Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Winter Storm Warning - Jan 9, 2011 10:35pm

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1035 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH
TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH VERY COLD ACROSS THE REGION
TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA... SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF MODERATE SNOW MIXED
  WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
  TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST
  TO EAST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAY BREAK MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A CROSSETT ARKANSAS TO
  KOSCIUSKO MISSISSIPPI TO MACON LINE...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH
  TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
  MISSISSIPPI. THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND ICE ON TREES COULD CAUSE
  LIMBS TO FALL OR SAG ONTO POWER LINES. ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME
  TREACHEROUS AND TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES DIPPING INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 
  20S WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIND CHILLS IN THE MIDDLE TEENS. 
  CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN IMPROVING AFTER MIDDAY MONDAY BUT 
  LOCATIONS WITH SNOW COVER WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE FREEZING 
  MARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW OR ICING MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW OR ICE 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 YOU BECOME
STRANDED.

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