SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 510 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINDY...WET AND COLDER WEATHER ON THE WAY...
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE MIDWEST DURING THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WILL BRING AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER TO EAST
KENTUCKY. INITIALLY WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON
THURSDAY AND BECOME GUSTY LATER THAT NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...A
POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA WITH BETWEEN A HALF AND
ONE INCH OF RAIN FALLING FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS
MORNING. WHILE MUCH OF THE SNOW HAS BEEN MELTING OVER THE PAST FEW
DAYS...THE REMAINING SNOW PACK WILL LIKELY WASH AWAY WITH THE RAIN.
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE NEW RAINFALL THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SMALL
RISK FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST
ACCOMPANYING THE COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT AND IN PARTICULAR OVER THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN NEAR THE VIRGINA BORDER WHERE GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS CAN POSE A THREAT TO HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AND WEAK OR SHALLOWLY ROOTED TREES. ELSEWHERE...THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INTO CHRISTMAS DAY
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL POSE A THREAT
PRIMARILY TO AREA BOATERS. FINALLY...THE PASSAGE OF THE WEATHER
SYSTEM/S COLD FRONT ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL SEND COLDER AIR INTO EAST
KENTUCKY WITH PERIODIC LIGHT SNOWS A POSSIBILITY INTO THE START OF
NEXT WEEK.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 445 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 745 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY
INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM
THIS SYSTEM. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL POSE A THREAT TO DRIVERS OF
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ARE CAPABLE OF TOPPLING WEAK OR SHALLOW
ROOTED TREES.
THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BRING BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN TO
THE REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH THE RUN OFF FROM MELTING SNOW TO
RESULT IN A SMALL POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT.
ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW FROM SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN ANY REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS...BLOWN
DOWN TREES...OR WIND DAMAGE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS
DAY. IN ADDITION...THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OR INCIDENTS OF FLOODING FROM THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING.
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