Woo hoo!! It’s funny how the national weather service alerts and the weather channels forecast differ. Look at the twc forecast and then read the alert.

…TWO SNOWFALLS ARE EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS WEEK… …THE MID WEEK SNOW STORM COULD BE A BIG ONE… A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE INTO THE MID STATE ON MONDAY… BRINGING A TURN TO SHARPLY COLDER WEATHER. AS COLDER AIR POURS INTO NORTHWESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE MONDAY AFTERNOON…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS OTHER PARTS OF OUR AREA MONDAY NIGHT…BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TUESDAY. MOST OF THE MID STATE IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH OF SNOW BY SUNRISE TUESDAY…WITH LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING FORECAST TO BE IN THE MIDDLE 20S. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS WILL SETTLE IN ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS…AND HEADS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE MID STATE BY SUNSET WEDNESDAY…AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WAY THINGS LOOK NOW…THE MID STATE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO DIMINISH FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY…BUT ADDITIONAL LIGHT AMOUNTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE MID STATE THIS WEEK SHOULD STAY TUNED TO A RELIABLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION…AND LISTEN FOR ANY FORECAST UPDATES…OR WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS…THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED.