Three Different Rounds of Hazardous Weather in West TN on Sunday!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

January 3, 2025

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

Saturday will be cool, mostly sunny and dry. But Sunday morning, a cold rain will move in and that will be our best shot for some freezing rain or ice in our northern counties, but most of us will just get a cold rain Sunday morning. Sunday late afternoon and evening strong and maybe a couple of severe storms will move through, the threat is greatest in our southern counties. As the system moves out, on the backside, we could see some light snow between midnight and 9am Monday morning. Some minor accumulations look possible, especially, the further north you live in West Tennessee.

May be an image of map and text that says 'STORM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv. com STORM TEAM 7 WINTER FORECAST SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST TN. COLD RAIN, BRIEF WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE, UP TO 1/2" OF SNOW Uhiow Ciye Tiptonvile Maritiu Paris Dyersburg COLD RAIN, WINTRY MIX, UP TO 1" OF SNOW POSSIBLE Trenton Ripley Huntingdon Camden Alamo ackson Covington Brownsville Lexingtor Henderson RAIN STORMS LIKELY, SEVERE WEATHER THREAT, NO WINTRY MIX OR SNOW Bolivar Somerville COLD RAIN LIKELY, DUSTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE, STORM CHANCE Selmer Savannah SOME SMALL CHANGES to H SNOW FORECAST AMOUNTS FROM YESTERDAY'

On top of all that, temperatures are going to drop quickly Sunday night leading to what we call a flash freeze. That will allow the water on the ground to freeze quickly leading to some slick roads and pavement that will linger into Monday morning.

May be an image of text that says 'STORM STORMTEAM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv. wbbjtv.com .com FLASH FREEZE CONCERN SUNDAY QUICK TEMP DROP WILL LEAD TO WATER FREEZING QUICKLY ON ROADS Rapid drop in temp causing water on ground to quickly freeze Icy conditions on surfaces like roads & sidewalks, car doors Bridges ice faster because they lose heat from the top, & sides Temps will drop 25° in a couple hours as the cooler air behind the front moves in Sunday night'

Most of us are kind of in no mans land in the middle. For the majority of West Tennessee, the most likely time to see any sort of winter precipitation will be Sunday evening/night into early Monday morning on the back side of the low pressure system. Severe storms at this time appear to be a bigger concern than ice or snow for most of us currently. We will keep a close eye on things and continue to update you as the system gets a little closer.

THIS WEEK:

After several warmer days in a row, the new year has kicked off with below normal temperatures. These chilly temps are going to be sticking around for the next couple of weeks it looks like for us. We will be dropping into the teens for sure next week and some of us could even encounter our first single digits of the winter. As of now, our snow chances are not looking great but there will be a few chances this month no doubt.

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A weak front passed by Friday morning and the front did drop temperatures a bit with highs only reaching the mid 40s on Friday. There were periods of clouds as the front moved through but also a change in the winds from the south back to the northwest occurred by Friday afternoon. Friday night lows will be cool and fall down into the mid 20s to kick off the weekend! The next chance for rain and storms will be here on Sunday. There is a chances some of us encounter severe thunderstorms down south, but up north, there is a different threat that may try to show up.

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THE WEEKEND:

Saturday looks cool but dry across the Mid South. The next major system is coming in on Sunday. As of now, it looks to bring a large amount of cold rain with it to West Tennessee. The further north you are, your chances are better for a wintry mix or even some light snow. There could be a few storms mixing in as well and chances for those will be greatest for those who live close to the Mississippi border. A solid 1″ to 1.5″ of rain looks to be on the way. As the system moves out, on the backside of the low, a few flurries or a spitting wintry mix will also be possible Sunday night into Monday morning.

Highs on Saturday will only reach the low to mid 40s with the winds staying out of the north. Saturday night will be chilly but not that bad with lows falling into the low to mid 30s. As the night goes on, the winds are forecast to shift back to the south and that will increase the humidity and warm us up a bit on Sunday. Highs on Sunday will reach the low to mid 50s. The reason for the wind shift will be a powerful low pressure system that will be coming in from the west. Sunday night will be cool and fall back down near freezing but it will be next week when the major cold blast and arctic air will be moving in.

May be an image of map and text that says 'STORM STORMTEAM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv.co com STORM TEAM 7 WEATHER FUTURECAST MON 4:30 A RAIN MIXED Tiptonville Union City SNOW Martin THERE WILL BE SOME OVERNIGHT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT & 9AM MONDAY MORNING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM Paris Uyersburg Trenton Ripley Gamden Hunitingdon Alamo Jackson Covingion Brownsville Lexington Parsons Henderson Memphis Somerville Bolivar Selmer Savannah'

NEXT WEEK:

By far the coldest weather this winter is on the way for next week. There will be some days where we struggle to get above freezing and there will be nights where many of us drop down near or into the single digits. Overall the cold pattern looks mostly dry, but every day next week it will be cold enough for a wintry mix or snow if we get any showers to develop. Highs on Monday will make it up to around 40, but highs will only reach the low 30s on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Temperatures are expected to drop even further as we wrap up next week and head into the following weekend. Please remember the 4 P’s next week (people, pets, plants and pipes). This will be the type of cold to bust pipes and cause frostbite if you get stranded outdoors. January is also going to do a number on our pocket books for heating costs, just a heads up from that. Expect your next month’s bill to be 2-3 times as high as the previous month’s bill.