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The main line of snow missed Tullahoma Wednesday morning, leaving two inches or less of frozen precipitation behind. However, the area did not miss out on the brutally cold arctic blast that plunged Tullahoma into single digits midweek.

Official snowfall totals had Tullahoma getting between an inch and two inches of precipitation from the winter storm that began coating the ground in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday, Feb. 19. Parts of the mid-state got three to four inches while northern Tennessee and Kentucky saw considerable accumulation.

The snow and chilling cold were most unwelcome there on the heels of catastrophic flooding that happened previous to the cold snap. This past weekend saw unseasonably warm temperatures in the mid-state with highs in the mid-60s before severe storms heralded the arrival of the cold front that brought the recent snow. Forecasters believe the coming week will see a return to unseasonably warm weather with highs forecasted to be in the 60s the first of this week as the mid-state sees what is commonly called its second “false spring”. However, forecasters also suggest there could be another snow event lurking in early March, although they have not rendered an official prediction.

As for the Wednesday snow event, forecasters nailed the accumulation totals. While accumulation was minimal, the impacts of the snow and brutal cold forced the rare cancellation of Tullahoma City Schools for a couple of days. Most other schools across the state followed suit as another small snow event happened Thursday morning causing driving issues. The Thursday morning event is being blamed for a crash on Interstate 24 in Coffee County that snarled traffic for a time in the early morning hours.

While a maximum two inches fell Wednesday, local residents put that accumulation to good use. Reader-submitted pictures can be seen here.