Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Yet another possibility of snow on Friday

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
630 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...

A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST WILL TRACK EAST
ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...IT SHOULD TRACK ALONG THE GULF
COAST. DUE TO COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL
SNOW.

THERE ARE STILL MANY UNCERTAINTIES CONCERNING THIS FORECAST SUCH
AS THE EXACT STORM TRACK AND THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE.
HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW INCHES OF
SNOW SOUTH OF OXFORD AND TUPELO MISSISSIPPI...WITH AT LEAST AN
INCH IN THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE-MISSISSIPPI
STATE LINE. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40...THE CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW ARE LOWER DUE TO DRIER AIR LIKELY TO REMAIN IN PLACE.

STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET FOR UPDATED INFORMATION AND THE POTENTIAL
ISSUANCE OF WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES.

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BORGHOFF/MWN



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