[BlueGrassGirl]

Here's the updated forecast for Pikeville and surrounding areas...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
326 PM EST MON FEB 28 2005

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING SURFACE COLD
FRONT ARE MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO
THE REGION TONIGHT...ANY RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN OVER TO SNOW
SHOWERS...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AFFECTING EASTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

KYZ087-088-118-120-010500-
BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...MIDDLESBORO...PIKEVILLE...
PINEVILLE AND WHITESBURG
326 PM EST MON FEB 28 2005

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING.
ABOVE 2000 FEET...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS
EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING....WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ACCUMULATING TONIGHT...AND 1 TO
4 INCHES ACCUMULATING DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES BY 4 PM TUESDAY.

BELOW 2000 FEET...RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...
WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES FALLING TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATING
DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES BY 4 PM TUESDAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
FORECAST. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATER TONIGHT AS THE SNOW
PICKS UP IN INTENSITY AND TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. IF YOU
HAVE TO TRAVEL...ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.