[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
539 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012

TNZ005>011-022>034-059-062>066-078-080-130745-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WILLIAMSON-RUTHERFORD-
CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WARREN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...
LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...MCMINNVILLE...
SPENCER
539 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012

...SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
MIDDLE TN OVERNIGHT...

AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE TWENTIES OVERNIGHT...SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE AREA WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS FOR AT
LEAST THE NORTHERN HALF OF MIDDLE TN....INCLUDING ALL OF THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. AREAS NORTH OF I-40 AND ALONG THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU WILL LIKELY SEE EVEN MORE IN THE WAY OF DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS AS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 1 INCH IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING. AREAS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU COULD SEE UP TO 2
INCHES OF SNOWFALL.

OTHER LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE A THIN COATING OF GLAZED ICE
WHICH DEVELOPS ON ROADWAY SURFACES. THIS IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO
AS "BLACK ICE"...WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CAN RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION SO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW
FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. REMEMBER THAT ICE
COVERED ROADWAYS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE.

IF YOU HAVE A SNOWFALL AMOUNT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REPORT TO
US...PLEASE CALL 1-800-267-8144.

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