[ETSkywarnings] Special Weather Statement

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...accumulating snows possible over christmas night and tuesday...

a significant storm system will begin to develop just south of new
orleans in the gulf of mexico sunday night or christmas eve night...
then track northeast to central alabama christmas morning. rain
will overspread our region late sunday night and continue into
monday.

the storm will continue to intensify as it reaches northeast
tennessee monday night...and eastern pennsylvania tuesday
morning. a cold blast of air will invade our area monday night behind
the low and change the rain to snow. at the present time...we expect
the rain to change to snow from along the tennessee river to the i-65
corridor during the evening hours...and along the cumberland
plateau late in the evening monday...before midnight.

the snow showers will continue through tuesday morning and taper off
to flurries tuesday afternoon...leaving about an inch for most
places...but possibly 3 inches along the plateau.

cold brisk winds tuesday will keep temperatures in the mid to
upper 30s and with a northwest wind around 15 mph...it will produce
wind chills values of 25 to 30 degrees.

christmas holiday travelers are advised to stay tuned to the latest
weather updates to this potentially significant winter storm.

end/orchanian




Affected Counties:
In Tennessee: Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, Wilson.



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