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Talk Already Beginning About Next Week

January 28, 2009 Eddie 2 comments

(Wednesday, January 28, 2009) – Talk has already started about winter weather next week.  Below is a scenario presented by the U.S. model GFS.  Low pressure near the Gulf of Mexico at sunrise Monday, coupled with upper level dynamics produces a significant snow for areas of West TN to the left of the dotted line.  This winter storm situation does NOT include the prospects for ICE.  We’ll see how this evolves over the next few days:

GFS Model Valid 6 AM Monday, February 2, 2009

GFS Model Valid 6 AM Monday, February 2, 2009

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Ice and Snow Reports from Around West TN

January 28, 2009 Eddie Leave a comment

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
432 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009

…WINTER WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE MID SOUTH REGION…
OBSERVATIONS FROM JANUARY 26 THROUGH JANUARY 28

…ICE REPORTS…

UNION CITY TN     /OBION/       1.00 INCH
TIPTONVILLE TN    /LAKE/        1.00 INCH
MARTIN TN         /WEAKLEY/     0.75 INCHES
DYERSBURG TN      /DYER/        0.50 INCHES
COVINGTON TN      /TIPTON/      0.50 INCHES
PARIS TN          /HENRY/       0.25 INCHES
ALAMO TN          /CROCKETT/    0.25 INCHES

…SNOW REPORTS…
BROWNSVILLE TN    /HAYWOOD/     2.0 INCHES
ALAMO TN          /CROCKETT/    2.0 INCHES
TURRELL AR        /CRITTENDEN/  1.5 INCHES
MARTIN TN         /WEAKLEY/     1.0 INCH
FINGER TN         /MCNAIRY/     1.0 INCH
DYERSBURG TN      /DYER/        1.0 INCH
JACKSON TN        /MADISON/     1.0 INCH
CORDOVA TN        /SHELBY/      0.8 INCHES
NWS MEMPHIS TN    /SHELBY/      0.7 INCHES
SELMER TN         /MCNAIRY/     0.5 INCHES

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Icy Weather Generates Record Number of Blog Views

January 28, 2009 Eddie Leave a comment

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
1250 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009

…ICY WEATHER THREAT GENERATES RECORD NUMBER OF VIEWS FOR BLOG…

THE JACKSON-WEST TENN BLOG SITE HAD AN ALL TIME RECORD NUMBER OF VIEWS.  THE RECORD IS KEPT FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD RUNNING FROM 6 PM TO 6 PM.  THE BLOG RECORDED A TOTAL OF 1,079 VIEWS.  IT HAS BEEN A RECORD MONTH AS WELL.  THROUGH ABOUT 12:45 PM A TOTAL OF 5,263 VIEWS. THE JACKSON-WEST TENN BLOG HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2006. 

EH / www.jacksonweather.net

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First Measurable Snow!

January 28, 2009 Eddie 1 comment

A couple of neighborhood images from our offical 0.8″ of snow in North Jackson! There was little sleet. We did have 2.30 inches of rain to precede it! We fair very well compared to our not-too-distant neighbors.

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Winter Weather Advisory Details

January 28, 2009 Eddie Leave a comment

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
525 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009

 
…SUMMARY OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY…

FOR TIPTON-HAYWOOD-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE COUNTIES: 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEFORE ENDING BY MID MORNING.
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.

FOR LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-CROCKETT COUNTIES:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN SLEET AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEFORE ENDING BY MID MORNING.
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. TRAVEL IS STILL
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST TENNESSEE NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE
PAST DAY. TREES AND POWER LINES ARE ICE COVERED…WHICH HAS LEAD TO LOSS OF POWER ACROSS THE AREA. BRIDGES…OVERPASSES…AND ROADWAYS HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND MAY BE IMPASSABLE.

 
FOR CHESTER-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN COUNTIES:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW…WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

RAIN WILL SWITCH OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEFORE ENDING BY NOON. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH…AND SNOW AND SLEET LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT ICING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BRIDGES… OVERPASSES…AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

FOR HENDERSON AND DECATUR COUNTIES:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN….SLEET…AND SNOW…WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

RAIN WILL SWITCH OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY 9 AM. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF
AN INCH AND SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

LIGHT ICING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BRIDGES…OVERPASSES…AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

NWS/www.jacksonweather.net

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Ice Storm Warning Cancelled; Advisories Now in Effect

January 28, 2009 Eddie Leave a comment

(Wednesday, January 28, 2009) – All of West TN is now under a Winter Weather Advisory.  Specific county details are available here.

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