1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 17, 10:08 PM EST, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1008 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 .DISCUSSION... THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK. NO UPDATE IS REQUIRED. TOOK A QUICK LOOK AT THE 00 GMT NAM AND IT WAS SLOWING DOWN THE ONSET OF THE SNOW. THE NEW NAM ALSO HAS LESS SNOW THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO RUNS. STILL HAVE NOT SEEN THE GFS OUTPUT. THE SNOW MAY HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 6 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING. THE NAM IS SHUTTING DOWN THE MOST SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SNOW AT ABOUT 4 PM SATURDAY. IT WILL QUIT SOONER FURTHER TO THE NORTH. WILL STAY WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST. MID SHIFT WILL EVALUATE ANY CHANGES AFTER THE 00 GFS COMES IN. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 533 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 FOR THE PERIOD TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... BOTH THE 12Z NAM AND GFS POINTED TOWARD A MARGINAL WARNING EVENT FOR SNOW OVER A PORTION OF OUR AREA FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF AN UPPER JET AND WARM AIR ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC LIFT ALOFT COMBINE TO BRING THE PRECIP. LOOKS COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW...SO PRECIP TYPE IS NOT AN ISSUE. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AND HAVE OPTED FOR A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE GFS AND NAM. THE HEAVIEST PRECIP AMOUNTS AND HIGHEST POPS WILL BE IN OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. OPTED FOR A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR OUR VA BORDER COUNTIES BORDERING MRX...WITH AROUND 4 INCHES. NORTH OF THIS...UP TO ABOUT JACKSON AND PAINTSVILLE...HAVE USED AN ADVISORY. VERY COLD AIR MAKES ITS WAY IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. COLDEST TEMPS MAY BE IN OUR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES WHERE THE BEST SNOW COVER IS EXPECTED. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM COULD AFFECT US SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT THE BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIP IS TO OUR SOUTH. FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... EARLIER RUNS OF THE GFS HAD POOR RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY BEYOND 84 HOURS. BUT AFTER THE 12Z MORNING RUN OF THE GFS...MODELS APPEAR TO BE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AT FIRST HAD USED A BLEND OF THE ECMWF WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEAN. JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE 12Z GFS RUN COME INTO FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THAT THINKING. SO DECIDED TO GO BACK AND BLEND AGAIN WITH THE 12Z GFS RUN TO LEAN TOWARDS THE MOST RECENT OPERATIONAL TREND. ZONAL FLOW KEEPS THE DEEP SOUTH UNDER THE GUN FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE EXTENDED. THIS IN TURN KEEPS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OUR CWA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR A MIXTURE OF PRECIP EARLY IN THE EXTENDED. THE MAIN EVENT FOR THE EXTENDED NOW APPEARS TO FALL ON THURSDAY. A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE APPEARS STRONG ENOUGH TO REFLECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SFC LOW OVER THE TN VALLEY. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY. FOR NOW IT APPEARS THAT THE PRECIP TYPE WILL BE MAINLY. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL BRING COLDER AIR BACK INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY FOR THE END OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND EXPECTED THEREAFTER. 1057 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST...MAINLY FOR CLOUD TRENDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLOUDS ARE A LITTLE SLOW TO BREAK TODAY...AND HAVE HELD ONTO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST NAM STILL SUGGESTS THEY WILL BE BREAKING UP TODAY...SO HAVE STILL USED A TRANSITION TO PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE SYSTEM HEADING IN TONIGHT...HAVE USED INCREASING CLOUDS...THINKING IT WILL BETTER REPRESENT THE SCENARIO. HAVE NOT RAISED POPS WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM YET...ALTHOUGH IF THE 12Z GFS SUPPORTS IT...THAT MOVE IS ON THE WAY. IN FACT THE 12Z NAM MAKES AN ARGUMENT FOR WATCH/WARNING CONDITIONS WITH 4 INCH SNOWFALLS FOR OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. DECISIONS WILL NEED TO BE MADE DURING THE AFTERNOON. 536 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 09Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXITING STAGE RIGHT WITH A TIGHT GRADIENT OF PRESSURE TRAILING IT THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. THIS GRADIENT IS SUPPORTING STRONG CAA ON BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TEMPS BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY ARE DROPPING QUICKLY INTO THE 40S AND WILL FALL TO THE LOW AND MID 30S DURING THE MORNING BEFORE REBOUNDING SOME THIS AFTERNOON. ON RADAR...THE POST FRONTAL SHOWERS ARE ENDING QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST AND WILL BE FOUND JUST ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER BY SUNRISE. PLENTY OF LOW CLOUDS TRAIL THE FRONT...AS WELL...BUT SHOULD START BREAKING UP TOWARDS NOON. WITH THE FRONT NOW EAST OF THE CWA...AND ALONG WITH IT THE THREAT FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...HAVE GONE AHEAD AND CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST GUSTS INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. THE MODELS ARE IN QUITE GOOD AGREEMENT ALOFT THROUGH 84 HOURS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. A DEEP...POSITIVELY TILTED...TROUGH WILL PIVOT THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES WITH THE VERY BROAD POLAR JET RACING WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE MID SECTION OF THE NATION. THIS WILL MAINTAIN VERY FAST AND ZONAL FLOW ALOFT OVER KENTUCKY THROUGH 84 HOURS WITH ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES IN SHORTWAVES AND VORTICITY FIELDS NOTED BETWEEN THE MODELS. IN GENERAL...HAVE FOLLOWED A BLENDED SOLUTION OF THE NAM AND GFS. THIS FLAT FLOW WILL DO LITTLE TO DISLODGE THE ARCTIC AIR THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SENSIBLE WEATHER WILL FEATURE A SHARPLY COLDER AND BREEZY MORNING AS THE ARCTIC AIR SETTLES INTO THE REGION. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLACKEN BY THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH...AND A RETURN OF SUNSHINE WILL BE ENOUGH FOR TEMPS TO PEAK BACK NEAR 40 DEGREES LATE IN THE DAY. COLD AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO EAST KENTUCKY TONIGHT WITH THE FAST FLOW AND POLAR JET ENCOURAGING A RETURN FLOW OF MOISTURE TO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. A STRONG JET CORE RUNNING THROUGH THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT WILL PUT THE AREA IN THE FAVORABLE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE JET AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. THIS WILL ENCOURAGE A WAVE OF MOISTURE TO PASS OVER THE STATE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY LEAVING BEHIND UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTH. IN THE COLD AIR MASS SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MAXIMIZED...SO A SNOW ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THE CWA TONIGHT. FOR NOW WILL HIT IT HARD IN THE HWO AND ALSO A SPS. THE COLDEST AIR MASS OF THE NEW YEAR...AND POSSIBLY THE WINTER...WILL THEN MAKE ITS PRESENCE KNOW SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SINGLE DIGIT LOWS A GOOD BET FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD BUT SUNNY DAY FOLLOWS SUNDAY WITH A CHILLY NIGHT TEMPERED A BIT BY ANOTHER WAVE OF MOISTURE AND CLOUDS SKIRTING OUR SOUTHERN TIER. A QUICK HITTING BATCH OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS EARLY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN MODERATE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. TEMPS TODAY WILL BE TRICKY AS THE CAA WILL CONTINUE STRONG FOR MOST OF THE MORNING BEFORE SETTLING...SOMEWHAT...ALLOWING A REBOUND IN THE AFTERNOON. IN GENERAL...HAVE FOLLOWED THE RAW NAM12 SFC TEMPS AND BASED FORECAST HIGHS OFF OF THAT. BEYOND TODAY...MOS TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD ARE SURPRISINGLY SIMILAR...EXCEPTING THE WARM FWC NUMBERS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT LOWS...DESPITE THE USUAL TROUBLE THEY HAVE WITH ARCTIC AIR MASSES. GIVEN THE AIR MASS...HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE COLDER MET NUMBERS...UNDER CUTTING THESE BY A COUPLE OF DEGREES ON LOWS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. FOR POPS...THE MODELS HAVE VERY SIMILAR TIMING AND POP FIELDS FOR THE LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY EVENT. THIS IS A BIT OF A CHANGE...MORE NORTHERLY...FROM THE EARLIER RUNS AND OUR EXISTING GRIDS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE 06Z NAM DECIDED TO LEAN MORE HEAVILY TOWARD THIS NORTHERLY SCENARIO WITH THE SNOW THAN PREVIOUSLY...THUS BROUGHT UP POPS SIGNIFICANTLY...THOUGH STILL ENDED UP BELOW MOS OVER OUR MOST NORTHERN COUNTIES. THE GRIDS WERE THEN DRAWN WITH LOW POPS AHEAD OF THE SUNDAY NIGHT/EARLY MONDAY WAVE MATCHING UP WELL WITH THE MOS POPS FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. WITH THE IFPS/GFE GRIDS...USED MY USUAL PROCEDURE TO POPULATE DEWPOINTS AND WINDS FROM THE NAM12 THROUGH 84 HOURS. MADE ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO THESE. HOWEVER...ALSO WENT MAINLY WITH THE NAM12 TEMPERATURE GRIDS FOR TODAY AS IT WAS MODELING THE FRONT AND ITS TRAILING AIRMASS NICELY. THE REST OF THE GRIDS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH CHANGES MADE TO LOWER TEMPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND TO INCREASE/SHIFT NORTH THE POPS/SNOW THREAT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. ALSO FINE-TUNED THE EARLY MONDAY WAVE TO BETTER REFLECT THE LATEST MODEL CONSENSUS AT 84 HOURS AND A FEW TIME STEPS BEYOND PER THE GFS. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY FOR KYZ058-KYZ068-KYZ069-KYZ079-KYZ107-KYZ108-KYZ109-KYZ111-KYZ112-KYZ114 -KYZ119. HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY FOR KYZ087- KYZ088-KYZ118. SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY FOR KYZ080-KYZ083- KYZ084-KYZ085-KYZ086-KYZ110-KYZ113-KYZ115-KYZ116-KYZ117-KYZ120. && HAL/RAY/JJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 951 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 KYZ044-050>052-059-060-104-106-190600- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY 951 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW STARTING AROUND 9 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH 1 PM EST. ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ONE INCH OR LESS. SOME ISOLATED HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE SLADE MAY GET AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES. ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING ONE OF THE COLDEST WEEKENDS OF THE WINTER. SINGLE DIGIT LOWS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE 20S DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. KYZ058-068-069-079-107>109-111-112-114-119-190600- ESTILL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE- BREATHITT-OWSLEY-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... BOONEVILLE...INEZ 951 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW STARTING AROUND 8 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH 3 PM EST. ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING ONE OF THE COLDEST WEEKENDS OF THE WINTER. SINGLE DIGIT LOWS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE 20S DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. KYZ080-083>086-110-113-115>117-120-190600- LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE- PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY... CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN... HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...PIKEVILLE 951 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY START SLIGHTLY BEFORE 6 AM IN WAYNE...MCCREARY AND WHITLEY COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW STARTING AROUND 6 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH 3 PM EST. ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. SATURDAY NIGHT WILL SEE A POSSIBILITY OF FLURRIES. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. KYZ087-088-118-190600- BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... WHITESBURG 951 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW STARTING AROUND 6 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH 3 PM EST. ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING ONE OF THE COLDEST WEEKENDS OF THE WINTER. SINGLE DIGIT LOWS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE 20S DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT WILL SEE A CHANCE FOR FLURRIES. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. JJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 854 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 KYZ058-068-069-079-107>109-111-112-114-119-181400- ESTILL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE- BREATHITT-OWSLEY-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... BOONEVILLE...INEZ 854 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... ...COLDEST PERIOD OF THE WINTER POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IS CURRENTLY DESCENDING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS WILL MEAN TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 20S DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH SINGLE DIGITS A POSSIBILITY SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A WAVE OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL OVERSPREAD THIS COLD AIR STARTING EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES. INDEED WINTER HAS RETURNED. KYZ044-050>052-059-060-104-106-181400- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY 854 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY... ...COLDEST PERIOD OF THE WINTER POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IS CURRENTLY DESCENDING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS WILL MEAN TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 20S DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH SINGLE DIGITS A POSSIBILITY SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A WAVE OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL OVERSPREAD THIS COLD AIR STARTING EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW UP TO ONE INCH. INDEED WINTER HAS RETURNED. KYZ080-083>086-110-113-115>117-120-181400- LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE- PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY... CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN... HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...PIKEVILLE 854 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... ...COLDEST PERIOD OF THE WINTER POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IS CURRENTLY DESCENDING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS WILL MEAN TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 20S DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH SINGLE DIGITS A POSSIBILITY SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A WAVE OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL OVERSPREAD THIS COLD AIR STARTING EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES. INDEED WINTER HAS RETURNED. KYZ087-088-118-181400- BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... WHITESBURG 854 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... ...COLDEST PERIOD OF THE WINTER POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IS CURRENTLY DESCENDING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS WILL MEAN TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 20S DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH SINGLE DIGITS A POSSIBILITY SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A WAVE OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL OVERSPREAD THIS COLD AIR STARTING EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW OF AROUND FOUR INCHES. INDEED WINTER HAS RETURNED. JJ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Middle elevations received around 4 inches of snow. Highest elevations received at least 5 inches of snow.
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