OVWA Region 1 Weather Alert for the following counties: JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-GIBSON-PIKE- POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER- CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE... BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL... CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN 328 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE FROM RAIN OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM A HALF INCH TO TWO INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MORE LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS. BRIDGES AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE THE MOST TREACHEROUS. AS TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE 20S TONIGHT...MORE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR 20 DEGREES BY LATE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP WELL INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && Stay tuned to the Ohio Valley Weather Aurthority Region 1 for further updates.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:29:00 +0000
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