Thursday, January 28, 2010

Winter Storm Warning

From Nat'l Weather Service....

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
336 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO OUR SOUTH WILL BEGIN SPREADING
PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
SNOW...SLEET..AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...
WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH...
1 TO 3 SOUTH. ADDITIONALLY ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH OF ICE IS
LIKELY.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* MAIN IMPACT: ON FRIDAY...1-4 INCHES OF SNOW. ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-
HALF INCH OF ICE.

* FRIDAY NIGHT...2-4 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW. ONE-QUARTER INCH
OF ICE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS AND BRIDGES WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND
DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW...
AND WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE
DIGITS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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