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Uh oh, I just saw the "A" word

Posted Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at 10:17 AM

The "A" word is accumulation -- snow accumulation.

A weak system is expected to arrive on Friday, bringing a chance for light snow Friday night and lingering into Saturday. With temperatures expected in the upper 20s and low 30s, this time it will be cold enough for all snow. None of this rain-changing-to-sleet nonsense that we had earlier this month.

This morning's forecast discussion from the National Weather Service in Paducah uses the magical phrase, "Some snow accumulation may be possible." Peeking at the weather charts for the weekend, it looks like there might be enough moisture available to see one or two inches of the white stuff.

It's a little too early to make predictions about a White Christmas, but it does appear that next week will be abnormally cold, thanks to plenty of cold air arriving from the North Pole. If nothing else, it will feel a lot like Christmas.

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  • If you ask me, even the slightest mention of the word snow is bull. I predict highly that we will see nothing..not even one flake. I would prefer if the forecasters not mention the word snow until it actually happens...and maybe then they might get it partially right.

    -- Posted by pickles on Tue, Dec 15, 2009, at 8:47 PM

  • I would like to see some snow Friday night into Saturday morning.

    -- Posted by mynameismud on Tue, Dec 15, 2009, at 11:12 PM

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