JACKSON Tenn (March 2, 2015) — THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT….SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM LIKELY ACROSS MID-SOUTH…

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY…WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING ACROSS MID-SOUTH THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. THIS WILL ALLOW RAIN TO CHANGEOVER TO FREEZING RAIN THEN SLEET AND EVENTUALLY SNOW. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
ICE…SLEET AND SNOW ARE LIKELY…

* SNOW/SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW…SLEET AND ICE ARE LIKELY.

* TIMING…12 PM CST WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

• Today A 30 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Tonight A 50 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Tuesday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain after midnight. Low around 41. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• WednesdayRain before noon, then freezing rain and sleet. Temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Wednesday Night Snow and sleet likely before midnight, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
• Thursday A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. North wind around 10 mph.
• Thursday NightMostly clear, with a low around 10. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday Sunny, with a high near 39.
• Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 20.