URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
310 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WITH LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN
EARLY...CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND
ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE FOR NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WITH 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW WILL FALL OVER NORTHERN
  MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL FALL OVER THE
  CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY
  AREAS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

So, nothing major. Just don't be surprised when you start to see some snow falling! 

And do not even begin to think schools will be closed for this. Just a light dusting  

The National Weather Service is now expecting 6-12 inches of snow for Northern Middle Tennessee and the Nashville Area!

Also, there worst is yet to come…

The National Weather Service is saying the heaviest snow will come later this afternoon, causing for the most hazardous road conditions of the day.

.NOW…
AT 3 PM…WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED OVER ALL OF THE MID STATE…WITH THE
HEAVIER SNOW…AND A FREEZING RAIN MIX…OVER THE SOUTHERN
COUNTIES. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BECOME MORE PREVALENT THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS PRECIPITATION BECOMES HEAVIER AND MORE
WIDESPREAD. ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SLIPPERY AS MORE SNOW
AND ICE ACCUMULATES…ESPECIALLY ALONG BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.

$$

MTP

Both the National Weather Service and the NAM forecast model agree that by the end of saturday Northern Middle Tennessee with have up to and over 6 inches of snow! Look over the graphics below. This first graphic is the expected snowfall today. It looks like todays total snow/ice accumulations will be up to 3 inches, with weekend totals at 6.

And this is the expected snowfall through the weekend.

Here is a radar image I took this morning. It is a Level II radar image, so it it much higher res than what is publicly used on the internet, by news media, etc. Note the areas of red on the radar; that is not snow. That area is currently experiencing freezing rain/sleet, which could be hazardous. (click to enlarge)

Middle Tennessee is still under a Winter Storm Watch, which means hazardous winter conditions are imminent and appropriate actions should be taken to protect life and property.

(from the National Weather Service)

...THE WINTER STORM IS MOVING IN...

AT 930 AM...RADAR INDICATES THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS NOW
COVERING A LARGE PORTION OF MIDDLE TN. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION
OVER THE PLATEAU AREA WAS NOT YET REACHING THE GROUND. SOME SLEET
WAS MIXING IN WITH THE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS.

PRIOR TO NOON TODAY...LOOK FOR UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOWFALL TO
OCCUR...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN QUARTER OF THE MID STATE...
INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING PERIOD IS STILL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT
NOON TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON...LOOK FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO BECOME
HEAVIER WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...SLEET AND SOME ICE
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE MID STATE.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. A TRANSITION
TO VERY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED AS WE GO
THROUGH THE DAY. IN FACT...SOME ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE
AS WE MOVE TOWARD THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT.

POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM TONIGHT...AS THE
WEIGHT FROM THE HEAVY SNOW CAN SNAP TREE LIMBS AND BRING DOWN
TREES  ACROSS THE AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATION
FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

Enjoy your snow day everyone, and be safe! Be looking out for future posts with measured snowfall amounts, cool pictures, and more! If you have any snow pictures you would like to send in to be shown off, go to the “about us” and then the “contact us” page!

This image was taken as of 4:00 PM CST.

Northern portions of the mid state are expected to have up to 4 inches of snow, with lower portions having snow/sleet/ice all by the end of Friday. Saturday accumulations could add an inch or two more to snowfall totals. The NAM forecast shows a possibility for up to 6 inches of snow, but I do not know what factors contribute to the model. So I cannot say that this will be the outcome. Models are supposed to be used with other information and the forecaster’s knowledge, and I don’t have that much… that is why there are the people at the NWS who do this for a living.

Lastly, here is the winter storm warning text from the National Weather Service.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
336 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO OUR SOUTH WILL BEGIN SPREADING
PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
SNOW...SLEET..AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...
WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH...
1 TO 3 SOUTH. ADDITIONALLY ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH OF ICE IS
LIKELY.

TNZ005>011-022>034-057-059-062>066-291000-
/O.UPG.KOHX.WS.A.0002.100129T1200Z-100130T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KOHX.WS.W.0001.100129T1200Z-100130T1200Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-HICKMAN-WILLIAMSON-
RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...CENTERVILLE...
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE
336 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* MAIN IMPACT: ON FRIDAY...1-4 INCHES OF SNOW. ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-
  HALF INCH OF ICE.

* FRIDAY NIGHT...2-4 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW. ONE-QUARTER INCH
  OF ICE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS AND BRIDGES WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND
  DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW...
  AND WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE
  DIGITS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

Source: Here

“URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…HEADER CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
126 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010

…WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT…

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO OUR SOUTH WILL BEGIN SPREADING
PRECIPITATION ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. BY
FRIDAY, SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. IN
PLACES CLOSER TO THE ALABAMA STATE LINE, TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY WARMER, PRODUCING A MIXTURE OF RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, AND
FREEZING RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY
NIGHT ACROSS THE MID STATE, WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE LIKELY.

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-281000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.WS.A.0002.100129T1200Z-100130T1200Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DOVER…CLARKSVILLE…SPRINGFIELD…
GALLATIN…LAFAYETTE…CELINA…BYRDSTOWN…CAMDEN…ERIN…
WAVERLY…DICKSON…ASHLAND CITY…KINGSTON SPRINGS…NASHVILLE…
LEBANON…MOUNT JULIET…HARTSVILLE…CARTHAGE…GAINESBORO…
COOKEVILLE…LIVINGSTON…JAMESTOWN…ALLARDT…LINDEN…
LOBELVILLE…CENTERVILLE…HOHENWALD…FRANKLIN…BRENTWOOD…
COLUMBIA…LEWISBURG…MURFREESBORO…WOODBURY…SMITHVILLE…
SPARTA…CROSSVILLE…FAIRFIELD GLADE…SHELBYVILLE…TULLAHOMA…
MANCHESTER…MCMINNVILLE…TRACY CITY…ALTAMONT…COALMONT…
SPENCER…WAYNESBORO…LAWRENCEBURG…PULASKI
126 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE LATE THIS WEEK, AND WILL SPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE MID STATE BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH LIGHT
SNOW LASTING INTO SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: ON FRIDAY, LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, AND RAIN, SNOW, AND ICE
ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. FRIDAY NIGHT, PRECIPITATION
WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS AND BRIDGES WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND
DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW, AND
WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE
DIGITS.

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.

&&

$$

ROSE”

Special Weather Statement from the National weather Service.

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE THIS WEEK...

A WINTER STORM IS STILL FORECAST FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE
THIS WEEK, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING THAT PERIOD SHOULD
REMAIN AWARE OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE GULF COAST
REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PROVIDE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE MID STATE WHILE PULLING
IN COLDER AIR FROM THE NORTH.

THURSDAY NIGHT, PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE,
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. A MIXTURE OF RAIN,
SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I 40. SOME SNOW AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

ON FRIDAY, SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH. LOCATIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL SEE A MIXTURE OF RAIN, SNOW, SLEET,
AND FREEZING RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE COULD
OCCUR, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

BY FRIDAY NIGHT, MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE
MID STATE. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...AND
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT TIMING...TYPES
AND AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. HOWEVER...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM HAZARDOUS WINTER
WEATHER. STAY TUNED FOR FORECAST UPDATES INCLUDING WINTER STORM
WATCHES WHICH MAY BE ISSUED TODAY.

When the above graphic says snow amounts could change drastically, it is not lying to you. Right now this is the best estimate the National Weather Service has, and after looking at the models it appears to be within this range. Just note that I am a novice forecaster, so I have/will be using the NWS along with models for forecasts. However, we can get significantly more/less snow, so do be sure to check the NWS frequently for forecast updates. I will also be updating after a winter storm watch has been issued, and until then I will be eyeing the forecasts. Stay safe!

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT… SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE.

This is the simulated radar for Friday at Midnight.

This is the total snowfall possible by Friday at Midnight.

This is the total expected precipitation by Friday at Midnight spanning over 48 hours.

This is the wind/height chart showing upper atmosphere wind speeds and pressure.

This is the National Weather Service graphical forecast

Here is a statement/HWO from the National Weather Service.

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE THIS WEEK...

A WINTER STORM IS STILL FORECAST FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE
THIS WEEK, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS. COMPUTER MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THIS
FORECAST OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING
THAT PERIOD SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM WEST TEXAS THURSDAY
INTO LOUISIANA BY FRIDAY MORNING, THEN INTO THE COASTAL PLAINS OF
GEORGIA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE MID STATE WHILE PULLING IN COLDER
AIR FROM THE NORTH.

THE TIME OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT, AND THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO UNFOLD...

THURSDAY NIGHT, RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE, GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40, WITH A
MIXTURE OF RAIN, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN SOUTH. SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

ON FRIDAY, SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH WHILE SPREADING
SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE ALABAMA BORDER DURING THE DAY. LOCATIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE NOT EXPERIENCING SNOWFALL WILL
SEE A MIXTURE OF RAIN, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN. SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE PROBABLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

THEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT, MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
ENTIRE MID STATE, RESULTING IN MORE SNOWFALL. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THEREFORE, IT IS SIMPLY TOO EARLY TO
PROVIDE A RELIABLE FORECAST OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. THERE
IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OCCURRING OVER A LARGE PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY THE TIME
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

ROSE

So, while there is still uncertainty as to how things will turn out, there is no doubt that SOMETHING is going to happen!

Stay warm and be safe!

Yesterday (Jan 6) I prepared for this by setting up a winter observations station. In essence, it could not have been more ghetto! I had trash-bags  held up on bamboo poles to measure snow amounts, and i had my Kestrel 4000 NV anemometer twist-tied to a bamboo pole. However, it did its job. Here are some pictures! (click images to enlarge)

Nashville Snow from Kelton Halbert on Vimeo.

And I did have my fun in the snow. I made a 3 ft wide 50 pound snowball, and took some pictures. Here they are! (click to enlarge)

Nashville Snow “Storm” 2 from Kelton Halbert on Vimeo.

Tonight and tomorrow night it is supposed to get ugly. The high today will only be 20, with the low in the single-digits. Wind chill will be reading 0 F, -5 F tonight and tomorrow night as well. Here is the Hazardous Weather Outlook. Stay warm and stay safe!

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIND CHILL READINGS OF ZERO TO 5 BELOW WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MID
MORNING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WIND CHILL READINGS OF ZERO TO 5 BELOW WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN
THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY.

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 for 
school closings. For winter weather safety information, go to
http://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.

…ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY EXTREMELY COLD AIR…

WINTER WILL CONTINUE ITS GRIP ON THE MID STATE…WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOW A GOOD POSSIBILITY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY. EXACT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME BUT WIDESPREAD 1
TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DROP
RAPIDLY OUT OF CANADA ON WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT… AND ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT ARCTIC OUTBREAK
THAT WILL BRING EXTREMELY COLD AIR…COLDEST OF THE SEASON SO
FAR…WITH SINGLE DIGITS BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS AND HIGHS
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY IN THE TEENS. OVERNIGHT WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE RESIDENTS SHOULD PLAN AHEAD FOR THE POTENTIAL SNOW
AT MID-WEEK AND THE EXTREME COLD TO FOLLOW. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO KEEP WATER PIPES FROM BURSTING…LIVESTOCK AND PETS WILL
NEED CARE FROM THE COLD. CAR BATTERIES SHOULD BE CHECKED TO ENSURE
THEY WILL START IN THE EXTREME COLD. MONITOR THOSE THAT MAY SUFFER
FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD…ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

I will try to get more information on this event if I can. Stay warm!