The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a Winter Storm Watch for a greater majority of Tennessee! According to the watch, they are expecting anywhere from 2-4 inches of snow that will NOT melt upon contact with objects on the ground. On top of that, an arctic airmass in pouring in and will lower temperatures by a lot on Friday and Friday night. Temps are expected to be in the single digits, but wind chill will be reading BELOW ZERO! Also, Thursday is expected to be a windy day, causing drifting snow and winter storm conditions. Here is the text from the National Weather Service.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
943 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2010
...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EVENT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...
.A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...4 AM CST THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY * MAIN IMPACT...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOLLOWED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOWFALL WILL STICK TO ROAD SURFACES WITH NO MELTING...AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE A PERIOD OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS OR DELAYS ACROSS THE MID STATE. * OTHER IMPACTS...ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE MID STATE IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM AND WILL DRIVE TEMPERATURES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.With 100% chance of snow forecast, stay tuned to local news and be alert forschool closings. For winter weather safety information, go tohttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/winter/ Please stay warm and stay safe!.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE.
