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SPECIAL WX STMNT- MORE HVY RAIN BRNGS POTNTL FOR FLDNG OVR WEEKND 1ST ACCUMLTNG SNOW OF SEASON IS PSBLE LATE SAT NITE & SUN A STRM SYSTM WIL DEVLP OVR THE S PLAINS LATE ON FRI & MARCH EWARD ACRS TN VLY ON SAT. THS SYSTM WIL SPREAD COPIOUS AMNTS OF GULF OF MEXICO MOISTR NWARD OVR E KY THS WEEKND. RAIN WIL LKLY BEGIN LATE FRI NITE OR SAT MORNG PSBLY AS A BRIEF WINTRY MIX & CNTINUE THRUOUT DAY HVY @ TIMES BEFOR CHANGNG OVR TO SNOW LATE SAT NITE. FCAST RAIN AMNTS ON SAT DEPEND GREATLY ON EXACT TRACK OF STRM SYSTM BUT CURRNT FCASTS INDCTE THAT BETWN 1 & 2" OF RAIN MAY FALL OVR E KY SAT & SAT EVENG W/ LOCLY HIGHR AMNTS PSBLE. THS AMNT OF RAIN IF REALIZED WIL BRNG POTNTL FOR FLDNG OVR LOCS GENRLY NW OF A SOMERSET TO JACKSON TO PAINTSVILLE LINE WHER GRND IS SATURATD FRM RECENT HVY RAINS. LOCS MORE TO THE S & E HAVE A MUCH LOWR POTNTL TO EXPRNCE FLDNG DUE TO DRIER ANTECEDENT CONDTNS BUT MINOR FLDNG OF SML CRKS & STREAMS & LOW WTR XINGS IS PSBLE. AS STRM SYSTM MOVES TO OUR E SAT NITE MUCH COLDR AIR WIL FLOW INTO AREA CHANGNG ANY RAIN OVR TO SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTR 12AM. THE BULK OF MOISTR WIL HAVE EXITED BY THAT TIME HOWEVR SOME LITE SNOW MAY BRNG 1-2" OF ACCUMLTN BY TIME PRECIP ENDS SUN AFTRNOON. HIGHR AMNTS R PSBLE OVR HIGHR TERRAIN ~ VA BORDR. ANY CHNGS IN FCAST TRACK OF STRM SYSTM WIL LKLY ALTER EXPCTD RAIN & SNWFALL AMNTS. PLEASE KEEP ABRE OF LAST FCAST INFORMATN OVR NXT 24-36 HRS & STAY TUNED TO NOAA WX RADIO & YOUR LOCL RADIO & TELEVISION MEDIA FOR MORE UPDATES & PSBLE WATCHES OR WRNGS. FOR MORE INFORMATN VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE @ WX.GOV/JACKSONKY. ABE --Affects:Bell,Whitley