THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ONE-QUARTER INCH OF ICE FROM SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO.
* MAIN IMPACT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING MAY LEAD TO
FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY EVENING WILL LIKELY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER
INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY EAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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.
