SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 419 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 PM 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 TODAY AND
BECOME GUSTY LATER TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME... A POTENT COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA WITH BETWEEN A QUARTER TO A INCH OF RAIN
FALLING FROM TONIGHT 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
TONIGHT... AND IN PARTICULAR... OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN NEAR THE
VIRGINA BORDER WHERE GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS OF THESE
SPEEDS CAN POSE A THREAT TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WEAK OR
SHALLOWLY ROOTED TREES. THIS COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES.
ELSEWHERE... THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY FROM THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST INTO CHRISTMAS DAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
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: 1032 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE 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...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.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 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM
THIS SYSTEM.
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 FRIDAY NIGHT 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 OR
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
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