(Fraidy) Cats and Dogs (Snow Hounds)

Here's Dudley enjoying the kind of weather he likes best. Sunny and cool. Those are the days when he could, and often does, spend the entire day outside. He'll shift from patch of sunlight to patch of sunlight soaking up as much warmth as he can. Second to those days are the times when he heads outside and suddenly realizes there's snow on the ground. This snow hound will tear around the yard slippin' and slidin' and dipping his snout in the snow. And you should see how he chases a snowball or tackles a snowman. On the other hand, thunderstorms drive him bonkers lately. And last night he was a wreck. There was nothing I could do to control his shaking and panting like a freight train. I don't know why he's been such a fraidy cat lately.
Fortunately the storms were not severe for most of the area. Just two reports of minor wind damage in Jackson County, Al. Most of the area saw 1.5" to 2" of rainfall, with some locally heavier amounts. The airport officially picked up .68", while here at Channel 3, 1" fell. It was a nice round of rain.
Fairly busy looking weather maps the next week or so. Right now it looks like two systems dig into the plains and zip northeast towards the lakes. The first one probably doesn't stir up our weather too much. There could be a sprinkle or even mountain flurry late Wednesday night or very early Thursday morning north of Chattanooga. But trace amounts of moisture at best. The second system could be another dilly. Right now it looks like rainfall would hold off long enough for Chattanooga's Downtown parade to finish dry. But overnight Saturday night some showers could appear. Then rain and thunderstorms get Dudley shaking like a leaf again. But the real question is, does he get to chase snowballs sometime Monday? Could be. This system may be like the one a week ago where the air is sharply colder behind the storm itself to blanket at least the higher elevations with measurable snow. And the air may stay cold enough and just moist enough to squeeze out occasional snow flurries or snow showers into Tuesday. Of course a lot can happen between now and then, but as active as the pattern has been, it may keep both fraidy cats and snow hounds happy.