Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
122 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013
NYZ006>008-130930-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
122 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013
...INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE TUG HILL...
AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW DRAPED FROM EASTERN LAKE
ONTARIO TO THE CENTRAL TUG HILL PLATEAU WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY OR DROP SLIGHTLY FURTHER TO THE SOUTH THROUGH 4 AM.
THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES OF AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5
INCHES PER HOUR...WHICH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING ALONG
THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PARISH AND ADAMS.
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JJR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
912 PM PST THU DEC 12 2013
ORZ006-131415-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM
912 PM PST THU DEC 12 2013
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE TUALATIN
VALLEY AREA TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES HILLSBORO...FOREST
GROVE...SHERWOOD...BEAVERTON AND TUALATIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS
MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING
RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH AROUND 2 AM FRIDAY. EVEN AFTER THE SHOWERS
DECREASE...SLICK ROADS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE INTO THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES MELT THE ICE AWAY.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
946 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013
NDZ002>005-011>013-131200-
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
946 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013
...ACCUMULATING SNOW NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES BOWBELLS...
MOHALL...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...TOWNER...ROLLA...AND RUGBY. WHILE
BLOWING SNOW IS NOT A WIDESPREAD CONCERN...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
TO 30 BELOW ARE FORECAST TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AND AGAIN FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AS ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND
AVOID THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL.
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TM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
236 PM AKST THU DEC 12 2013
AKZ017>022-025-131315-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...JUNEAU
236 PM AKST THU DEC 12 2013
...SNOW THEN RAIN...
SNOW CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AS OF 2 PM
THURSDAY. MOST AREAS HAVE WET SNOW FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW LOADS AND
DIFFICULT SNOW REMOVAL. STORM TOTALS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 6
INCHES TO UP TO 2 FEET FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS.
THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY HAS HAD PERSISTENT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
WHITE-OUTS, BLOWING SNOW, AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE HIGHWAY REMAINS
CLOSED AS OF 2 PM THURSDAY.
TO ADD TO THE WINTER STORM PROBLEMS...THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
BRING WARMER AIR TO THE THE STORM AFFECTED AREAS. ALTHOUGH THE
SNOWFALL RATE WILL DECREASE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...EXPECT THE
SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN LATER ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WHICH
WILL ADD SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT TO THE SNOW PACK.
IMPACTS:
THERE HAVE BEEN POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREES
AND TREE LIMBS. TREES WILL BE FURTHER STRESSED WHEN THE SNOW
CHANGES TO RAIN.
SNOW CONTINUES TO ACCUMULATE. BOATERS AND AIRCRAFT OWNERS ARE
ADVISED TO REMOVE SNOW TO PREVENT DAMAGE OR SINKING.
TRAVEL REMAINS HAZARDOUS DUE TO POOR TIRE TRACTION AND POOR
VISIBILITY. WHEN THE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN EXPECT STANDING WATER ON
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
WHEN THE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN...SNOW LOADS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY.
SKIERS AND OTHER MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST
AVALANCHE FORECASTS.
A RECOMMENDED STRATEGY WOULD BE TO COMPLETE USUAL SNOW REMOVAL
OPERATIONS BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL LOADING DUE
TO THE RAIN. TO COMPUTE SNOW LOADS VISIT THE N W S JUNEAU HOME
PAGE TOP NEWS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
410 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131500-
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...
EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...
VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...
HUGO...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...
PAWNEE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...
OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...
SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU
410 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013
...LIGHT WINTRY PRECPITATION POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA...
AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE INTO PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND EVENTUALLY WORK INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
SHOULD BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE PRECITATION
ARRIVES...SO A FEW HOURS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR A LIGHT RAIN AND
FREEZING RAIN MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ANY
ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT...WITH TRAVEL
IMPACTS MAINLY CONFINED TO A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.
TEMPERATUES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING AROUND 8 OR 9 AM...WITH
PRECIPITATION BECOMING A COLD RAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
358 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013
ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-
131100-
ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-
CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-
INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-
MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
358 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013
...A BRIEF BOUT OF WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE
EAST TONIGHT...BRINGING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TO ARKANSAS BOTH FRIDAY
MORNING AND AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING.
THE SYSTEM WILL BRING PRIMARILY RAIN TO THE STATE...BUT SOME WINTER
WEATHER CAN NOT BE RULED OUT EARLY FRIDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE STATE BEGINNING AROUND
SUNRISE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...AMOUNTS WILL BE RATHER SMALL...WITH
IMPACTS MAINLY LIMITED TO BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND OTHER ELEVATED
OBJECTS.
BY MID MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. HOWEVER...NORTHERN ARKANSAS WILL REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
AFTER A CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN ACROSS THE STATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE
NORTH...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE
POSSIBLE. ONCE AGAIN...THE IMPACTS WITH THIS WILL BE MINIMAL...AND
MAINLY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATED SURFACES.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
324 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013
KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053-131000-
HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-
BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...
BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...
FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...
LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...
CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...
LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE
324 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 /224 PM CST THU DEC 12 2013/
...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-
CENTRAL KENTUCKY FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY
NIGHT AND WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF WINTRY CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THE LATEST FORECASTS INDICATE THAT PRECIPITATION WILL START OFF AS
SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AND SLEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND
THEN SWITCH OVER TO MAINLY SNOW FOR A TIME DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WARMER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE REGION BEFORE SUNRISE ON SATURDAY RESULTING IN THE SNOW
CHANGING OVER TO A COLD RAIN.
BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO RAIN OCCURS...A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY
AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS IN KENTUCKY. THIS SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLICK
SPOTS DEVELOPING ON AREA ROADWAYS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.
THERE IS STILL COME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO THE EVOLUTION AND
TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. IF LATER FORECASTS SUGGEST SLIGHTLY
COLDER SURFACE TEMPERATURES...THEN MORE SNOW ACCUMULATION THAN
CURRENTLY FORECAST. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING...STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
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MJ
