CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW) – With the arrival of Christmas season and winter just weeks away, those hoping for snowfall are likely to be disappointed.
The winter outlook by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a warmer and wetter winter.
According to WKRN News 2’s Chief Meteorologist Danielle Breezy, the mid-state may have a repeat of last winter which brought only 2.2 inches of snow the entire season and was the fourth warmest winter on record.
Instead of snow, Middle Tennessee’s severe weather season started early with a tornado in February and an outbreak in March.
The National Weather Service in Nashville says that once again La Nina will be in control like last year.
La Nina means the central and eastern Pacific Ocean water temperatures are cooler and that allows the jet stream to bend down closer to Tennessee, which allows more storms to get closer to us.
WKRN News 2 contributed to this report.
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