...POTENTIAL FOR WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY FRIGID AIR...
A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE...A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE
MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK...WHILE A POWERFUL COLD FRONT SURGES
SOUTHEASTWARD. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH
THESE FEATURES TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AT THE PRESENT
TIME...CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH REGARD TO THE EXACT
PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNT ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE
POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
THE COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN A BITTERLY COLD AIRMASS FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW
FREEZING ACROSS MANY AREAS. NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ADDITIONAL OUTLOOKS AND FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR
WINTRY WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND FRIGID
TEMPERATURES THEREAFTER. ALSO...TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO
PREPARE FOR THE BITTERLY COLD AIR.
This morning was a SHOCKER i thought i was seeing things. Snow always makes mondays better
