Cross Roads:  1.0″

Trenton:   1.0″

Stanton:   6.0″

Alamo:   1.5″

Ripley:   6.0″

Bemis:   3.3″

Snowfall Update from NWS and WTWO

At 6PM in N. Jackson: 1/2 mile visibility in SNOW. 33º. Snowfall: M0.4″

Location Amount

N. Jackson/Madison Co. 0.4″
Gilt Edge/Tipton Co. 3.5″
Bartlett/Shelby Co. 5.0″
2 NE Germantown/Shelby Co. 2.4″
Lakeland/Shelby Co. 3.0″

Bemis/S. Jackson  1.3″

***Your report is welcomed, leave comment with location and amount!***

Snowfall Update

In N. Jackson at 5:15pm 3/4mi. visibility in light snow. Accumulating on grass and exposed objects; roads wet. 34 degrees. Union City reporting 2.5 inches on the ground and snowing moderately.

Snowfall Update

Sleet and snow grains are falling in N. Jackson as of 4:30 pm. Germantown now has 2.0 inches of snow. Bartlett reports 2.0 inches.

** I am asking all who would like to be involved in reporting snowfall reports from your areas to please post comments and give your location and your measurement. You can email your report to eholmes@jacksonweather.net ** Thanks!

Snow in the Jackson Area

Snow Approaching Jackson-Madison Co. at 4:05 PM

Snow Continues to Add Up

As of 4 PM – 1.5 to 2.0 inches of snow measured in the Memphis-Bartlett areas. 1.2 inches reported in Union City.

NWS Current Snowfall Projections

Latest Snowfall Projections by NWS in Memphis

Snow Into Gibson County

Quarter to half inch of snow 8 miles WSW of Kenton in Gibson County. Patchy ice reported on secondary roads and overpasses.