Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
000 AWUS83 KPAH 242045 RWSPAH ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-251000- WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 245 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 VARIABLE CLOUDY SKIES WITH SHOWERS HAD AFFECTED MUCH OF THE QUAD STATE AREA EARLY TUESDAY...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM BETWEEN AN TRACE UP TO ONE OR TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS PREVAILED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT...WITH LIGHTER WEST WINDS OCCURRING AS THE SYSTEM MOVED EASTWARD. DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PRODUCING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ALONG THE MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS BORDER. AS THIS FRONT MOVES EAST LATE TUESDAY EVENING...COOLER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. ANOTHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY WILL USHER UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR INTO THE QUAD STATE FOR THANKSGIVING DAY...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND MAYBE EVEN A FLURRY OR TWO FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS. AFTER A DRY AND CHILLY FRIDAY...SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY. A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL RETURN LATE IN THE WEEKEND AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. $$