Attention Moves from Cold & Ice to a Lot of Rain

(Monday, December 22, 2008) – Stay tuned as we watch this week’s rainfall shape up.  Here is the HPC 5 Day Rainfall through 6 PM Saturday:

5 Day Rainfall Through 6 PM Saturday

Wintry Mix Possible Tuesday Morning

(Monday, December 22, 2008) – Warmer and increasing moist air will begin making a return

tonight.  This is already being noted during the afternoon with mid-level clouds

Mid-afternoon visible satellite

increasing over our skies.  As the moisture increases, the air will saturate from the top down into the very cold arctic air over the region.  It appears temperatures will fall off into the lower 20s  before midnight tonight and then begin to rise.  It will likely be mid-morning before temperatures rise above freezing in the Jackson area. Temperatures will likely be at or below freezing northwest of a line from Dyersburg to Paris even into late morning Tuesday.  Precipitation is expected to break out across the area after 9 am Tuesday. 

Those areas that are still below freezing at the time precipitation begins to fall will

have to contend with the prospects of freezing rain and sleet and travel could be

affected as roads may become slippery. Other areas, including the Jackson area may see

the onset of precipitation as sleet that will change to rain by mid-day. At this time,

travel problems are not anticipated around Jackson.

This enire scenario will be monitored closely and additional posts will be made as

needed.

EH
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SINGLE DIGIT LOWS REPORTED ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE MONDAY MORNING

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
1100 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

 

…SINGLE DIGIT LOWS REPORTED ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE MONDAY MORNING…

SEVERAL LOCATIONS SAW SINGLE DIGIT LOWS THIS MORNING. SINGLE DIGIT LOW TEMPERATURES INCLUDED:

LEXINGTON 10NW 5
DRESDEN 6
PARIS ARPT 6
HUNTINGDON ARPT 7
PARIS COOP 7
UNION CITY COOP 8
UNION CITY ARPT 8
MILAN EXP STN 8
RIPLEY 9
SAVANNAH ARPT 9

AROUND JACKSON…

MCKELLAR-SIPES AIRPORT 12
N. JACKSON COOP 10
JACKSON EXP STN 11

THE LAST TIME JACKSON HAD A SINGLE DIGIT LOW WAS 7º ON CHRISTMAS MORNING OF 2004.

EH