Tuesday Winter Weather Update

WINTER STORM WARNING for Bolivar, Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower, Washington until 12:00pm February 12, 2014

Accumulations 0.25 to 0.75" of freezing rain and sleet, with 1-2 inches of snow possible late this afternoon through mid-day Wednesday.  Bridges, overpasses, roads, and trees could be coated in ice that will create very hazardous travel conditions on top of those encountered today. Power lines will also likely have ice on them this evening and overnight, possibly causing power outages

 

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for Attala until 12:00pm February 12, 2014

Occasionall light freezing rain and drizzle could occur overnight through Wednesday morning with a transition to snow tomorrow afternoon.  NWS Will continue to monitor trends for this advisory through tomorrow, and an extension may be needed.

 

***Second round of more significant freezing rain expeted this evening into Wednesday morning***

- Main are impacted: NE Louisiana, SE Arkansas, MS Delta

- Accumulations 0.25" to 0.75" of freezing rain

- Some isolated locations could have close to 1.0" of icing

 

*Freezing rain could transition to snow/sleet on backside of precipitation axis as colder moves in across north half of region

 

Expecting precipitation to start in west Delta late afternoon/early evening (4-6pm).  Shield of precipitation may last until noon Wednesday for some areas.

 

PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL

Bolivar-Washington-Sunflower counties: snow more likely with some freezing rain further east/south; 1-2" snow totals in some areas, 0.25-0.75 freezing rain/sleet further south/east for these counties

 

Leflore, Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Montgomery counties: mostly freezing rain, with 0.25-0.75" freezing rain/sleet

 

Attala County: Rain/Freezing Rain/mix with 0.10-0.25" rain/freezing rain mix

 

***NOTE: This is only a general idea, it could change***

 

IMPACT SUMMARY

All but Attala: Greatest potential for freezing rain/sleet accumulation, heavy icing of trees, elevated surfaces and roadways.  Power lines could be downed due to ice weight

North of a Greenville-Minter City may see more snow, as previously indicated, mixed with some sleet/freezing rain.  South of that line will see more sleet/freezing rain than snow.

 

Attala County: More freezing rain/sleet with lighter accumulation amounts, which will cause travel hazards on bridges and overpasses

 

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As we've mentioned earlier, don't focus on precipitation estimates.  For driving safety, there's practically no difference in the amount of ice under your tires.  Also, power outages may be more likely with this second winter weather threat.  Be careful, and stay safe!!

 

You can find all of this information and more at www.srh.noaa.gov/jan.  Additionally, multimedia video briefings can be accessed at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=multimedia_briefing

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