Winter Storm Warnings & Winter Weather Advisories

9:42pm – From the NWS the following WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect until 6 am Tuesday for LAKE-OBION-DYER-WEAKLEY-HENRY Counties

939 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.

AN AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF A LINE
FROM JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO DYERSBURG TENNESSEE TO PARIS TENNESSEE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA.

SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS ELEVATED SURFACES.

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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KNS

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 6 am Tuesday for GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-CROCKETT Counties.

939 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.

AN AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF A LINE
FROM FISHER ARKANSAS TO COVINGTON TENNESSEE TO HUNTINGDON
TENNESSEE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING
THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THIS
AREA.

SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS MAY BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT…UNTIL THE
TEMPERATURES ARE NO LONGER BELOW FREEZING BY SUNRISE. MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS ELEVATED
SURFACES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

KNS

Incredible Temperature Gradient Across West TN

7:00pm – Temperature here in N. Jackson is 50º.  Look at the temperature contrast across W. TN the last hour:

JACKSON        MOCLDY    52 
DYERSBURG      CLOUDY    39 

SOMERVILLE     CLOUDY    54 
COVINGTON      CLOUDY    43 
UNION CITY     MOCLDY    31 

BOLIVAR        MOCLDY    56 

PARIS          CLOUDY    33 
HUNTINGDON     PTCLDY    39 

CAMDEN           N/A     43 
LEXINGTON      PTCLDY    48 
SILERTON         N/A     54 
SELMER         CLEAR     58 
SAVANNAH       CLEAR     54 

Winter Weather Advisory – Dyer, Lake & Obion Counties

From NWS: 

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

AN AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF A LINE
FROM JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO UNION CITY TENNESSEE. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE EVENING OVER MUCH OF
THIS AREA…BUT ARE EXPECTED TO WARM UP TO ABOVE FREEZING AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING…UNTIL THE
TEMPERATURES ARE NO LONGER BELOW FREEZING. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS ELEVATED
SURFACES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

KNS

Rain Returns; Wintry Precip Gets Very Close

5:10am – High pressure over the upper MS Valley provided mainly clear skies overnight.  Frontal boundary is stationary this morning to our south across central MS and AL into TX.  Moisture is making a return to our west. Precipitation should begin to break out in SW MO and NW AR before sunrise.  Cooling cloud tops are already noted on satellite images in those areas. There is concern that precip could break out in SE MO and NE AR before temperatures get above freezing.  It will be close enough to mention freezing rain in the forecast there but no problems are expected at this point there.  For us, by the time the precip gets here this afternoon our temps should definately be above freezing.

Low pressure will move out of TX as frontal boundary to our south lifts north later today.  The two will unite and make for a wet Monday Night – Tuesday time period.  It should clear out Tuesday night. 

Side Note:  any severe weather should remain west and south of our area, although a rumble of thunder will be possible Tuesday.

Chilly high pressure will prevail Wednesday with highs only around 40º.  The high shifts east and we begin a warm-up on Thursday with highs back into the 50s.

Friday, a cold front pushes through chilling things down along with a chance of rain.  Friday night looks interesting as a low pressure forms on the front in the Gulf of Mexico and moves into Central AL Saturday morning.   Will have to watch for a snow situation Saturday morning.  Stay tuned!