Ice Storm Warning Until 6 AM Friday

LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…UNION CITY…MARTIN…DRESDEN…PARIS

934 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008

…ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM EAST TEXAS INTO NORTH-CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE ICE STORM WARNING AREA WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW
FREEZING.

FREEZING RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ICING IS LIKELY WITH ICE
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 INCH. DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES ARE POSSIBLE RESULTING IN PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECIPITATION WILL BE TAPER OFF BY 600 AM CST FRIDAY AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN
RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…
FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES
AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

Freezing rain advisory continues for

DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-CROCKETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DYERSBURG…HUMBOLDT…MILAN
934 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM EAST TEXAS INTO NORTH-CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY AREA WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING.

FREEZING RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA OVERNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 1/4 INCH
ARE EXPECTED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECIPITATION WILL BE TAPER OFF BY 600 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING AS
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES
WILL THEN RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Freezing Rain Advisory for NW Half of W. TN

From the NWS 

351 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-CROCKETT-

FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING…ANY
PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF FREEZING
RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL BE
POSSIBLE NORTH OF A LINE FROM HARRISBURG ARKANSAS…TO RIPLEY
TENNESSEE…TO PARIS TENNESSEE.

PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENDING BY 600 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN
RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. 

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Latest From NWS

350 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

…ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID-
SOUTH…

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS
AND WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI BY LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. COLD AIR WILL ALREADY BE IN
PLACE OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF THE MID-SOUTH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-
TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-
FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…UNION CITY…MARTIN…DRESDEN…PARIS…DYERSBURG…HUMBOLDT…
MILAN…HUNTINGDON…COVINGTON…JACKSON…LEXINGTON…BARTLETT…
GERMANTOWN…COLLIERVILLE…MEMPHIS…MILLINGTON…SOMERVILLE…
BOLIVAR…SAVANNAH

 …FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING.
SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING AND THE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN. LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY NOON THURSDAY.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE
FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO RAIN.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Radar/Temperature Trends Through Noon

3:45am – Currently radar showing only isolated returns mainly over SE MO and NE AR.  Comparing three computer models (RUC13, NAM & GFS) they all indicate main precip area to our south, which would be the area of concern, will move into most of W. TN after 9 am.  All models and gridded data showing temperatures rising above freezing after 9 am.

Freezing Rain Advisory Until Noon For All of West TN

1155 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY.

THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING AND THE PRECIPITATION
WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A
TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY NOON THURSDAY.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE
FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO RAIN.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.