000 WWUS44 KOHX 161629 WSWBNA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1028 AM CST THU JAN 16 2003 ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY... ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TODAY... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS STRENGTHENING IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA AT MID MORNING. THERE IS IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT OVER THE SURFACE LOW...SO DEEP LIFT AND ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. STRENGTHENING OF THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...SO HOURLY SNOW RATES WILL REMAIN AROUND ONE INCH AN HOUR OR HIGHER INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TONIGHT. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORISTS AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. TNZ005>010-022>031-064-162200- BENTON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-DAVIDSON-DEKALB-DICKSON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS- JACKSON-MACON-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE- WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND CITY...CAMDEN...CARTHAGE... CELINA...CLARKSVILLE...DICKSON...DOVER...ERIN...GAINSBORO... GALLATIN...HARTSVILLE...LAFAYETTE...LEBANON...NASHVILLE... SMITHVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...WAVERLY 1028 AM CST THU JAN 16 2003 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING TODAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING TOTALING 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS MOST AREAS OF NORTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA. SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES TONIGHT. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. $$ TNZ056>063-075-077-162200- BEDFORD-CANNON-COFFEE-HICKMAN-LEWIS-MARSHALL-MAURY-PERRY-RUTHERFORD- WILLIAMSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTERVILLE...COLUMBIA...FRANKLIN... HOHENWALD...LEWISBURG...LINDEN...MANCHESTER...MURFREESBORO... SHELBYVILLE...WOODBURY 1028 AM CST THU JAN 16 2003 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING TODAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTH MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING TOTALING 2 TO 4 INCHES IN MANY AREAS SOUTH OF METRO NASHVILLE. SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES TONIGHT. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. $$ TNZ076-093>096-162200- GILES-LAWRENCE-LINCOLN-MOORE-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAYETTEVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...LYNCHBURG... PULASKI...WAYNESBORO 1028 AM CST THU JAN 16 2003 FRANKLIN-GILES-LAWRENCE-LINCOLN-MOORE-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAYETTEVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...LYNCHBURG... PULASKI...WAYNESBORO AND WINCHESTER 951 AM CST THU JAN 16 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING TOTALING 1 TO 2 INCHES. THERE WILL BE SLEET MIXED IN AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO FLURRIES TONIGHT. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. $$ TNZ011-032>034-065-066-162200- CUMBERLAND-FENTRESS-OVERTON-PICKETT-PUTNAM-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BYRDSTOWN...COOKEVILLE...CROSSVILLE... JAMESTOWN...LIVINGSTON...SPARTA 1028 AM CST THU JAN 16 2003 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING AROUND NOON ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING TOTALING 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS CROSSVILLE...COOKEVILLE...JAMESTOWN AND SPARTA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END OR TAPER TO FLURRIES DURING TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF ONE INCH TONIGHT FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY AND TONIGHT. $$ TNZ078>080-097-162200- FRANKLIN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCMINNVILLE...MONTEAGLE...SPENCER... WINCHESTER 1028 AM CST THU JAN 16 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING AROUND NOON ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING IN THE SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TOTALING 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END OR TAPER TO FLURRIES LATE TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR A TOTAL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY AND TONIGHT. $$ 08