Scattered, Smothered, And Covered.

Yesterday as I was driving in the rain I was thinking what a contrast that was compared to a week ago. The steady moderate rain seemed almost alien to me. It's been a long time since I'd seen 1 1/2" of rain at the house, and that's what I ended up with. Just a bit more than 1/4" fell in the official bucket at Lovell Field.

• The last time we officially recorded 3/4" in Chattanooga Oct. 6th & 7th (.73")
• 1" Sept. 15th & 16th (1.01")
• 2" Aug. 15th - 17th (2.14")

This will be an amazing Fall storm system the next few days. Look for our area to see scattered strong to severe thunderstorms, with the northern plains and upper Midwest smothered in snow. Inbetween it looks like Southern Illinois, and Indiana through western Kentucky and Tennessee, and parts of Mississippi and Arkansas get covered with severe weather today.

Hopefully everyone will be paying attention to watches and warnings today to our west. And tonight through tomorrow morning here in the Tennessee Valley. Paul Barys, Brian Travers, and I will be watching the Channel 3 Storm Alert VIPIR and Live Doppler Network very closely for you the next 24 hours. Stay tuned!