news
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET...WILL EFFECT THE MID SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY PUSH A WARM FRONT INTO THE MID SOUTH BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION THAT WILL FALL THROUGH THE CURRENT SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MID SOUTH...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF THROUGH THE EVENING. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGEOVER TO LIGHT RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE EVENING.
CRAIGHEAD - POINSETT - MISSISSIPPI - CROSS CRITTENDEN - ST. FRANCIS - LEE AR - PHILLIPS - DESOTO - MARSHALL - BENTON MS - TIPPAH - ALCORN - TISHOMINGO - TUNICA - TATE - PRENTISS - COAHOMA - QUITMAN - PANOLA - LAFAYETTE - UNION - PONTOTOC - LEE MS - ITAWAMBA - TALLAHATCHIE - YALOBUSHA - CALHOUN - CHICKASAW - MONROE - LAUDERDALE - TIPTON - HAYWOOD - SHELBY - FAYETTE - HARDEMAN - INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JONESBORO, HARRISBURG, BLYTHEVILLE, WYNNE, WEST MEMPHIS, FORREST CITY, HELENA, SOUTHAVEN, OLIVE BRANCH, CORINTH, IUKA, TUNICA, BOONEVILLE, CLARKSDALE, BATESVILLE, OXFORD, NEW ALBANY, TUPELO, AMORY, ABERDEEN, COVINGTON, BARTLETT, GERMANTOWN, COLLIERVILLE, MEMPHIS, MILLINGTON, SOMERVILLE, BOLIVAR
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS: LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AT THE ONSET...WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY 6 AM CST AND CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY 12 PM CST.
* IMPACTS: ICY SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON ROADWAYS..ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.