The NWS has issued a Special Weather Statement ...PATCHY DENSE FOG A HAZARD EARLY THIS SUNDAY MORNING... PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY. FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MORE LIKELY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND THOSE THAT ARE MORE PRONE TO FOG FORMATION. GIVEN THE PATCHY NATURE OF THE FOG...TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO STAY VIGILANT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. DRIVE DEFENSIVELY BY SLOWING DOWN...USING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND INCREASING YOUR FOLLOWING DISTANCE. THE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK AND IS FORECAST TO BURN OFF WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:53:05 +0000