Round 1 of the snow possibilities is more bark than bite in Lawrence County.  The moisture is pushing out well ahead of the cold air and any snow on the back side of the front is lifting in through central and northern Tennessee.  A few flurries are not out of the question for tonight with a dusting possible in the mountains.  Otherwise tonight looks mainly cloudy with lows falling into the 20s on the back side of this front.  Roads should be dry by this point, but there may still be some patchy black ice in places by morning. 

Lawrence County schools will delay opening on Friday, February 4th by 2 hours due to winter weather.

Punxsutawney Phil, the king of all groundhogs, emerged from his den this morning and did not see his shadow.   Thus his forecast is for a quick end to the nasty winter weather we have had this year and an early arrival of spring. 

There was dissension though in the groundhog community.  Our closest rodent prognosticators are split on the forecast.  Chattanooga Chuck of the Tennessee Aquarium did see his shadow and believes there will be 6 more weeks of winter.  The most famous groundhog of the south, General Beauregard Lee of Lilburn, Georgia, agrees with Phil.  He did not see his shadow and thus expects spring to come early.