NOTE:
This blog post is pertaining to a winter storm forecast for Friday, January 22, 2016.
Weather Update - 4:30 p.m. Thursday
West Tennessee will undergo impacts from a major winter storm over the next 24 hours. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for every one of the 21 counties in West Tennessee from Thursday night to Friday night. This means that significant snow and ice are imminent and it's important that you make your preparations before the event begins late tonight and early Friday morning!
West Tennessee will undergo impacts from a major winter storm over the next 24 hours. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for every one of the 21 counties in West Tennessee from Thursday night to Friday night. This means that significant snow and ice are imminent and it's important that you make your preparations before the event begins late tonight and early Friday morning!
Tonight, rain showers will continue to spread into West Tennessee from south to north. With cold air in place over northwest Tennessee, this will result in a chance for freezing rain and sleet overnight in counties north of Interstate-40. A tenth of an inch of ice will be possible in these areas and road conditions will gradually deteriorate. Along and south of Interstate-40, the main precipitation type will be rain, and a cold rain at that. In southwest Tennessee, especially near the Tennessee-Mississippi border, it will be possible that a rumble of thunder is heard overnight.
Tomorrow
morning, the rain and ice will change over to snow between 5am and 9am.
This will take place earlier in areas north of I-40 and later in areas
south of I-40. All snow, is expected from 9am through lunch time. Some
of that snow will be heavy at times resulting in dangerous travel
conditions. Wind could gust between 30 and 40 miles per hour. Any
accumulating ice and snow on tree branches, could result in power
outages across West Tennessee due to these strong winds.
Snow will taper off Friday night into early Saturday morning, but road conditions will take time to improve since temperatures will only barely get above freezing on Saturday. Black ice will be possible Saturday night in locations that see any melting take place.
Stay with the VIPIR 7 Storm Team for the very latest updates to this forecast.
Tom Meiners
Storm Team 7 Chief Meteorologist, CBM
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Email - tmeiners@wbbjtv.com
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