...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ICING AND SLEET ACCUMULATION HAS DIMINISHED. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 OF AN INCH...AND SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ALONG I-10 AND SOUTH...HAS OCCURRED TODAY...WITH SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...NORTH OF I-10...HAVE OCCURRED. THIS HAS ALLOWED ICY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ON MANY ELEVATED ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS SOME RURAL AND SIDE STREETS. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...KEEPING THE ICY CONDITIONS IN PLACE. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWEST VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 13 DEGREES. * OTHER IMPACTS...IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. &&
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 02:32:56 +0000
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