HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 449 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 Expiration: 745 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...TAPERING TO
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE OUTLOOK AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE FROM STRONG WINDS AS A COLD FRONT BARRELS ACROSS THE STATE
TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH A
POSSIBILITY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AS THE SYSTEM
DEPARTS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE OUTLOOK AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE FROM STRONG WINDS AS A COLD FRONT BARRELS ACROSS THE STATE
TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH A
POSSIBILITY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AS THE SYSTEM
DEPARTS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON.
$$ WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY Issue Date: 250 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 Expiration: 700 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SNOW FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM
SATURDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE COLD AIR FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS WITH LIMITED GULF MOISTURE AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST. THE
COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE SNOW ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN KY. ALTHOUGH
MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY WILL SEE SOME SNOWFALL... THE COUNTIES THAT
BORDER VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA MAY ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THE VALLEYS GENERALLY A HALF AN INCH OR
LESS.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE
250 PM EST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE
KENTUCKY COUNTIES BORDERING VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. EXPECT
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH AROUND
A HALF AN INCH OR LESS IN THE VALLEYS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES OF HIGHWAYS
160... 119... 80 AND 194.
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DUSTY
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