Can’t Sleep

Why am I up at 2:30 in the morning? Don’t know except that I fell asleep for 4 hours in my chair during the evening, a good AAA rated power nap. Missed almost all of the North Carolina-Michigan State National Championship game which I very much wanted to see. Oh well–next year.

Since I am up, why not look at some weather. These are some 2 am spot reports. Also scroll down for the latest snow information from East Tennessee.

ALABAMA AT 2 AM
34 Meridianville, snow flurries, wind chill 27
36 Albertville, flurries, wind chill 29
36 Fort Payne Airport, light snow
37 Huntsville, light rain, wind chill 28
36 Haleyville, mostly cloudy
37 Gadsden, mostly cloudy
39 Tuscaloosa, fair
38 Birmingham, light rain, slight sleet West Trussville
40 Montgomery, fair
38 Anniston, cloudy
41 Alexander City, cloudy
44 Mobile, mostly cloudy
43 Gulf Shores, fair

Skywatcher reports indicate scattered light snow and light sleet as far south as Pelham and Columbiana in Shelby County. At Scrougeout, NE Etowah County, a snow shower was accumulating on a car.

TENNESSEE AT 2 AM CDT
36 Nashville, light rain
36 Clarksville, cloudy

EAST TENNESSEE SNOW SITUATION
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
930 PM EDT MON APR 6 2009

..WINTER TO RETURN TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS

.MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS TONIGHT…AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY
TUESDAY EVENING…MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOUNTAIN CITY…COSBY…CEDAR CREEK…
ERWIN…ROAN MOUNTAIN…CADES COVE…GATLINBURG…COKER CREEK…
JONESVILLE…WISE…NORTON

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY…

SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INTO TUESDAY NIGHT…MAINLY ABOVE
2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE
4000 FEET…INCLUDING HIGH KNOB.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION…
SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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