Winter Storm Watch in effect from Friday morning through late Friday night
...ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND THEN A WINTER STORM IS ON TAP FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH. BY THE END OF THE WEEK LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WHILE A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION AND AS A RESULT A VARIETY OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TYPES ARE LIKELY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW/SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO AND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY FROM FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITH EXPOSURE AS LITTLE AS IN 30 MINUTES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON ... CARROLL ... DECATUR ... HENDERSON ... HENRY ... LAKE ... OBION ... WEAKLEY
Instructions:
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Address/Location
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WEAKLEY911 followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch