Nikki-Dee's morning forecast: Sunday, February 14, 2021

Nikki-Dee's morning forecast: Sunday, February 14, 2021

HAVE RESPONDED TO 42 WRECKS OUTTHERE.LOTS OF ICE AND WE HAVE THISFREEZE FOG THAT IS CAUSING A LOTOF PROBLEMS.AND DRIVING IN BOTH YOU AND IHIT IT AND INSTANTLY FORMED ASHEET OF ICE ON THE WINDSHIELDLOCATIONS YESTERDAY THAT AREGOOD TO GO AND DIFFICULTY TOWALK OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ANDWITH A LOT OF REPORTS IN.PLEASE BE VIGILANT.AND ROADWAYS ARE GOING TO BEWORSE.TO WITH THE FREEZING FOGAND BACK NOW INTO MONDAYAFTERNOON EVEN AROUNDING HOURSAND IN THE FORM OF SNOW.SO TO WALK THROUGH WHAT ISHAPPENING RIGHT NOW.AND YOU CAN TELL THE FLAGS AREFLYING.WE ARE DEALING WITH QUITE A BITOF CHILL FACTOR.VIZ SBLT A LARGE CONCERN.BUT WHAT IS EVEN MORE OF ANISSUE IS THAT THE FOG IS WATERPARTICLES.LITTLE BITS OF MOISTURE CAUSINGTHE FREEZE FOG TO TAKE SHAPE.VERY SLICK.ICE ON THE BLACK TOPS OF THEROADS.VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IT.BASICALLY CAMOUFLAGE.IT IS HARD TO TELL WHEN YOU WILLBE GOING OVER A BIT OF ICE.TEACH EVERYTHING THAT LOOKS WETAS IF IT IS ICE BECAUSE WE AREJUST SO INCREDIBLY COLD.WE ARE NOT PICKING UP ANY RAINON THE RADAR AS OF RIGHT NOW.THIS IS THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATEDWITH THE FOG CAUSING FREEZINGAND SLICK CONDITIONS.TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE TEENSAND 20s WITH THAT WIND IT FEELSAS IF WE ARE AROUND 3 DEGREES INHOPKINSVILLE.16 IN CAMDEN.AUBURN FEELS AROUND 12.IN SUMMERTOWN, CLOSER TO 22 FORYOU AS WELL AS INTO COOKEVILLE.AND 12 IN NASHVILLE.WE DO HAVE A WIND CHILL ADVISORYAND AREAS OFF TO THE WEST THATWILL BE WITH US THROUGHOUT THEMORNING.STARTING AT 6:00 TONIGHT, INTO6:00 A.M.

TUESDAY, SO THATCOVE ALL YOUR MONDAY INTOTUESDAY, AND OFF INTO WESTTENNESSEE.AND THIS IS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOROUR AREA FROM THE NASHVILLEWEATHER SERVICE IN THREE YEARS.WE HAVE HAD SOME DECENT -- IT'SBEEN COLD AND WITH THE SNOWISSUES AND TODAY WE WILL SEE THEFREEZING RAIN TAKING SHAPE.AND TEMPERATURES ARE BELOWFREEZING.THE ATMOSPHERE IS LIKE A HOTEL.ALL THE DIFFERENT LAYERS ANDSOME OF THE LAYERS IN THE UPPERELEVATED SURFACES ARE WARMER.THAT IS CAUSING THAT SNOW TOMELT AND THEN IT REFREEZES BYTHE TIME IT TAKES IS WAY TO THESURFACE.THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTAS FAR AS WHAT WE ARE SEEING ANDWILL COOL OFF THE COLUMN OF THEATMOSPHERE AND STRICT SNOWFALLINTO TOMORROW LATE MORNING.THAT WILL START OFF TO THE WEST.MOVING EASTWARD.SOMETHING TO NOTE IS THE FACTTHAT WE STARTED OFF WITHFREEZING RAIN.THAT WINTRY MIX AND ALLOW FORSLICK CONDITIONS IN THE DAYS TOFOLLOW.THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATION RATESLOOK TO BE WEST OF I-65 AND WEALL ENCOUNTER THAT COLD WEATHERIN PLACE.AS FAR AS THE ICE, IT DOESN'TTAKE A LOT OF ICE TO CAUSE ANISSUE.1/2 INCH IS ANTICIPATED AROUNDWITH 50 # O POUND OF EXTRAWEIGHT TO BE ON TOP OF THE POWERLINES.THAT PUTS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.AND SNOW ON TOP OF IT.5 TO 6 INCHES TO THE WEST.CLOSER IN THE CENTRAL AREAS OFMIDDLE TENNESSEE WITH 3 TO 4.SOME OF THE SNOW BANDS WILL SETUP SHOP AND HAVE A HIGHER NUMBERTAKING IN.TODAY, TOMORROW, TUESDAY.AND MAKE SURE YOU CHECK ON THEPIPES AND MAYBE HAVE THE WATERDRIPPING.DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE PETS.WE HAVEN'T SEEN THIS CONDITIONIN OVER THREE YEARS AND YOU HAVETO ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT WE ARESTAYING SO INCREDIBLY COLD.WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY ANOTHERSYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE IN AND THEFORECAST TO CONTINUE TO WATCH