HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 415 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 600 AM EST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
THE COLDEST AIR MASS OF THE YOUNG WINTER SEASON WILL BE IN PLACE
TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 10 DEGREES.
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY SEND WIND CHILL
READINGS TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW ZERO AND 5 ABOVE ZERO IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS...WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS OF 2500 FEET AND ABOVE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE COLDEST AIR MASS OF THE YOUNG WINTER SEASON WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
TO END THE WEEKEND AND REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LIKELY FAIL TO REACH THE FREEZING MARK IN
MANY LOCATIONS...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW
TEENS EACH NIGHT.
SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AND THEN
AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY BEARS WATCHING FOR POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE JACKSON
WEATHER OFFICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 402 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 1115 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TOMMORROW MORNING...
TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 DEGREES COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 5
AND 10 MPH ARE LEADING TO WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE
ZERO ON SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THIS RANGE
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING...UNTIL AROUND NOON.
TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED PIPES TO FREEZE AND
BURST. TRAILERS WITHOUT SKIRTING AND PIPES IN ATTICS...CRAWL SPACES
AND OUTSIDE ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE FOR FREEZING. LETTING A FAUCET
DRIP ALL NIGHT CAN HELP TO KEEP PIPES FROM BURSTING.
THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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