Split Weekend Ahead

Final 3 shots from the CUDA Club New Year's Day Dive.
O.K. how about a weekend without Winter weather? Sounds good to quite a few, although I think there were quite a few who enjoyed the snow two weeks ago.
We'll start with today which looks pretty good. Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon with highs into the lower 60s. Tonight clouds start to thicken with a system approaching the Gulf coast. We could see a few sprinkles by 7 am tomorrow morning, but much of the area should stay dry. It still looks like most of the rain with this storm will stay to our south, but 1/10" to 1/4" of rain could end up in rain guages from Chattanooga northward. 1/4" to 1/2" is possible from the city south to near LaFayette, Dalton and Chatsworth. More than 1/2" from Rome southward....in fact Atlanta could pick up an inch or more.
A cold front sweeps through the area Saturday night ushering in some drier, cooler air for Sunday afternoon. That should pave the way for mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 40s to low 50s.
Right now it looks dry through Tuesday with a gradual warming trend.
Have a great weekend!

Last Few CUDA Pictures

I should have loaded these in the reverse order because the bottom two are CUDA Club divers being taken upstream. They began this drift dive just beneath the Hunter Museum. The top picture is actually after the dive as Bob Weaver does a little sidewalk surfing on one of two skateboards that were brought up from down below.

How about a link?

How about a link for those who would like to know more about the Chattanooga Underwater Divers Association (C.U.D.A.)?
O.K. - Here it is: http://www.divecuda.com
News, meeting updates, dive trips, and all things CUDA can be found there. Enjoy!

Playing Catch Up

Here are a few more CUDA Club pictures from the Tennessee River Dive on 01-01-06.
Everyone enjoyed themselves in spite of collllllllllllld water.
You know it's cold when Bob Weaver breaks out the drysuit.

Catching Up On CUDA Club Pictures.

More shots today from the CUDA Club's New Year's Day Dive at Ross's Landing in downtown Chattanooga. I'm going to try and get them all posted for anyone who donned neoprene that morning and didn't have a camera.
Nice round of rain in the last 24 hours. Most areas saw between 1/2" to 1". Now skies are clearing out and with a mild start, we should top out this afternoon in the lower 60s. Chilly tomorrow morning, then back into the lower 60s Friday afternoon with mostly sunny skies.
This weekend would be pretty nice if it weren't for a Gulf low that hugs the coast Saturday morning. I think we can expect clouds returning Friday night and into Saturday. Most of the rain will be south of the Tennessee Valley on Saturday. But some light showers may develop from Chattanooga southward early Saturday. Then we step down temperature wise. After 59 Saturday afternoon, 54 on Sunday and around 52 Monday.
25 days until Spring!

More CUDA Club Pictures

A few more pictures from the CUDA Club New Year's Day Dive '06.

Cabin Fever Has Me Looking Back And Forward

I used to think I'd never end up with "film in the can" after my first digital camera. I used to have partially shot rolls of film that would sit in the camera so long, that sometimes I would forget what was on the film. In some ways I miss those days. Not knowing whether you hit the stops, stopped the action, or framed the subject just right. And in some ways, I miss the anticipation of sending the film off and having to wait a couple of days while you thought about the images and how they would return. (The all-time longest wasn't my camera. It was one of my mom's that sat in a closet for probably 20 years. When I realized the camera still had film in it I was hoping some long lost family gathering was captured on film. Maybe some or all of us on a holiday that was captured on film with only that camera. I had to go to a specialty film place because no one handled those style film cartridges anymore. When I got it back the only thing that was left were five badly discolored shots of the house when a tree fell on the roof.)
Well I'm now on my third space aged image maker, and for the first time I realized I had a bunch of pictures on the memory card that I had not looked at yet. So for the next couple of days I'm going to look back at the CUDA Club New Year's Day dive in the Tennessee River. (One I had to miss with a bit of a stomach bug nagging at me.)
There was the biggest crowd ever for a New Year's dive, and I think I remembered the pictures because I have a touch of cabin fever. I'd like it to warm up enough to enjoy a good long dive.
Today is going to have a gloomy feel to it, not helping anyone with c.f.. Another round of rain will move in this afternoon through tonight. But temps will still climb into the mid 50s today. Then after low clouds and some fog tomorrow morning, our skies should become partly cloudy Thursday afternoon with highs into the upper 50s. We should be around 60 with mostly sunny skies Friday afternoon. Upper 50s to near 60 again on Saturday. Daytime highs slip into the upper 40s to near 50 on Sunday, and into the mid 40s on Monday. Not really warm, but compared to the last 2 weekends it's at least heading in the right direction.

Looking For The Sun, Son.

A nice sunrise picture thanks to Carl and Gail Slaven of Sale Creek Mountain. I was nice to see a little snow finally across the area, but I have to be honest, I'm officially ready for Spring.
Once I start to see jonquils blooming, I get to thinking about being outside and enjoying some warmer weather. Both the jonquils and iris are popping through the ground at my house, although it's going to be awhile before they start blooming. So in a Foghorn Leghorn voice, "I'ma lookin' for some more sun, son.
And we should get some today, although overall the pattern favors more clouds than sun the next few days. A wide satellite image shows a band of clouds over Hawaii, dipping southeast towards Baja California, across Texas and right into the Southeast U.S.. We'll be on the northern edge of this cloudiness right into the weekend. So heaviest amounts of rain will be south of us, but Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning we might pick up .5" to .75". The next chance of rain pops up on Saturday. Late in the weekend and into early next week highs might drop into the 45 to 50 range, but right now that's as cold as it gets.
Still 27 days until Spring officially arrives. (I don't think too many would complain if it showed up a few weeks early.)

Riceville (And Most Of The Area) Iceville Since Weekend

Thanks this morning to Kristie Brock of Riceville, TN for sending this picture of her son Eric taken Saturday morning.
Brrrrrrrrrrr! Was it cold yesterday morning or what? Officially, Chattanooga's range was 22 to 31. But it dropped to 12 degrees at my house Sunday morning, and the high was only 26. All of the ice from Saturday is still there and should be until later this afternoon.
Roads have been very treacherous across the Tennessee Valley this morning with a lot of minor accidents and a handful of major ones. Things will gradually dry out and warm up later this morning and this afternoon. Tomorrow morning some light showers may scoot through south of the city but temperatures should be above freezing then. Dry weather for the rest of Tuesday. Wednesday look wet all the way through early Thursday. Many areas should see at least an inch of rain from this system. Then dry for Thursday afternoon and Friday with highs in the low to mid 50s. Another cold press of air drops into the area this weekend, but right now it appears as though moisture amounts would be non-existent. We'll keep an eye on that for you.
Right now I'm wondering if the early emerging jonquils got nipped by the cold.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Wanda Keylon from Flat Top Mountain near Highway 111 and Jones Gap Road.

Middle: Thanks to Jimmy and Edith Cagle from Whitwell Mountain.

Bottom: Horses in the snow at the Mystery Dog Ranch in Ringgold, GA.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Carl and Gail Slaven from Sale Creek Mountain.

Middle: From Murphy, NC mee Andrea Walker, and Savannah and Cheynne Roberts.

Bottom: Huge snowmen from the Dees Family of Tracy City, TN.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Natalie Reeves, picture taken in Beersheba Springs.
Middle: Thanks to Mike McCurdy, picture taken in Murphy, NC.
Bottom: Thanks to the Poston Family for sending in this Middle Valley snowman.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Sabine Cook of Tracy City. That's Johnny walking the dog in the picture.
Middle: Thanks to April Pendleton for sharing her picture of the family fun near the Chickamauga Dam.
Bottom: Thanks to the Williams Family who live in Ooltewah, TN.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Sabine Cook of Tracy City. That's Johnny walking the dog in the picture.
Middle: Thanks to April Pendleton for sharing her picture of the family fun near the Chickamauga Dam.
Bottom: Thanks to the Williams Family who live in Ooltewah, TN.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Sabine Cook of Tracy City. That's Johnny walking the dog in the picture.
Middle: Thanks to April Pendleton for sharing her picture of the family fun near the Chickamauga Dam.
Bottom: Thanks to the Williams Family who live in Ooltewah, TN.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Sabine Cook of Tracy City. That's Johnny walking the dog in the picture.
Middle: Thanks to April Pendleton for sharing her picture of the family fun near the Chickamauga Dam.
Bottom: Thanks to the Williams Family who live in Ooltewah, TN.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Tonya Bracken for this nice picture taken atop Monteagle.
Middle: Thanks to Scott Merritt for sending this picture in of the snowfall in Dalton, GA.
Bottom: Thanks to Sara Moore for this nice picture taken in Sequatchie County, TN.

Thanks For Your Pictures!

Top: Thanks to Keith and Stephanie Parker for sending this picture of Grayson Parker, Genna Parker, and Macy Ann McKnight of Ringgold, GA.
Middle: Thanks to Michelle Delaney of Hixson for sending this picture of her dog Cocoa in the snow.
Bottom: Thanks to Rodney Bedford for this picture of his best friend in the snow atop Flat Top Mountain.