Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Winter Weather Update - 7:15am 2/4/2011

Roads & Bridges in some areas are being reported as iced and slick.  Use extreme caution when driving this morning.

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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* TIMING: NOW UNTIL NOON TODAY

* MAIN IMPACT: FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SOME SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO
  DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING UNTIL
  MIDDAY TODAY. SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE
  MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES
  WILL RISE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING BY NOON TODAY. UP TO ONE HALF
  INCH OF ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND SLEET IS EXPECTED. LIGHT SNOW
  ACCUMULATION MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: WHERE THE HIGHEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR...
  SOME POWER ISSUES MAY OCCUR AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND
  POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL ALSO LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS.
  TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL THE
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT A
WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF ICE. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.

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