Snow in the deep South Just like 1997 ? 8 inches in MS

[wrkh99]

Does anyone remember the cold core system that dropped 7 to 8 inches from LA to Central MS and AL baCK In 1997. The snow wasn't forcasted at all and temps were in the 40's . Could we have a repeat Saturday night sunday morning . I sure hope so

[gboudx]

Did it snow in South La?

[wrkh99]

South LA didn't see snow with that system

[PTrackerLA]

Actually I'm pretty sure I remember waking up to flurries the day Jackson was getting hammered with snow.

[wxbrad]

I remeber that storm, becasue I was working in Dayton, Ohio at the time and due to that one storm. Jackson, MS had more snowfall for the season then we did in Dayton, Ohio.

Having worked in New Orleans recently, folks down there tell me it did sno a few inches on the Northshore of the lake.

[Lindaloo]

Was it 97 James? I remember it being 96. At least, that is the last time we saw snow here in S. MS.

[wrkh99]

pretty sure that it was 1997. I can look at some archives when I get home from work tonight . Now back to work

[Lindaloo]

pretty sure that it was 1997. I can look at some archives when I get home from work tonight . Now back to work

I do believe it was 96. If it snowed in 97 I did not see any. hehe.

[wrkh99]

linda that's what you get when you have Other HD at your house .

[Valkhorn]

It was December 1997. No snow was forecasted at all for Meridian.

We woke up Sunday morning to over 6 inches on the ground, with snow continuing to fall

That was a pleasant surprise

[wrkh99]

That would be sweet to have it happen again

[Lindaloo]

It was December 1997. No snow was forecasted at all for Meridian.

We woke up Sunday morning to over 6 inches on the ground, with snow continuing to fall

That was a pleasant surprise

Okay I got the year wrong. But I do remember it was 2 weeks before Christmas. Thanks Valkhorn for correcting me.


HD would never be invited to my house wrkh. LOL!!

[wrkh99]

You should ask ticka about my other HD snow nazi snow man that i'm planing to make Sunday in MS

LOL

[Below N.O.]

You should ask ticka about my other HD snow nazi snow man that i'm planing to make Sunday in MS

LOL

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To ward off any Nazi.

[Lindaloo]

I thought we were not getting any snow? geez.

[wrkh99]

Ms is going to get tons of it


Notice how I didn't say what parts Or When

[Lindaloo]

Ms is going to get tons of it


Notice how I didn't say what parts Or When

Yeah? Which part?

[wrkh99]

Not your part Drive to up to an area around greenville .

Actually I think this storm will be a huge Bust in MS and AL

[Valkhorn]

wrkh,

How do you mean bust? In terms of a 'correct' forecast it's already been a bust. Accumulating snow wasn't even forecasted until today, and then boom we get a winter storm watch.

I'm very suspect of the models warming this thing too soon, and every run they've gradually gotten colder and colder. Upper lows are hard to forecast, and deep south snows are even harder to forecast - I can remember no real significant snowstorms that were ever correctly forecast before they 'surprised' everyone.

1997 was a perfect example. I went to bed Saturday night, not thinking any snow or precip was going to happen at all. Highs for the next sunday were forecast around 55 I do recall. Then we woke up to 6 inches on the ground, and it was a very heavy wet snow. Parts just 50 miles north of us were around 8" total.

I can feel some of the mets still wiping the egg off of their faces with that one since it happened, as it has been mentioned many times in comparing the storm we're about to get to what's happened in the past.

Funny thing is, that usually when snow happens here, it's never in the forecast or models beforehand.

Seeing also as how the rain today has been much more than anticipated and that temps Saturday night and Sunday morning won't have to teeter much for accumulating snows a little further south I wouldn't be surprised at anything now.