Winter Storm Watch for Middle Tennessee.

[Eric Gregory]

Just a reminder that we're expecting some dangerous weather starting late this evening.  The national weather service is predicting the possibility of significant Ice (Up to 1 1/2 inches) and snow (up to 6 inches for northern middle tennessee and up to 12 inches in kentucky).  Storm Spotters are encouraged to report snow and Ice accumulations to the National Weather Service, this would be a good time to use eSpotter.  Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook from the NWS and the Storm Watch notice are included below.  You are encouraged to check the National Weather Service website for Nashville for more details related these notifications at http://weather.gov/nashville.

 

73 and if you must get out in the snow drive safely.

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From the National Weather Service:

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
520 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-291130-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
520 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY WEST
OF INTERSTATE 65. LIGHT SNOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND NORTH OF I
40...WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW POSSIBLE TO THE
SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF MID TENNESSEE ON
FRIDAY...WITH A WINTRY MIX ACROSS THE SOUTH. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT...AND LINGER INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NASHVILLE.

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Winter Storm Watch

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED FOR SPACING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
401 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO OUR SOUTH WILL BEGIN SPREADING
PRECIPITATION ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. IN PLACES CLOSER
TO THE ALABAMA STATE LINE...TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER...
PRODUCING A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE
MID STATE...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE LIKELY.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-282200-
/O.CON.KOHX.WS.A.0002.100129T1200Z-100130T1200Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
401 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL START TO DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING...AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE MID STATE THROUGH FRIDAY.
  THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH
  LIGHT SNOW LASTING INTO SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: ON FRIDAY...LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
  SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AND RAIN...SNOW...AND
  ICE ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. FRIDAY NIGHT...PRECIPITATION
  WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR
  ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR. FOR FAR SOUTHERN AREAS...AN INCH OR 2 OF
  SNOW MAY FALL ON TOP OF 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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