by Steve Norris, Smith County Insider Weather Correspondent
A strong cold front and low pressure system brought flooding to Smith County including the Carthage Area on Wednesday, and there were many reports of roads flooded and even people that had to be rescued in Middle Tennessee from the high water.
February is probably going to be a stormy month because the Gulf of Mexico is open to bring plenty of moisture to Tennessee and when warm air collides with a cold front, there is trouble.
January was a wet one with over 7 inches of rain in portions of Smith County.
Don’t be surprised to see a little light snow Friday or Saturday as the cold air settles in with high temperatures only in the upper 30s to low 40s.
People have asked me how to do an official snow measurement so I decided to talk about that this week. Do not measure near a drift, a building, or near a tree or any other object. Stick a ruler or yardstick straight down into the snow until it just hits the ground, but do not jab it into the ground. Take about 4 to 6 measurements in your yard with these guidelines and then average those readings. I
love receiving weather information from our readers, so feel free to send me any of your snow measurements or severe weather observations to weather1@charter.net.
Sunrise is now 6:40 a.m. With sunset at 5:16 p.m. We have a full moon coming up next Monday night and finally our evening star continues to be Venus to the Southwest after dark.
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Steve Norris got his first job at 18 years old doing radio weather. Steve does forecasts for several radio stations and newspapers, and he serves as a severe weather meteorologist for some city governments in the Middle Tennessee area. Steve first became interested in weather when his grandfather bought him a thermometer when he was 10 years old. He has been loving weather for over 40 years.
If you need weather data or have any weather-related questions or comments, you can reach Steve Norris anytime at weather1@charter.net.
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