Interesting Winter Weather Discussion Jackson, MS NWS

[timNms]

http://kamala.cod.edu/ms/latest.fxus64.KJAN.html

781 FXUS64 KJAN 240137 AAA AFDJAN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 730 PM CST WED JAN 23 2008 DISCUSSION UPDATE: WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR INCREASING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING...
TWO DIFFERENT CONCERNS THIS EVENING INCLUDE A SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR WINTER WEATHER TOMORROW MORNING OVER AREAS ALONG AND S OF INTERSTATE 20 AND THEN A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR AREAS ALONG HWY 82 LATER THIS WEEK. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS A VERY ACTIVE LOOKING SUBTROPICAL STREAM ACROSS THE SRN CONUS EARLY THIS EVENING. PERTURBATIONS IN THIS STREAM WILL COMBINE WITH A COLD POLAR AIRMASS (NOT QUITE ARCTIC IN NATURE) SURGING SWD TO BRING TWO ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FIRST ROUND OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS ON-GOING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE THE GFS CAME IN COLDER WITH COLD ADVECTION TOMORROW MORNING AS PRECIPITATION IS ENDING ALONG AND S OF INTERSTATE 20...THE NAM SHOWS THAT IT WILL BE TOO WARM FOR WINTRY PRECIP. WE WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS SCENARIO THIS EVENING...BUT RIGHT NOW FEEL THAT ALL SIGNIFICANT RAIN WILL BE OUT OF THE AREA BEFORE A SWITCH-OVER TO LIGHT SLEET OR LIGHT SNOW CAN TAKE PLACE. DON'T BE SURPRISED THOUGH IF A FEW FLAKES OF SNOW OR SLEET PELLETS SHOW AT PRECIP'S END.

As a side note, usually when they advertise it, nothing happens

[Dionne]

Hi Tim....I've been watching and wondering myself. We have dropped .8F in the last hour. We're at 33.2F....4:02 PM. Still a cold light rain. I'm told the bridges west of us are ice slick. We're just south of the ice storm warning.

[Dionne]

Just happened.....NWS Jackson MS extended the area of freezing rain.....local time 4:16PM.

[timNms]

Nothing for us so far. On my way home from work, my car thermometer said it was 39 when I left school and it was 33 when I pulled into my driveway. My family and I went out for dinner and the temp was showing as 32, but no ice accumulations. I think my car therm. is not right.

Personally, I'd rather avoid ice. I like having electricity!

[Dionne]

Nothing for us so far. On my way home from work, my car thermometer said it was 39 when I left school and it was 33 when I pulled into my driveway. My family and I went out for dinner and the temp was showing as 32, but no ice accumulations. I think my car therm. is not right.

Personally, I'd rather avoid ice. I like having electricity!

Yeah, I can relate. Electricity is nice. I'll never go without again. Learned my lesson after Katrina. I keep fuel and a Troybilt in our utility room. 36F here this morning. No ice. Light rain continues.

[Dionne]

And today it hit 71F in Jackson, MS. Moderate to heavy rain...some lightning. I got to go up I-55 twice today. Wrecks caused by speed on wet pavement. I hate going up into Jackson when it's raining.

[timNms]

And today it hit 71F in Jackson, MS. Moderate to heavy rain...some lightning. I got to go up I-55 twice today. Wrecks caused by speed on wet pavement. I hate going up into Jackson when it's raining.

I've only driven in Jackson when it's dry. I can only imagine how bad it would be during rain! Traffic is bad enough in Hattiesburg. Give me good ole country roads anyday!