Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Winter Storm Watch Friday 12/6 - Saturday 12/7

A WINTER STORM WATCH has been issued for a number of counties in the Mississippi Delta.  One-quarter inch if icing is possible Friday night into Saturday morning.

Icing of bridges, power lines, and trees can be expected.  This can create extremely dangerous traveling conditions, as well as power outages in some areas.

PREPAREDNESS:
  • Top off vehicle fuel levels
  • Check batteries in FM/AM broadcast radios, flashlights, smoke alarms
  • Have some cash on-hand
  • Exercise in- and out-of-state family contacts, verify working numbers, and have a communications plan
You can find more preparedness ideas from the American Red Cross by clicking here for a printable PDF checklist.

Here is the 8:00am weather information from NWS Jackson:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
454 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013

...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME ICING TO PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST DELTA REGION...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE ARKLAMISS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
USHERING IN SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR. ABUNDANT MIDLEVEL MOISTURE
WILL OVERRIDE THIS SHALLOW COLD AIRMASS...WITH A MIXTURE OF FREEZING
RAIN AND RAIN LIKELY TO BEGIN BY MID AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. ICING ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE AREA AFFECTED WILL BE
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A BASTROP TO VICKSBURG TO SILVER CITY TO
A GRENADA LINE. 
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.

*TIMING:...NOON FRIDAY UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF AROUND ONE QUARTER AN INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES. ONE MAY EXPECT SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...AND SOME
  POSSIBLE DOWN POWER LINES...THAT MAY LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER
  OUTAGES. FALLING TREE BRANCHES MAY ALSO BECOME A DANGER TO ANYONE
  OUTDOORS.

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.
 
 

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