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Ask Todd: Predicting weather in East TN

11:42 PM, Apr 23, 2013

Terry Murray asks, "True or false? It is often said that with the Cumberland Plateau on the left and the Smokies on the right, that the Knoxville area is one of the hardest areas to predict the weather forecast. If true... why?"

Ask Todd: Haboob

10:50 PM, Apr 16, 2013

Thomas Kevil asks, "What is haboob and have we ever had a weather event like haboob?"

Ask Todd: Waterspouts

10:51 PM, Apr 9, 2013

John Harper asks: "Can waterspouts form on lakes or rivers? Or do they only occur over the ocean?"

Ask Todd: Freezes delaying allergy season

11:07 PM, Apr 4, 2013

Michael Martin asks: "Does the local freezing and frost have an effect on the pollen we will have to deal with later?

Ask Todd: Planting gardens

10:47 PM, Apr 2, 2013

Anita Oslund asked, "I have been thinking about putting a garden out. So when should I? I don't want to lose anything I plant."

Ask Todd: Lightning and the ocean

11:22 PM, Mar 21, 2013

A viewer asks, "Hey Todd! Do more lightning strikes hit the ocean because of the salt water?"

Ask Todd: Old wives' tale

10:55 PM, Mar 19, 2013

Kara Stacy Inman asks, "Somebody on my Facebook mentioned an old wives' tale of thunder in March means snow within 10 days. What do you think, or have you heard this before?"

Ask Todd: '93 blizzard weather pattern

12:28 AM, Mar 6, 2013

Charlotte asks, "What was the weather pattern like for the March blizzard of 1993?"

Ask Todd: Latest snowfall

12:34 AM, Feb 27, 2013

Lyndsey Randall Davis asks, "What's the latest snowfall on record for East Tennessee?"

Ask Todd: Graupel

12:10 AM, Feb 16, 2013

Hannah asks: "Todd, I'm watching your weather cast on Friday evening, February 15th. You mentioned the possibility of flurries and graupel. What exactly does this term mean? Thank you!"

Ask Todd: Pollen

12:40 AM, Feb 13, 2013

Larry asks, " Hey Todd, my allergies are already acting up. What's going on with pollen?"

Ask Todd: Blizzard winds

11:54 PM, Feb 7, 2013

A viewer asks: "How fast does the wind have to blow to be considered a blizzard?"

Ask Todd: Solar halo

12:35 AM, Feb 6, 2013

Cassina sent in a picture and asked: "What causes this ring and rainbow around the sun?"

Ask Todd: Lake effect

12:08 AM, Feb 1, 2013

Paul Kirk writes: "I work in Farragut and every time snow is in the forecast a co-worker comments that because of the lake the snow will be heavy. My opinion is the lake is too small to affect the weather. Who is right?"

Ask Todd: Cold mountain air

12:28 AM, Jan 30, 2013

Jenny Ribble submitted a handmade Ask Todd asking "If heat rises, why is it so cold in the mountains?"