I went back and kicked around the Paducah NWS site a bit more: Today’s high was 27 deg. F below normal. Tomorrow, up around Murphysboro (Trump’s only 2018 IL rally location) they are looking at over 7” of snow possible. A little to the NW of that, it’s 9-1/2”. I don’t know if that’d be a record for mid-November, but I would not be surprised.
Of course, in the mid-South, if the Low tracks slightly differently than forecast, it makes a huge difference: The snow potential could be a total bust. But, even just the potential this early in that area is quite unusual, and it’s mainly due to the cold. The system and moisture patterns are not unusual at all, to my amateur eye.
It’s 48 degrees here in Atlanta today. It should be 58-65 degrees. Tomorrow the high is only 43 degrees. That’s Jan/Feb weather.