[BNAWX] Winter Storm Warning

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
945 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES
TONIGHT...THEN UP THE EAST COAST ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT INTO
LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

BY NOON SATURDAY...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH POCKETS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE NORTH...3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE DOWN INTO THE 20S LATE TONIGHT...AND
READINGS MAY NOT REACH FREEZING FOR MANY AREAS ON SATURDAY.
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES. THIS MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES DUE TO SOME BLOWING SNOW. MINOR DRIFTING OF THE SNOW
MAY ALSO OCCUR.

THIS COULD BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL SITUATION FOR THE MID
STATE. PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL PLANS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MAY
WISH TO CHANGE THOSE PLANS TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING
STUCK IN THE SNOW OR SLIDING OFF THE ROAD. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE
SURE TO TAKE ALONG A CELL PHONE...EXTRA CLOTHES AND OTHER SAFETY
GEAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

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STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
945 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SATURDAY...

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND
8 INCHES. AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTH WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...
WITH POCKETS OF 4 TO 6.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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