455 WWUS81 KILN 201939 SPSILN SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 239 PM EST MON DEC 20 2004 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-211100- ADAMS OH-AUGLAIZE OH-BOONE KY-BRACKEN KY-BROWN OH-BUTLER OH- CAMPBELL KY-CARROLL KY-CHAMPAIGN OH-CLARK OH-CLERMONT OH-CLINTON OH- DARKE OH-DEARBORN IN-DELAWARE OH-FAIRFIELD OH-FAYETTE OH-FAYETTE IN- FRANKLIN OH-FRANKLIN IN-GALLATIN KY-GRANT KY-GREENE OH-HAMILTON OH- HARDIN OH-HIGHLAND OH-HOCKING OH-KENTON KY-LEWIS KY-LICKING OH- LOGAN OH-MADISON OH-MASON KY-MERCER OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH- OHIO IN-OWEN KY-PENDLETON KY-PICKAWAY OH-PIKE OH-PREBLE OH-RIPLEY IN- ROBERTSON KY-ROSS OH-SCIOTO OH-SHELBY OH-SWITZERLAND IN-UNION OH- UNION IN-WARREN OH-WAYNE IN- 239 PM EST MON DEC 20 2004 ...PRE-HOLIDAY WINTER STORM POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD QUICKLY AND BE IN THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT FORECASTED TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM SUGGESTS THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE LIVING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF I-71. FOR THOSE LIVING NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF I-71 A WINTERY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDY CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. NORTHWEST WINDS OFF THE GREAT LAKES BRING SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW WERE SNOW HAS FALLEN...AND WIND CHILLS DOWN TO NEAR ZERO. $$ TIPTON