Winter Weather Advisory URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 134 PM CST SUN FEB 2 2014 ...A MIX OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH TODAY... .WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE AND PERHAPS INTENSIFY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WAS ALREADY OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF FAR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER NEAR FREEZING SO MULTIPLE CHANGES BETWEEN RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. LATER THIS AFTERNOON...MOST PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION TO ALL SLEET AND SNOW...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM NORTHEAST ARKANSAS TO NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET MAY OCCUR SUNDAY EVENING NEAR THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE MIDSOUTH AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING...LITTLE IF ANY NATURAL MELTING WILL OCCUR BY MID MORNING MONDAY. ARZ035-036-048-049-TNZ050>055-088>090-030345- /O.EXT.KMEG.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140203T1000Z/ CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON- CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR 134 PM CST SUN FEB 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... * SNOW/SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2/10 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION...OVERSPREAD BY LESS AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:08:33 +0000
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