West TN and North MS hit hard by snow...

[ALhurricane]

Not much talk about the event here in Western Tennessee and Northern Mississippi, but some counties got hit fairly hard. These areas were put under a heavy snow warning early this morning. Check out the totals...

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
245 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2004

...MIDSOUTH SNOWFALL ENDING 3:00 PM CST...

IN MISSISSIPPI...

ALCORN COUNTY... 4 INCHES SEVERAL ACCIDENTS/POWER OUTAGES/
ROADS IMPROVING
CALHOUN COUNTY... DUSTING
DESOTO COUNTY... 2 INCHES
PANOLA COUNTY... 1 INCHES
PRENTISS COUNTY... 2 INCHES
TATE COUNTY... 3-4 INCHES TREES DOWN/POWER OUT
TIPPAH COUNTY... 5-6 INCHES POWER OUT/ROADS IMPROVING
UNION COUNTY... 4-5 INCHES
COAHOMA COUNTY... DUSTING
TUNICA COUNTY... 1 1/2 INCHES
TISHOMINGO COUNTY... 2-4 INCHES 1 TREE DOWN/ROADS OK
BENTON COUNTY... 5-6 INCHES MOST WITHOUT POWER/TREES DOWN
MARSHALL COUNTY... 4 INCHES POWER OUTAGES/TREES DOWN

IN TENNESSEE...
MADISON COUNTY... < 1/2 INCH ALL MELTED/ROADS OK
CHESTER COUNTY... 3 INCHES
FAYETTE COUNTY... 3 INCHES NORTH TO 8 INCHES FARTHEST SOUTH TREES DOWN
HARDEMAN COUNTY... 5-6 INCHES TREES DOWN/POWER OUT
HARDIN COUNTY... 3-5 INCHES TREES/POWER LINES DOWN
HENDERSON COUNTY... 3-4 INCHES POWER OUTAGES
MCNAIRY COUNTYTY... 6-7 INCHES LOTS OF TREES DOWN/AWNINGS DAMAGED
POWER OUTAGES
SHELBY COUNTY(NWS)...1/2 INCH
DECATUR COUNTY... 2-3 INCHES 1 TREE DOWN/1 POWER POE OUT

THESE TOTALS WILL BE UPDATED AS FURTHER REPORTS BECOME AVAILABLE.

[WXBUFFJIM]

I think there was one report I believe in Lawrence County I believe in southern Tennessee of 11" of snow. I gotta check. But a very heavy wet snow down there and a good reason for those power outages.

Wet snow is heavier and sticks to trees and powerlines. That can be bad if the wet snow piles up too much.

Jim

[Stephanie]

That's amazing - especially for Mississippi!