HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 340 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 345 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY...TRIGGERING A LARGE AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. A LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
CLEARING SKIES AND CALM WINDS TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
FALL INTO THE 20S...AND WITH WET ROADS FROM THE DAYTIME
PRECIPITATION...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR BLACK ICE SUNDAY
MORNING.
PLEASE SEE MEMWSWMRX AND MEMSPSMRX FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL OBSERVERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 335 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
...LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE TODAY WITH BLACK ICE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
TODAY. WITH A COLD AIR MASS LINGERING OVER THE REGION...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE MID 30S
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...WHICH SHOULD KEEP ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
LIGHT.
SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON GRASSY
SURFACES. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
AND CENTRAL EAST TENNESSEE...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
HOWEVER...THE GREATER CONCERN FOR THE VALLEY AREAS MAY BE THE
POSSIBILITY OF BLACK ICE DEVELOPING TONIGHT...AS TEMPERATURES FALL
BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNSET AND ANY LINGERING MOISTURE REFREEZES.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLET...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER
WEATHER SITUATION.
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