324 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING, FIRST OCCURRING IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS, BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES, WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS OCCURRING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * EXPECT DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:40:01 +0000