7 DAY FORECAST JEFFERSON COUNTY 24/7 updates for weather and radar are on our RADAR LINK ... COUNTY IS AMONG THOSE UNDER A WINTER STORM WARNING ... HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORY WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD... PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...CARBONDALE... HERRIN...JONESBORO...CAIRO...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL... CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF... BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON 415 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND SNOW QUICKLY THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE WINDING DOWN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AMOUNTS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME VERY MINOR ICING POSSIBLE BENEATH IT. * MAIN IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION... SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES CANNOT BE RULED OUT...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && HAZARDS STATEMENT: TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IT WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHWEST AND EXTEND TIL 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST. PLEASE REFER TO THE WARNING PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED MAINLY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MINOR ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WEST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...REPORTS OF PRECIPITATION TYPE...AND AMOUNTS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. $$ Tonight A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Thursday Freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with rain, mainly after noon. Temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Thursday Night Snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after midnight. Low around 22. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Friday Snow. High near 25. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Friday Night A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. North wind around 9 mph. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Sunday Snow and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light in the afternoon. Sunday Night A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 29. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 5. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 23. Light and variable wind.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:48:30 +0000
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