As of 3:05 PM, Memphis International Airport now reporting Snow and 1/2 mile visibility. Snowing in Germantown. Union City has moderate snow with 1/2 inch on the ground. Roads in Union City are reported wet.
From NESDIS:
Visible Sat 12:15 PM
SPC Meso Graphic
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS OCCASIONALLY BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS S CNTRL MO OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS…WITH A RECENT REPORT OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR AT FT WOOD. ANTICIPATE THIS TREND TO CONTINUE ESEWD TOWARD SERN MO…NERN AR…AND WRN TN/KY. RATES OF NEAR 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.
A VIGOROUS UPPER LOW…CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER ERN KS…WILL QUICKLY DIVE SEWD REACHING CNTRL AR BY 00Z. AT THE SURFACE…STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IS QUICKLY BUILDING ACROSS THE CNTRL STATES…AND
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE OUTLINE AREA WHILE AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST WILL QUICKLY COOL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. A NW TO SE ORIENTED BAND OF MDT/HVY
SNOW IS OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW…WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT BEGINNING INTO SERN MO…WRN KY/TN…AND NERN AR ALONG AN INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH AXIS AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG UPPER
DIVERGENCE/FAVORABLE JET DYNAMICS. SUBTLE ISENTROPIC LIFT IS CONTRIBUTING AS WELL…WITH RELATIVE WARM/MOIST AIR TO THE EAST BEING DRAWN ATOP THE ARCTIC AIRMASS/SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE
WEST. THIS IS REFLECTED WELL IN RECENT PADUCAH VAD WIND PROFILES.
12Z SPRINGFIELD SOUNDING SHOWS SATURATED COLUMN GENERALLY FROM THE SURFACE THROUGH 500 MB…AND MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE INDICATIVE THAT AREAS IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM WILL REMAIN SATURATED AS
WELL…PROMOTING MDT/HVY SNOW. EXPECT THIS TREND TO GENERALLY SHIFT ESEWD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
455 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
…SUMMARY OF WINTER STORM WARNING…
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST INTO ARKANSAS TODAY. WILL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW OVER THE REGION THAT WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT IN LAKE, WEAKLEY, HENRY, DYER AND GIBSON COUNTIES AT 9 AM THIS MORNING AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. IN THE LAKE COUNTY AREA THIS MORNING’S RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET THIS MORNING AND THEN TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THERE. MEANWHILE IN WEAKLEY, HENRY, DYER AND GIBSON COUNTIES, THE RAIN CHANGES TO SLEET THIS MORNING THEN MIX WITH SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMPLETE CHANGE-OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR WEAKLEY, HENRY, DYER AND GIBSON COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE WINTER STORM WARENING GOES INTO EFFECT AT NOON TODAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY FOR CARROLL, LAUDERDALE, TIPTON, HAYWOOD, CROCKETT, MADISON, HENDERSON, SHELBY, FAYETTE, AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES. THE NORTHERN MOST COUNTIES WILL SEE THIS MORNING’S RAIN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS FOR THIS SET OF COUNTIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES.
FINALLY, FOR THE SOUTHERN-MOST COUNTIES OF CHESTER, DECATUR, MCNAIRY AND HARDIN…THE WINTER STORM WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT AT 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM ON SUNDAY. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW UNTIL EARLY EVENING, TRANSITIONING OVER TO ALL SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT THIS IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION AND FURTHER REFINEMENT IN THE AREAS IMPACTED AND THE SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIKELY. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE POSTED HERE. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AS WELL USING N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS.
HOLMES
359 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
CST SUNDAY FOR LAKE COUNTY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SLEET AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SLEET THIS MORNING THEN OVER TO ALL SNOW
BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
359 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
CST SUNDAY FOR WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SLEET AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SLEET THIS MORNING THEN MIX WITH SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE TONIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
359 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY FOR CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW THEN ENTIRELY
OVER TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
359 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY FOR MADISON-HENDERSON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN COUNTIES…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SLEET AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THEN
TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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359 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY FOR CHESTER-DECATUR-MCNAIRY-HARDIN COUNTIES…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SLEET AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW BY EARLY
EVENING THEN TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. SNOW
AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Saturday Afternoon and Saturday Night
933 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SLEET…AND EVENTUALLY TO ALL SNOW
AROUND SATURDAY MID-DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL
LIKELY BE ON GRASSY SURFACES…BUT SLIPPERY ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WHERE THE SNOW COMES DOWN HARD.
Forecast Map for 6 PM Saturday
(Friday, February 27, 2009) – A very active weather pattern with a variety of weather elements to talk about this morning. First, spring-like pattern of 60 degree temperatures this morning and some thunderstorms operating over southern West TN. Radar just before 5:30am was indicating numerous showers and thunderstorms from the Memphis metro area along the MS state line and as far north as the Haywood-Fayette County line. Frequent lightning and moderate to heavy rainfall with gusty winds are possible as thes thunderstorms push east. A cold front is entering West TN this morning and behind the front temperatures at Union City, Paris and Huntingdon have slipped into the 50s. The front was just coming into the Jackson area. Temperatures over the rest of West TN were in the 60s.
The front will push into North MS and become stationary. The bulk of the rain and thunderstorms will push south into the Magnolia state, but surface low pressure will be riding along the front and will keep showers in our forecast tonight and temperatures will be dropping into the upper 30s.
An interesting situation develops on Saturday. An upper level low pressure will be dropping south through the plains and passing just to our west and then south of us. this will contribute colder air and the chance of wintry precipitation. Given the current thinking on the track and intensity, rain will be likely on Saturday morning and temperatures will begin in the 40s and then fall into the 30s Saturday afternoon. Rain is forecast to change to snow Saturday afternoon. At first, accumulations will be light Saturday afternoon and only on grassy areas. However, there will be the potential for a one to two inch accumulation between 6 pm and midnight. All of this will be dependent on the track and intensity of the upper low pressure. We’ll have additional updates on jacksonweather.net as this event gets closer.
The first day of March will not feel like it. There will be sunshine, but highs will only be in the lower 40s – if there is snow on the ground we could stay in the 30s.
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