Nashville is preparing for weather that will either bring historic amounts of snow and ice, cold rain, or a combination of all three. The grocery stores are struggling to keep up with the demand after the overly precautionary panic-buying led shelves to empty with more than 48 hours until the storm is set arrive.
Mass hysteria is underway.
There are a lot of different theories about the imminent weather system that will hit Nashville this weekend. It could be catastrophic or it could be a total dud. Only time will tell.
Is Nashville going to get snow?
Nobody really seems to know the answer to this question. All of the different weather models are saying different things. The two most prominent and widely-used models are on opposite sides of this storm.
We know cold weather is on the way. We don’t know exactly what that is going to look like.
A low-pressure system is forecast to develop somewhere in the southwest— stretching as far north as Montana, as far south as Albuquerque. That low-pressure system is going to interact with a heavy amount of moisture on its way up from the Gulf and frigid cold air on its way down from the Arctic to drop precipitation. It could be snow or it could be freezing rain. We’ll see.
Nashville is right in the line of fire for this storm. Music City is going to be cold and wet.
Legendary meteorologist Jim Cantore is expected to be in Tennessee for the storm, which he said earlier this week could bring record snow.
His post on X sparked panic across the entire Southeast. As did the other reports of record snow and ice.
However, some of the models have since cooled off. Pun intended. There are some meteorologists who think this storm is much ado about nothing. It’s going to be cold but it won’t be more than some rain.
Other meteorologists are convinced that this storm will be a monster. People could be stuck inside without power for up to a week because the snow and/or ice is going to turn the entire city into an ice rink. Power lines won’t be able to hold up. Trees are going to fall.
Here is the latest information as of Thursday morning:
We’ll see what happens. We don’t know.
Nashville grocery stores are empty because of the panic-buying.
Nashvillians are not taking any chances when it comes to the storm. The grocery stores are empty.
By nature of what I do, my typical day off is on Wednesday. I like to take a break in the middle of the week to get an extra hour or two of sleep, get all of my laundry done, and run my errands. I always go to Whole Foods or Public on Wednesday at about 11:00 a.m. Shelves are usually restocked on Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning so, not only is it a convenient time for me to go, the fresh produce is abundant.
Not this week!
I went to Publix before noon on Wednesday. It was already slammed. I could not even find ground beef. Chicken was limited.
The bread and milk was ransacked.
You were lucky to get 2% or whole milk, or any kind of white bread. Only the more obscure grain breads and fat-free/almond/skim milks were left. Eggs were gone.
Produce was limited.
This is how it looked in the parking lot on Wednesday morning:
The chaos had already begun even though the storm is not supposed to hit until closer to midnight on Saturday!
Shelves were empty.
Sam’s Club and Kroger struggled to keep up with the demand.
The same with Costco.
Only a few things were left for purchase in the entire store.
Here is a look at the shelves on Wednesday night:
And it was not only Nashville. The entire south partook in the panic-buying.
Perhaps the snow and ice will lock us all inside of our homes without for seven days. Perhaps the storm will swing further north and miss Nashville all together. We’ll see!