Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Winter Weather Likely early week

We'll see our first real potential for adverse winter weather this week as precipitation continues and temperatures fall to near the freezing mark tonight.

Here's a summation:
A WINTER STORM WATCH will be in effect form 6:00am Monday, January 14, 2013 through midnight, expiring at 12:00am January 15 for the Delta area counties.
FLOOD WARNINGS continue for the Sunflower River at Sunflower; the Yalobusha River at Whaley, and the Big Black River in Attala & Holmes counties.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES & WARNINGS continue for many areas in the Delta

The precipitation we're seeing this afternoon will begin to taper off this evening, but surface temperatures will continue to fall to somewhere between 28 and 33 degrees.  Rainfall will again move north into the area Monday morning, while surface temperatures will hold at or near the freezing mark.  This will set the stage for freezing rain to begin around 8:00 or 9:00am Monday, and continue through the afternoon, possibly into early evening. 

With the recent rainfall and warm weather, ground temperatures are expected to hold above freezing, but elevated surfaces such as bridges, power lines, and trees will be very susceptible to ice accumulation.

Accumulations of 1/4 to 1/2 inch are possible across the area, with some locally higher amounts possible.
Icing on bridges will likely create hazards for travelers.  Due to the significant rainfall over the past two weeks, additional ice weight on trees could cause them to fall.

PREPAREDNESS:
  • Check your food & water supply.  We've got info on disaster supplies at this link.
  • Contact friends & relatives out of the area to make arrangements should you need to relocate if power is lost for several days.
  • Fill up your gas tank, and keep it above half-full for the duration of this week's winter weather.
  • Keep your cell phones charged at all times.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
316 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>042-
140530-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WS.A.0001.130114T1200Z-130115T0600Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...
ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...
MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
316 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

* TIMING: FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO START AROUND MID MORNING MONDAY AND
  PERSIST INTO THE EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT: ICE ACCUMULATION OF O.25 TO 0.5 INCH IS EXPECTED WITH
  SOME HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.75 INCH POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUCH ICING WILL CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS AS ELEVATED SURFACES WILL ICE OVER ALONG WITH SOME ICING
  ON ROADS. ADDITIONALLY...ACCUMULATING ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES
  WILL CAUSE THEM TO FAIL...RESULTING IN DOWNED LINES AND POWER
  OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
 

This graphic depicts the percentage chance of freezing rain in excess of 0.10" for the period from 6:00pm today through 6:00pm Monday, January 14, 2013.

***DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS WEBSITE DELIVERS FOCUSED INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TIMELY WEATHER WARNING INFORMATION***

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