Monday, February 8, 2010

Winter Weather Advisory in effect

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH
THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT..

.HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED BACK INTO THE MID SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH OF A HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO HUNTINGDON
TENNESSEE LINE. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE FROM THE
MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA EAST ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI
BORDER. RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI WITH RAIN TO THE SOUTH. WARMER AIR MOVING NORTH WILL
RESULT IN RAIN MIXING IN WITH THE WINTER PRECIPITATION ALONG AND
TO THE SOUTH OF INTESTATE 40 THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO ALL RAIN SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI BORDER
THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT CHANGING
PRECIPITATION BACK TO LIGHT SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. ACCUMULATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL BE LIGHT.

SHELBY-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORREST CITY...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* ADDITIONAL SLEET AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL ABOUT 1 INCH.

* SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE MIXING WITH
RAIN THIS EVENING.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT.

$$

TIPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COVINGTON
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* ADDITIONAL SLEET AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE MIXING
WITH RAIN. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT SNOW LATE
TONIGHT.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT.

$$

CRITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST MEMPHIS
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* ADDITIONAL SLEET AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND MIX WITH RAIN
AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT SNOW LATE
TONIGHT.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT.

$$

DESOTO-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* ADDITIONAL SLEET AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL LESS THAN 1 INCH.

* SLEET...SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN BY 6 PM CST.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY.

$$

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.




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Winter Storm Warning updated again, mixed precip likely

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1211 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..

.HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE MID SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP NORTH OF A WYNNE ARKANSAS TO
JACKSON TENNESSEE LINE. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL OCCUR
FROM THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA EAST ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND
MISSISSIPPI BORDER. RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WITH RAIN TO THE SOUTH. PRECIPITATION WILL
GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN SOUTH OF WYNNE ARKANSAS TO JACKSON
TENNESSEE LINE THIS EVENING BEFORE COLDER AIR MOVES IN LATER
TONIGHT CHANGING PRECIPITATION BACK TO LIGHT SNOW.

LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL TRACK EAST TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE
MIDSOUTH...WINTRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT.

CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-CHESTER-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-
MCNAIRY-HARDIN-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
1211 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED...LOCALLY MORE. SNOW AND SLEET WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX
WITH RAIN TOWARD EVENING AND CHANGE TO ALL RAIN AROUND 6 PM CST.

* SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON... SOMETIMES HEAVY. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH
OR CHANGE TO RAIN BY EVENING.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY.

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.

$$

DESOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH
1211 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET...SNOW AND RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* ADDITIONAL SLEET AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL LESS THAN 1 INCH.

* SLEET...SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN BY 4 PM CST.

* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

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Updated Winter Storm Warning

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
725 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH...

.HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO TONIGHT ACROSS
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL... MUCH OF WEST
TENNESSEE...AND PARTS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE AFFECTED AREA IS
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MARIANNA ARKANSAS TO
BOONEVILLE MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MEMPHIS AND
JACKSON TENNESSEE...AND JONESBORO ARKANSAS.

A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL OCCUR JUST TO THE SOUTH.
THIS AREA IS SOUTH OF WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AND
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CLARKSDALE MISSISSIPPI TO
NEW ALBANY MISSISSIPPI.

LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL TRACK EAST TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE
MIDSOUTH...WINTRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT.

CROSS-ST. FRANCIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYNNE...FORREST CITY
725 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...LOCALLY
MORE. SOME SLEET MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING...
SOMETIMES HEAVY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW OVERNIGHT.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

CRITTENDEN-DESOTO-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...SOUTHAVEN...
OLIVE BRANCH...COVINGTON...JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE
725 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...LOCALLY
MORE. SOME SLEET MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING...
SOMETIMES HEAVY. THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO RAIN UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AND NEARLY IMPASSABLE.

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.

&&

$$

LEE AR-MARSHALL-TUNICA-TATE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TUNICA
725 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME SLEET MAY
OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING...
SOMETIMES HEAVY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
RAIN BY AFTERNOON.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY.

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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"Surprise" snow begins early, falls heavy

With each forecast over the past 24 hours, the possibility of accumulating snowfall has increased. Once it began falling over northeast AR and critical low-level surface temps were better analyzed, the NWS upgraded a Winter Weather Advisory to a Winter Storm Warning early this morning, which will continue until 4pm. The snow began around 3:30-4:00am in the city and has piled up quickly along the TN/MS state line since then, with most places blanketed by 1"+ as of 6:30am. The airport area, southern Germantown, Collierville, Olive Branch, and Southaven are already at 2-4"!

As for the rest of the day, it looks like snow will continue through mid-afternoon before transitioning to rain. Some sleet could mix in during the transition this afternoon. Snowfall rates could continue near 1"/hr. at times, with some heavier bands producing more. Thus, the predicted totals of 4-8"+ are well within reason. The rain late this afternoon and evening should help the traffic situations somewhat, but rain will transition back to light snow after midnight as temps drop back into the upper 20s, possibly making Tuesday morning's commute a tricky one. The toughest remaining part of this forecast is when exactly the rain changeover will take place. If it is delayed, look for snow totals to increase further.

As for the rest of the week, another storm system will move in Thursday night and Friday. Once again, the atmosphere will be cold enough to support snow, so this one will also bear watching.

Enjoy your snow day kids!

Stay with MemphisWeather.net and the MWN Blog for the latest details on today's winter weather.

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Winter Storm Warning for Memphis metro area



URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
425 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MIDSOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...

.HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...
MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
THE AFFECTED AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM FORREST CITY ARKANSAS TO HERNANDO MISSISSIPPI TO
HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
MEMPHIS AND JACKSON TENNESSEE...AND JONESBORO ARKANSAS.

A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CAN
BE EXPECTED JUST TO THE SOUTH. THIS AREA IS SOUTH OF WHERE THE
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AND GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM WEST HELENA ARKANSAS TO ASHLAND MISSISSIPPI TO DECATURVILLE
TENNESSEE.

LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL TRACK EAST TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE
MIDSOUTH...WINTRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT.

CRITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST MEMPHIS
425 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME SLEET
MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS
MORNING...SOMETIMES HEAVY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID-AFTERNOON.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY.

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.

$$

TIPTON-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON
425 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME SLEET
MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS
MORNING...SOMETIMES HEAVY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID-AFTERNOON.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY.

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.

$$

DESOTO-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...JACKSON...
SOMERVILLE
425 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME SLEET
MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS
MORNING...SOMETIMES HEAVY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID-AFTERNOON.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY.

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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School closings for 2/8/10

School Closings for Monday, 2/8/10, as of 5:30am

Shelby County - CLOSED
Memphis City - CLOSED
Memphis Catholic - CLOSED
Tipton County - CLOSED
Tipton-Rosemark Academy - CLOSED
Fayette County - CLOSED
Fayette Academy - Unknown
DeSoto County - CLOSED
West Memphis City - CLOSED
Marshall County - CLOSED
U. of Memphis - CLOSED
NW Mississippi CC - CLOSED
SW Tennessee CC - CLOSED
CBU/Rhodes - Unknown

Complete listing from WREG.com

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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Winter Weather Advisory for Monday, 2-8-10

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1007 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE MID SOUTH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM PARTS OF EAST ARKANSAS ACROSS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST TENNESSEE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE AFFECTED AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND TO THE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM AROUND HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO BLYTHEVILLE ARKANSAS TO TIPTONVILLE TENNESSEE.

A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MEMPHIS... FORREST CITY... AND DYERSBURG AREAS.
LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL TRACK EAST MONDAY AND MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MONDAY NIGHT. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH... WINTRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

TIPTON-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVINGTON... BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON
1007 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES. UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

* A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH OR TURN OVER TO RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW MEANS THAT MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... WEST MEMPHIS... FORREST CITY
1007 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES. UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

* A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE AREA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT WILL LATER CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW MEANS THAT MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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Friday, February 5, 2010

Two-year anniversary - Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the infamous "Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak" that swept through the Mid-South on Presidential Primary Day, Tuesday, February 5, 2008. On that day, 57 people lost their lives in 4 states and roughly $500 MILLION dollars in damage was done by 87 tornadoes. This outbreak was the deadliest in the era of the modern NEXRAD Doppler Radar (since 1997).

In this region, you will remember the EF-2 that killed 3 people as it was caught live on WREG-TV's cam in east Memphis as it moved through Southaven and into Hickory Hill. And who can forget the EF-4 that decimated the dorms at Union University, yet amazingly spared every life.

This outbreak serves as a reminder that severe weather can happen at any time and does not have to occur in the "traditional" severe weather seasons of spring and late fall. I encourage you to check out the references below for more on this storm system.

Remembering the Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak in the Mid-South - my blog post from last year on this date



"Super Tuesday Mid-South Tornado Outbreak" - a presentation by NWS meteorologists Todd Beal and Jonathan Howell done shortly after the event (PowerPoint format - 81MB)

Severe weather safety tips from the NWS

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