MWN Special Weather Statement
Cirrus Weather Solutions, LLC
MemphisWeather.net
3:20pm CST, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
-- WINTER STORM LIKELY TO BRING FREEZING RAIN TO THE METRO FRIDAY
-- SECONDARY STORM TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY
Despite unseasonably warm conditions today and tomorrow, with temperatures into the 70s possible Wednesday afternoon, a potent weather system is heading east that promises a drastic change for Mid-South weather by the end of the week.
A strong cold front, followed by an Arctic airmass, will move into the region early Thursday morning. The front will be accompanied by rain and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder. The front will stall across north Alabama and Mississippi, but cold air will flood into the region, causing temperatures to fall from the lower 60s early Thursday morning to the 40s by late Thursday afternoon. As temperatures continue to fall into Friday morning, rain will change over to freezing rain during the day Friday before tapering off Friday evening. Based on this morning's model data, northern counties in the metro (Crittenden, Tipton) will see the changeover to freezing rain occur by mid-morning (9-11am), while Memphis and Shelby County and Fayette County will see a changeover between 10am-noon. North Mississippi counties will likely change to freezing rain after noon. As far as frozen precipitation amounts, the timing of the changeover will directly affect amounts of ice expected. Those changing over earlier will have a higher potential for significant icing than those that transition later. Given the timing and precip amounts however, a significant icing event that reaches Ice Storm Warning criteria (1/4" or more) is possible, perhaps likely, for most of the metro, especially areas along and north of I-40. In fact, amounts above 1/2" are possible in Memphis and Shelby County and points north.
After precip tapers off Friday evening, the majority of Saturday is expected to be dry, but very cold, with temperatures in the morning in the mid 20s and afternoon high temperatures in the lower to mid 30s with a fair amount of cloud cover. These conditions will hinder melting, thus potentially prolonging hazardous conditions from Friday.
By Saturday evening, a second round of precipitation is expected to arrive. This precipitation event will also likely begin as freezing rain, lasting through the night Saturday night and into Sunday morning before transitioning to regular rain as temperatures warm above freezing Sunday morning (though high temperatures will still be in the 30s). This round of precipitation is expected to end by Sunday evening. Ice accumulations are hard to pinpoint at this time, but an additional 1/4" is possible before changing to rain Sunday.
Finally, a third round of precipitation now looks to be on the horizon on Monday. We are hopeful that temperatures will remain above freezing throughout that event, but will have to watch trends very closely. Temperatures tend to not warm as much as forecast when ice is present on the ground.
Now is the time to begin preparation for a possibly significant ice storm on Friday and another round of ice on Saturday night. Disruptions to ground and air travel, commerce, and perhaps utility service are expected starting late Friday morning and possibly lasting throughout the weekend. It only takes one-quarter of an inch of ice to create hazardous travel conditions, even less on overpasses and bridges. The saving grace for non-elevated roads may be the very warm air ahead of this system, though precipitation will quickly cool road surfaces as well. It is too early to tell how bad roads could get, but secondary roads will definitely be more of a concern than primary roads/interstates (except on bridges).
We will provide additional updates and details as the event draws closer. In addition, we are planning a live Google+ Hangout Wednesday at 9pm to discuss the latest model data and forecast information, as well as how best to prepare. You will be able to watch live via YouTube or watch a recorded version afterwards, as well as ask questions via live chat. Links will be posted via our social media feeds.
Finally, Winter Storm Watches from the National Weather Service would be issued beginning about 48 hours prior to the onset of the event, or perhaps early Wednesday morning. Follow us on social media at the links below and download the MWN mobile app for StormView Radar with winter precipitation type, current conditions, our latest forecast, and optionally, StormWatch+ pinpoint weather alerts via push notification.
Erik Proseus
Meteorologist, MemphisWeather.net
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Special Weather Statement from MWN - Icing Likely This Weekend
Special Weather Statement
Despite unseasonably warm conditions the next couple of days with temperatures well into the 60s during the day, a potent weather system is brewing in the western U.S. that promises a drastic change for Mid-South weather by week's end.
A strong cold front, trailed by an Arctic airmass, will move into the region on Thursday. The front will be accompanied by rain and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder. The front will stall just to our south, but cold air will filter into the region, causing temperatures to fall during the afternoon hours on Thursday into the 40s. With temperatures continuing to fall into Friday morning and precipitation remaining in the forecast, rain will likely change over to some form of ice (freezing rain and /or sleet) by mid-day Friday before ending Friday evening. At this time, models are in enough agreement that there is some confidence in the potential for a significant icing event that could reach Winter Storm Warning or Ice Storm Warning criteria (1/4" or more).
The majority of Saturday is expected to be dry, but very cold, with temperatures in the morning in the 20s and maximum temperatures no higher than the mid 30s, and a fair amount of cloud cover. These conditions will hinder melting, thus potentially prolonging hazardous conditions. By Saturday night, a second round of precipitation is expected to arrive. There is a little more uncertainty with this event, which looks to last into Sunday, but there is also moderate confidence in additional icing, or perhaps snow, accumulation. Temperatures will again rise no higher than the mid 30s Sunday and could stay below freezing. All precipitation is expected to end by Sunday evening if trends continue. Monday would be the earliest any significant melting could commence.
Prepare now, or soon, for the possibility of significant disruptions to ground and air travel, commerce, and perhaps utility service if enough freezing rain accumulates on trees and power lines. It only takes one-quarter of an inch of ice to create hazardous conditions, even less on overpasses and bridges.
We will provide more updates and details as the event draws closer, no less than daily. Winter Storm Watches from the National Weather Service will be issued, as warranted, beginning about 48 hours before the onset of the event. Additional information will be made available via our social channels listed below as warranted.
Erik Proseus
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MemphisWeather.net
1:55pm CST, Monday, December 2, 2013
-- WINTER STORM COULD BRING SIGNIFICANT ICING TO THE MEMPHIS METRO FRIDAY
-- WINTER STORM COULD BRING SIGNIFICANT ICING TO THE MEMPHIS METRO FRIDAY
-- SECONDARY STORM MIGHT BRING ANOTHER ROUND SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY
Despite unseasonably warm conditions the next couple of days with temperatures well into the 60s during the day, a potent weather system is brewing in the western U.S. that promises a drastic change for Mid-South weather by week's end.
A strong cold front, trailed by an Arctic airmass, will move into the region on Thursday. The front will be accompanied by rain and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder. The front will stall just to our south, but cold air will filter into the region, causing temperatures to fall during the afternoon hours on Thursday into the 40s. With temperatures continuing to fall into Friday morning and precipitation remaining in the forecast, rain will likely change over to some form of ice (freezing rain and /or sleet) by mid-day Friday before ending Friday evening. At this time, models are in enough agreement that there is some confidence in the potential for a significant icing event that could reach Winter Storm Warning or Ice Storm Warning criteria (1/4" or more).
The majority of Saturday is expected to be dry, but very cold, with temperatures in the morning in the 20s and maximum temperatures no higher than the mid 30s, and a fair amount of cloud cover. These conditions will hinder melting, thus potentially prolonging hazardous conditions. By Saturday night, a second round of precipitation is expected to arrive. There is a little more uncertainty with this event, which looks to last into Sunday, but there is also moderate confidence in additional icing, or perhaps snow, accumulation. Temperatures will again rise no higher than the mid 30s Sunday and could stay below freezing. All precipitation is expected to end by Sunday evening if trends continue. Monday would be the earliest any significant melting could commence.
Prepare now, or soon, for the possibility of significant disruptions to ground and air travel, commerce, and perhaps utility service if enough freezing rain accumulates on trees and power lines. It only takes one-quarter of an inch of ice to create hazardous conditions, even less on overpasses and bridges.
We will provide more updates and details as the event draws closer, no less than daily. Winter Storm Watches from the National Weather Service will be issued, as warranted, beginning about 48 hours before the onset of the event. Additional information will be made available via our social channels listed below as warranted.
Erik Proseus
Meteorologist, MemphisWeather.net
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
NWS predicting a possible "significant severe weather outbreak" on Friday
...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL SURGE NORTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TONIGHT. AS THIS WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE MID SOUTH... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREATS LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
THIS WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MID-SOUTH FRIDAY MORNING AS THE POTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EJECTS OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MOVES INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS VERY FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO GO IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. MAKE SURE YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS IN WORKING CONDITION... AND REMEMBER MOBILE HOMES ARE ESPECIALLY NOT A SAFE PLACE TO BE WHEN THERE IS THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO... OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THE WEB MAY BE OBTAINED AT WEATHER.GOV/MEMPHIS.
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A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL SURGE NORTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TONIGHT. AS THIS WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE MID SOUTH... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREATS LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
THIS WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MID-SOUTH FRIDAY MORNING AS THE POTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EJECTS OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MOVES INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS VERY FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO GO IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. MAKE SURE YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS IN WORKING CONDITION... AND REMEMBER MOBILE HOMES ARE ESPECIALLY NOT A SAFE PLACE TO BE WHEN THERE IS THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO... OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THE WEB MAY BE OBTAINED AT WEATHER.GOV/MEMPHIS.
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| Friday's convective outlook from the Storm Prediction Center |
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Special Weather Statement concerning severe weather Monday
This statement is made available by the National Weather Service in Memphis:
...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH ON MONDAY...
A LARGE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND... BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE MID-SOUTH ON MONDAY. A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND MOVE EAST... THEN NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COLD FRONT WILL GENERALLY BE THE FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP AS A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THESE STORMS WILL HEAD EAST AND REACH EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL BY MID MORNING. THE STORMS WILL THEN BEGIN TO FORM INTO A SOLID LINE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF THE LINE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT AT THIS TIME. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT OF THE REGION BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL EXIST DEPENDING ON HOW FAST THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA... SO FLASH FLOODING COULD BE A CONCERN. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE FORECASTS AS THE SYSTEM EVOLVES OVER THE WEEKEND.
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| Severe weather outlook areas for Monday (D4 above) and Tuesday (D5) |
A LARGE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND... BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE MID-SOUTH ON MONDAY. A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND MOVE EAST... THEN NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COLD FRONT WILL GENERALLY BE THE FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP AS A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THESE STORMS WILL HEAD EAST AND REACH EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL BY MID MORNING. THE STORMS WILL THEN BEGIN TO FORM INTO A SOLID LINE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF THE LINE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT AT THIS TIME. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT OF THE REGION BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL EXIST DEPENDING ON HOW FAST THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA... SO FLASH FLOODING COULD BE A CONCERN. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE FORECASTS AS THE SYSTEM EVOLVES OVER THE WEEKEND.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Special Weather Statement concerning Thursday's severe weather potential
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| Severe weather risk for Thursday from the Storm Prediction Center |
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
257 AM CST WED FEB 23 2011
...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE MID-SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
AN INTENSIFYING STORM WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... BRINGING A LIKELY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING TO THE MID-SOUTH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECASTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT THAT WILL SURGE NORTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY... BECOMING STATIONARY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-SOUTH COUNTIES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE SAMETIME WIND FIELDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WELL AS INSTABILITY. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR STORMS TO BEGIN ROTATING... WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES EAST OVER THE AREA. TORNADOES... LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND A CONTINUED THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SEVERE WEATHER EVENT OF THE YEAR AND RESIDENTS ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES NOW IN PREPARATION FOR THIS STORM EVENT. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
NWS Special Weather Statement: Friday winter weather possibility
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
354 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011
...SNOW POSSIBLE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
YET ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE MID-SOUTH LATE THIS WEEK... POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK OUT OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA. GIVEN THIS SCENARIO THE BEST CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE. AT THE SURFACE COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE... HOWEVER A NARROW LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT COULD RESULT IN A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING ON FRIDAY PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN BACK TO RAIN AND ANY ACCUMULATED SNOW WILL QUICKLY MELT. ROADWAYS WILL BE WET FRIDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING. TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL COULD REACH TWO INCHES ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL ON THE GROUND SHOULD NOT EXCEED AN INCH DUE TO MELTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
354 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011
...SNOW POSSIBLE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
YET ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE MID-SOUTH LATE THIS WEEK... POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK OUT OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA. GIVEN THIS SCENARIO THE BEST CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE. AT THE SURFACE COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE... HOWEVER A NARROW LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT COULD RESULT IN A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING ON FRIDAY PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN BACK TO RAIN AND ANY ACCUMULATED SNOW WILL QUICKLY MELT. ROADWAYS WILL BE WET FRIDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING. TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL COULD REACH TWO INCHES ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL ON THE GROUND SHOULD NOT EXCEED AN INCH DUE TO MELTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Special Weather Statement concerning Thursday's winter weather potential
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
420 PM CST TUE JAN 18 2011
...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH THURSDAY RESULTING IN YET ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE MULTIPLE FORMS OF FREEZING... FROZEN AND LIQUID PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE AHEAD OF THE FRONT... THEN FALL OFF QUICKLY AFTER THE FRONT. MANY LOCATIONS WILL REACH THEIR DAILY HIGHS BEFORE NOON.
AS COLD AIR DIVES SOUTH INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON... RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WITH A POSSIBLE BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THIS CHANGEOVER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE THE STORM MOVES INTO THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. SOME ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE MID-SOUTH ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE FORTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT AT THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME LINGERING UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS SYSTEM... MAINLY WITH PRECIPITATION TYPES AND THE TIMING OF THE CHANGEOVER. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND PRODUCTS FROM THE NWS AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
NWS/MWN
NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
420 PM CST TUE JAN 18 2011
...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH THURSDAY RESULTING IN YET ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE MULTIPLE FORMS OF FREEZING... FROZEN AND LIQUID PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE AHEAD OF THE FRONT... THEN FALL OFF QUICKLY AFTER THE FRONT. MANY LOCATIONS WILL REACH THEIR DAILY HIGHS BEFORE NOON.
AS COLD AIR DIVES SOUTH INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON... RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WITH A POSSIBLE BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THIS CHANGEOVER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE THE STORM MOVES INTO THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. SOME ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE MID-SOUTH ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE FORTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT AT THIS TIME. THERE IS STILL SOME LINGERING UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS SYSTEM... MAINLY WITH PRECIPITATION TYPES AND THE TIMING OF THE CHANGEOVER. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND PRODUCTS FROM THE NWS AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
NWS/MWN
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Icy spots possible on Mid-South roadways tonight
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
638 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011
...ICY SPOTS POSSIBLE ON MID-SOUTH ROADWAYS TONIGHT...
THE COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW THAT OCCURRED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE DEVELOPING ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLACK ICE FORMS WHEN WATER REMAINING ON ROADWAYS FREEZES IN THE PRESENCE OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THIS ICE IS HIGHLY TRANSPARENT AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AS COMPARED TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLACK ICE CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS DRIVERS MOVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY SUDDENLY ENCOUNTER THESE ICY SPOTS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING.
LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS WHICH WILL ALLOW ANY STANDING WATER ON ROADS TO REFREEZE TO SOLID ICE. BRIDGES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE... AS SNOW MELT CANNOT EASILY RUNOFF FROM BRIDGE SURFACES. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTS OF ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS IN OXFORD IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND BOONEVILLE IN PRENTISS COUNTY MISSISSIPPI. ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF SNOW MELT AND BRIDGES... AND EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
638 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011
...ICY SPOTS POSSIBLE ON MID-SOUTH ROADWAYS TONIGHT...
THE COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW THAT OCCURRED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE DEVELOPING ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLACK ICE FORMS WHEN WATER REMAINING ON ROADWAYS FREEZES IN THE PRESENCE OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THIS ICE IS HIGHLY TRANSPARENT AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AS COMPARED TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLACK ICE CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS DRIVERS MOVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY SUDDENLY ENCOUNTER THESE ICY SPOTS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING.
LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS WHICH WILL ALLOW ANY STANDING WATER ON ROADS TO REFREEZE TO SOLID ICE. BRIDGES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE... AS SNOW MELT CANNOT EASILY RUNOFF FROM BRIDGE SURFACES. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTS OF ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS IN OXFORD IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND BOONEVILLE IN PRENTISS COUNTY MISSISSIPPI. ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF SNOW MELT AND BRIDGES... AND EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Special Weather Statement from NWS-Memphis concerning weekend snow
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
205 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM LOOKING MORE LIKELY FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
NUMERICAL WEATHER MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION REGARDING A WINTER SYSTEM FOR THIS WEEKEND. IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SOUTH TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT TO THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST SUNDAY AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUNDAY NIGHT.
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SURGE NORTHWARD SUNDAY AND SPREAD PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL CONTINUE PUSHING NORTH INTO SUNDAY EVENING... AFFECTING MUCH OF THE REGION.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY WILL KEEP COLD AIR IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND... SO MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN SNOW. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SOME SLEET MIXING WITH THE SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR ALOFT PUSHES NORTH. ANY SLEET THAT FALLS INITIALLY WILL QUICKLY TURN TO SNOW.
GIVEN THE TROPICAL ORIGIN OF THIS SYSTEM IN THE EAST PACIFIC AND ITS ABILITY TO TAP INTO ADDITIONAL GULF MOISTURE... THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. IN ADDITION... STRONG DYNAMICS PRESENT WITHIN THE STORM WILL ALLOW FOR THE FORMATION OF EMBEDDED HEAVY SNOW BANDS.
VERY EARLY ESTIMATES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE TOWARD THE KENTUCKY/MISSOURI BORDERS TO AS MUCH AS 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40. THIS SNOWFALL FORECAST IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF LIFT AND MOISTURE THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE... AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
DUE TO THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL MAKE CLEARING ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS DIFFICULT WITH THE SLUSH OR WET SNOW REFREEZING. DUE TO THE INABILITY TO SUFFICIENTLY CLEAN ROADWAYS IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY WHEN COMPARED TO NORTHERN STATES... TRAVEL MAY REMAIN DIFFICULT WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
ALL INTERESTS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH SHOULD STAY UPDATED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FUTURE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT COMMERCE AND SOCIETY.
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BORGHOFF
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
205 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011
...MAJOR WINTER STORM LOOKING MORE LIKELY FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
NUMERICAL WEATHER MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION REGARDING A WINTER SYSTEM FOR THIS WEEKEND. IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SOUTH TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT TO THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST SUNDAY AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUNDAY NIGHT.
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SURGE NORTHWARD SUNDAY AND SPREAD PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL CONTINUE PUSHING NORTH INTO SUNDAY EVENING... AFFECTING MUCH OF THE REGION.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY WILL KEEP COLD AIR IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND... SO MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN SNOW. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SOME SLEET MIXING WITH THE SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR ALOFT PUSHES NORTH. ANY SLEET THAT FALLS INITIALLY WILL QUICKLY TURN TO SNOW.
GIVEN THE TROPICAL ORIGIN OF THIS SYSTEM IN THE EAST PACIFIC AND ITS ABILITY TO TAP INTO ADDITIONAL GULF MOISTURE... THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. IN ADDITION... STRONG DYNAMICS PRESENT WITHIN THE STORM WILL ALLOW FOR THE FORMATION OF EMBEDDED HEAVY SNOW BANDS.
VERY EARLY ESTIMATES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE TOWARD THE KENTUCKY/MISSOURI BORDERS TO AS MUCH AS 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40. THIS SNOWFALL FORECAST IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF LIFT AND MOISTURE THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE... AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
DUE TO THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL MAKE CLEARING ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS DIFFICULT WITH THE SLUSH OR WET SNOW REFREEZING. DUE TO THE INABILITY TO SUFFICIENTLY CLEAN ROADWAYS IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY WHEN COMPARED TO NORTHERN STATES... TRAVEL MAY REMAIN DIFFICULT WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
ALL INTERESTS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH SHOULD STAY UPDATED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FUTURE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT COMMERCE AND SOCIETY.
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BORGHOFF
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Updated statement concerning Arctic cold blast
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
CIRRUS WEATHER SOLUTIONS - MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
335 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
...BLAST OF WINTER EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT... BRINGING VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
HIGHS SUNDAY ARE LIKELY TO ONLY REACH THE MID 30S. COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE SPILLING SOUTHEAST INTO THE MID-SOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID TEENS. THESE TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD SEND WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST MONDAY WITH HIGHS SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING AND LOWS AGAIN IN THE TEENS TUESDAY MORNING.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLD... MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW MAY PRODUCE SOME SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. LITTLE...IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
RESIDENTS OF THE MID-SOUTH SHOULD PREPARE FOR A BIG SHIFT TO VERY COLD WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. CONSIDER WINTERIZING YOUR VEHICLE... LETTING FAUCETS DRIP SLIGHTLY TO AVOID BURSTING PIPES...AND BRINGING OUTDOOR PETS INSIDE FROM THE COLD.
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Friday, December 10, 2010
NWS statement concerning Arctic cold blast Saturday night through Monday
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
813 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010
...BLAST OF WINTER EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SEND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH FOR SATURDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE RAIN... BUT DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY NO SEVERE WEATHER IS IN THE FORECAST.
STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE PLAINS BEHIND THE SYSTEM... WHICH WILL AID IN SENDING VERY COLD AIR SOUTH. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH AND WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
HIGHS SUNDAY ARE LIKELY TO ONLY TOP OFF AROUND FREEZING ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 WITH MID OR UPPER 30S ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE SPILLING SOUTHEAST INTO THE MIDSOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOW TEENS NORTH OF I-40 AND MID TEENS ELSEWHERE. THESE TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD SEND WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 5 ABOVE ZERO AND 7 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLD... MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW COULD ALLOW FOR SOME SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. LITTLE... IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
RESIDENTS OF THE MIDSOUTH SHOULD PREPARE FOR A BIG SHIFT TOWARD VERY COLD WEATHER LATER THIS WEEKEND. CONSIDER WINTERIZING YOUR VEHICLE... LETTING FAUCETS DRIP SLIGHTLY TO AVOID BURSTING PIPES... AND BRINGING OUTDOOR PETS INSIDE FROM THE COLD.
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BORGHOFF/PWB
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
813 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010
...BLAST OF WINTER EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SEND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH FOR SATURDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE RAIN... BUT DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY NO SEVERE WEATHER IS IN THE FORECAST.
STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE PLAINS BEHIND THE SYSTEM... WHICH WILL AID IN SENDING VERY COLD AIR SOUTH. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH AND WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
HIGHS SUNDAY ARE LIKELY TO ONLY TOP OFF AROUND FREEZING ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 WITH MID OR UPPER 30S ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE SPILLING SOUTHEAST INTO THE MIDSOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOW TEENS NORTH OF I-40 AND MID TEENS ELSEWHERE. THESE TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD SEND WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 5 ABOVE ZERO AND 7 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLD... MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW COULD ALLOW FOR SOME SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. LITTLE... IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
RESIDENTS OF THE MIDSOUTH SHOULD PREPARE FOR A BIG SHIFT TOWARD VERY COLD WEATHER LATER THIS WEEKEND. CONSIDER WINTERIZING YOUR VEHICLE... LETTING FAUCETS DRIP SLIGHTLY TO AVOID BURSTING PIPES... AND BRINGING OUTDOOR PETS INSIDE FROM THE COLD.
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BORGHOFF/PWB
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Mid-South heat wave expected this weekend
...PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A WARM FRONT WILL SURGE NORTH THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH ON FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION MAY LIMIT HIGHS TO THE UPPER 80S OR LOWER 90S NORTH OF I-40... BUT ENOUGH SUN SHOULD BREAK OUT SOUTH OF I-40 AND ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE MID 90S BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COUPLE THIS WITH HIGH HUMIDITY AND HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
A DEEP TROPICAL SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS A LARGE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS WEEKEND. HIGHS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH... WITH DEW POINTS LIKELY IN THE LOWER 70S. THIS WILL MAKE FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH DAY. HEAT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED THIS WEEKEND.
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL NOT SUBSIDE MUCH AT NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY DROPPING INTO THE MID 70S IN MOST RURAL AREAS...TO AROUND 80 IN DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN WHEN TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP MUCH BELOW THE MID 70S AT NIGHT...PEOPLE WITHOUT SUFFICIENT COOLING PRACTICES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES BECAUSE THEIR BODY NEVER HAS A PROLONGED PERIOD TO COOL DOWN.
EXCESSIVE HEAT IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER KILLER. WHILE THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY SEES ITS FAIR SHARE OF SUMMER HEAT... THIS WILL BE THE FIRST HEAT WAVE OF THE SUMMER SO PEOPLE SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR THE DANGERS EXCESSIVE HEAT POSES. YOUNG CHILDREN... ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH ILLNESSES OR HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO EARLY IN THE MORNING OR UNTIL EVENING. IF YOU HAVE A WORKING AIR CONDITIONER USE IT... OR AT LEAST OPEN WINDOWS AND ALLOW AIR TO CIRCULATE.
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NWS
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A WARM FRONT WILL SURGE NORTH THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH ON FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION MAY LIMIT HIGHS TO THE UPPER 80S OR LOWER 90S NORTH OF I-40... BUT ENOUGH SUN SHOULD BREAK OUT SOUTH OF I-40 AND ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE MID 90S BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COUPLE THIS WITH HIGH HUMIDITY AND HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
A DEEP TROPICAL SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS A LARGE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS WEEKEND. HIGHS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH... WITH DEW POINTS LIKELY IN THE LOWER 70S. THIS WILL MAKE FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH DAY. HEAT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED THIS WEEKEND.
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL NOT SUBSIDE MUCH AT NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY DROPPING INTO THE MID 70S IN MOST RURAL AREAS...TO AROUND 80 IN DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN WHEN TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP MUCH BELOW THE MID 70S AT NIGHT...PEOPLE WITHOUT SUFFICIENT COOLING PRACTICES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES BECAUSE THEIR BODY NEVER HAS A PROLONGED PERIOD TO COOL DOWN.
EXCESSIVE HEAT IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER KILLER. WHILE THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY SEES ITS FAIR SHARE OF SUMMER HEAT... THIS WILL BE THE FIRST HEAT WAVE OF THE SUMMER SO PEOPLE SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR THE DANGERS EXCESSIVE HEAT POSES. YOUNG CHILDREN... ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH ILLNESSES OR HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO EARLY IN THE MORNING OR UNTIL EVENING. IF YOU HAVE A WORKING AIR CONDITIONER USE IT... OR AT LEAST OPEN WINDOWS AND ALLOW AIR TO CIRCULATE.
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NWS
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Monday, January 4, 2010
Special Weather Statement concerning winter weather later this week
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
640 AM CST MON JAN 4 2010
...ACCUMULATING SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY TO BE FOLLOWED BY EXTREMELY COLD AIR FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FRONT IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. EXACT SNOW AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME... BUT PLANS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW WITH ROADS BECOMING HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO LATER WEATHER FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET.
A SIGNIFICANT ARCTIC OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT THURSDAY. BITTERLY COLD AIR... PERHAPS THE COLDEST SINCE AT LEAST 2003... WILL PLUNGE INTO THE MID-SOUTH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA... PERHAPS BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 10 DEGREES IN THE CITY CENTER. WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN MINUS 5 AND MINUS 10 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON.
MID-SOUTHERNERS SHOULD PLAN AHEAD FOR THE POTENTIAL SNOW LATER THIS WEEK AND THE EXTREME COLD TO OCCUR AFTERWARDS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKE 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.
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JCL /MWN
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NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
640 AM CST MON JAN 4 2010
...ACCUMULATING SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY TO BE FOLLOWED BY EXTREMELY COLD AIR FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FRONT IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. EXACT SNOW AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME... BUT PLANS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW WITH ROADS BECOMING HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO LATER WEATHER FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET.
A SIGNIFICANT ARCTIC OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT THURSDAY. BITTERLY COLD AIR... PERHAPS THE COLDEST SINCE AT LEAST 2003... WILL PLUNGE INTO THE MID-SOUTH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA... PERHAPS BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 10 DEGREES IN THE CITY CENTER. WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN MINUS 5 AND MINUS 10 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON.
MID-SOUTHERNERS SHOULD PLAN AHEAD FOR THE POTENTIAL SNOW LATER THIS WEEK AND THE EXTREME COLD TO OCCUR AFTERWARDS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKE 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.
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JCL /MWN
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Special Weather Statement concerning Saturday's winter weather potential
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
355 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A PERIOD OF WINTER WEATHER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH ON SATURDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE MID-SOUTH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ABOVE A RETREATING MODIFIED ARCTIC AIRMASS. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PERIOD OF WINTER WEATHER AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN ARKANSAS... AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE... INCLUDING THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA. LIGHT RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES CHANGE ALL THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN.
LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH AT THIS TIME. DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHORT DURATION AND LIGHT INTENSITY OF ANY WINTER WEATHER... WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ICY SPOTS ON ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM SUFFICIENTLY TO CHANGE ALL PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IF TRAVELING TOMORROW... PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION.
PLEASE STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECAST CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER WEATHER ON SATURDAY. MEMPHISWEATHER.NET WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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JLH/EAP
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NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
355 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A PERIOD OF WINTER WEATHER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH ON SATURDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE MID-SOUTH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ABOVE A RETREATING MODIFIED ARCTIC AIRMASS. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PERIOD OF WINTER WEATHER AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN ARKANSAS... AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE... INCLUDING THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA. LIGHT RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES CHANGE ALL THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN.
LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH AT THIS TIME. DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHORT DURATION AND LIGHT INTENSITY OF ANY WINTER WEATHER... WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ICY SPOTS ON ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM SUFFICIENTLY TO CHANGE ALL PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IF TRAVELING TOMORROW... PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION.
PLEASE STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECAST CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER WEATHER ON SATURDAY. MEMPHISWEATHER.NET WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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JLH/EAP
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Special Weather Statement from MWN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
730 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
...POTENTIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY SEVERE WEATHER...
A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... SOME OF WHICH COULD CONTAIN SMALL HAIL OR A BRIEF WIND GUST... WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE NORTH OF THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PROGRESS SOUTH INTO NORTHERN PARTS OF THE METRO AFTER 9 PM AND INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AFTER 11 PM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT IN INTENSITY AS THEY PROGRESS SOUTH BUT DAMAGAING WIND AND LARGE HAIL WILL REMAIN A THREAT. AS THE FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH... STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE METRO AREA.
PEOPLE WITH PLANS TO ATTEND OUTDOOR INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER... PARTICULARLY LATE IN THE EVENING. IN ADDITION... CONDITIONS WILL BE HOT AND HUMID TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 95-97 DEGREE RANGE AND HEAT INDICES NEAR 100. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS AS YOU PLAN YOU OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. HIGHS SUNDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE 80S BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
STAY WITH MEMPHISWEATHER.NET / PDA.MEMPHISWEATHER.NET ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE / FOR THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.
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NWS/MWN
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NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
730 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
...POTENTIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY SEVERE WEATHER...
A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... SOME OF WHICH COULD CONTAIN SMALL HAIL OR A BRIEF WIND GUST... WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE NORTH OF THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PROGRESS SOUTH INTO NORTHERN PARTS OF THE METRO AFTER 9 PM AND INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AFTER 11 PM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT IN INTENSITY AS THEY PROGRESS SOUTH BUT DAMAGAING WIND AND LARGE HAIL WILL REMAIN A THREAT. AS THE FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH... STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE METRO AREA.
PEOPLE WITH PLANS TO ATTEND OUTDOOR INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER... PARTICULARLY LATE IN THE EVENING. IN ADDITION... CONDITIONS WILL BE HOT AND HUMID TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 95-97 DEGREE RANGE AND HEAT INDICES NEAR 100. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS AS YOU PLAN YOU OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. HIGHS SUNDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE 80S BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
STAY WITH MEMPHISWEATHER.NET / PDA.MEMPHISWEATHER.NET ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE / FOR THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.
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NWS/MWN
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Special Weather Statement from MWN
...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND REACH THE MID-SOUTH BY SATURDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW...WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE MID-SOUTH...MUCH COLDER AIR NEAR THE LOW WILL CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW. THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA AROUND MID-AFTERNOON, EARLIER TO THE NORTH AND A LITTLE LATER TO THE SOUTH.
AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING, SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT FALLS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW SO THERE REMAINS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED BY SATURDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR A PERIOD DEPENDING ON HOW HEAVY THE SNOW FALLS.
PERSONS IN THE MID-SOUTH SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY AND BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER. FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET AS WARRANTED.
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NWS/MWN
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND REACH THE MID-SOUTH BY SATURDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW...WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE MID-SOUTH...MUCH COLDER AIR NEAR THE LOW WILL CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW. THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA AROUND MID-AFTERNOON, EARLIER TO THE NORTH AND A LITTLE LATER TO THE SOUTH.
AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING, SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT FALLS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW SO THERE REMAINS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED BY SATURDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR A PERIOD DEPENDING ON HOW HEAVY THE SNOW FALLS.
PERSONS IN THE MID-SOUTH SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY AND BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER. FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET AS WARRANTED.
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NWS/MWN
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NWS-MEMPHIS / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
745 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009
...DUSTING OF SNOW...MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS...POSSIBLE TODAY IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN SUBURBS OF MEMPHIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY AND THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE NORTH AND EAST OF MEMPHIS...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. ANY SNOW IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
ANY SNOW THAT DEVELOPS IS ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS AT MOST... PRODUCING NO MORE THAN A DUSTING MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S AS THE SNOW OCCURS BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE RECENT WARMTH WILL HELP TO KEEP TRAVEL PROBLEMS TO A MINIMUM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL-HAZARDS RADIO AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET FOR ANY UPDATES.
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JCL/EAP
NWS-MEMPHIS / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
745 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009
...DUSTING OF SNOW...MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS...POSSIBLE TODAY IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN SUBURBS OF MEMPHIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY AND THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE NORTH AND EAST OF MEMPHIS...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. ANY SNOW IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
ANY SNOW THAT DEVELOPS IS ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS AT MOST... PRODUCING NO MORE THAN A DUSTING MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S AS THE SNOW OCCURS BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE RECENT WARMTH WILL HELP TO KEEP TRAVEL PROBLEMS TO A MINIMUM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL-HAZARDS RADIO AND MEMPHISWEATHER.NET FOR ANY UPDATES.
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JCL/EAP
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Special Weather Statement from MemphisWeather.net
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
650 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HELPING TO USHER IN A VERY COLD AIRMASS. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS IN MEMPHIS SUBURBS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH WIND CHILL VALUES REMAINING IN THE TEENS AS ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE MID 20S.
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE LOWEST LEVELS SINCE JANUARY 2003. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MEMPHIS SUBURBS TO THE LOWER TEENS IN THE CITY. THESE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE DANGER OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE TO ANY PERSON OR ANIMALS REMAINING OUTDOORS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING AND SHELTER. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED OR UNINSULATED WATER PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BURST IN THESE COLD TEMPERATURES.
PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE VERY COLD WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO RIDAY MORNING. UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PERIOD.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ON SATURDAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING MODERATING TEMPERATURES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND PREPARE NOW FOR THE VERY COLD WEATHER.
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JLH / MWN
NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
650 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HELPING TO USHER IN A VERY COLD AIRMASS. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS IN MEMPHIS SUBURBS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH WIND CHILL VALUES REMAINING IN THE TEENS AS ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE MID 20S.
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE LOWEST LEVELS SINCE JANUARY 2003. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MEMPHIS SUBURBS TO THE LOWER TEENS IN THE CITY. THESE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE DANGER OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE TO ANY PERSON OR ANIMALS REMAINING OUTDOORS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING AND SHELTER. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED OR UNINSULATED WATER PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BURST IN THESE COLD TEMPERATURES.
PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE VERY COLD WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO RIDAY MORNING. UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PERIOD.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ON SATURDAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING MODERATING TEMPERATURES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND PREPARE NOW FOR THE VERY COLD WEATHER.
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JLH / MWN
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