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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.

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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.

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