We're experiencing a respite in the rainfall, but expect it to return overnight tonight and continue through tomorrow. With temperatures hovering at or near freezing, chances remain for freezing rain to resume before morning. An additional 0.20 to 0.5 inch accumulation are possible in the warning area.
Road conditions in some areas today were dangerous with icing reported on bridges across the Delta. Power outages were reported in a number of areas. Over 9" of rainfall have been recorded in Indianola thus far in January. Trees laden with ice are susceptible to toppling in these saturated grounds. Rain is expected to continue through Wednesday night into Thursday.
For Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, an upper level low will pass over the area, raising the rainfall chances. There is a slight chance of snow or a rain/snow mix for the same period. Uncertainty exists with this system, and updates will be provided as we get closer to that time frame.
Below are two weather statements, the current Hazardous Weather Outlook and the Ice Storm Warning Statement. Two graphics follow.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 805 PM CST MON JAN 14 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE REFER TO THE ICE STORM WARNING FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH TOMORROW.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 723 PM CST MON JAN 14 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: FREEZING RAIN WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT...PARTICULARLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER TO HALF INCH OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA EARLIER TODAY. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF 0.25 TO 0.5 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: SUCH ICING WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ELEVATED SURFACES...PARTICULARLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ACCUMULATING ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY CAUSE THEM TO FAIL...RESULTING IN DOWNED LINES AND SUBSEQUENT POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.
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