HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 434 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TO FREEZING OR BELOW ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA.
SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS AS A RESULT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE COLDEST AIR MASS OF THE YOUNG WINTER SEASON WILL FLOOD INTO THE
AREA FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WILL LIKELY FAIL TO REACH THE FREEZING MARK...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
EACH NIGHT EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TEENS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL LIKELY SEND WIND CHILLS TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES.
ALONG WITH THE COLD...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM TIME TO
TIME THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHEN SOME LIGHT FLUFFY ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF FREEZING
PRECIPITATION TONIGHT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON.
SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL ALSO BE APPRECIATED THIS WEEKEND.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 208 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTRY MIX ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION IS NOW SHIFTING EASTWARD OUT OF EAST KENTUCKY.
ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
SLUSHY SPOTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS... ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS... BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL INCH ABOVE FREEZING AS THE PRECIPITATION LETS UP
HOWEVER SO EVEN THESE SLUSHY AREAS SHOULD MELT BY DAWN.
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