SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 350 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
...LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST
ON SATURDAY...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HELPING TO PULL
MOISTURE FROM IT WESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION.
WITH AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS OVER THE REGION...SNOW WILL
LIKELY DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. BY THE
AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEY AREAS WILL LIKELY RISE INTO
THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40 CAUSING THE SNOW TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN.
THE EXACT PATH OF THIS COASTAL LOW WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE
POSSIBLE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...WITH THE
SNOWFALL DEVELOPING DURING THE MO RING HOURS...SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE ULTIMATELY MELTING IN THE
AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW...IT APPEARS THAT UP TO AN INCH OF SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL EAST
TENNESSEE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. ONE TO TWO
INCHES OF SNOW APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE
AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLET...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER
WEATHER SITUATION.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1030 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WITH A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE
REGION...A LARGE AREA OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BEFORE DAYBREAK ON
SATURDAY. A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM...SUCH AS PROJECTED SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS...LATER TODAY OR FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL OBSERVERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS WEEKEND.
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