winter weather in the south
Mike Arrigo
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME THIS
EVENING,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME THIS
EVENING.
ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL HAS BEEN RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW FAR TODAY IN EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA, MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO SURGE
NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN
SNOW FALL INTENSITY IN PLACES SUCH AS ALEXANDER CITY, ASHLAND,
WEDOWEE, AND LAFAYETTE, CAUSING AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF EARLY THIS EVENING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FOR THE INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA TODAY,
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY. TO THE NORTH, A COLD AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. DEEP
MOISTURE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS RESULTING IN
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN
ALABAMA, AND RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO COOL THIS MORNING, THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN
AND SNOW OR TO ALL SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A WIGGINS, ATMORE, TO ANDALUSIA LINE.
ALL PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY VERY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME THIS
EVENING,
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY. TO THE NORTH, A COLD AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. DEEP
MOISTURE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS RESULTING IN
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN
ALABAMA, AND RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO COOL THIS MORNING, THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN
AND SNOW OR TO ALL SNOW. SIGNIFICANT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A WIGGINS, ATMORE, TO ANDALUSIA LINE.
ALL PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY VERY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
EXPECTED FURTHER SOUTH TO NEAR THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. FROM I-10
SOUTHWARD TO THE COAST, SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE INCH
OR LESS. IT MUST ALSO BE NOTED THAT LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE IN ANY HEAVIER SNOW BANDS THAT MATERIALIZE.
THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE WET AND HEAVY IN NATURE, WHICH COULD
RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET, AND
ICE ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA, SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE, UNTIL 7 PM eastern standard time /6 PM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME / THIS EVENING,
, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM eastern standard
time /6 PM
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME / THIS EVENING, ,
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM eastern standard time /6 PM
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME / THIS EVENING,
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER THE WARNING AREA
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW SPREADS SOUTH.
SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, IS OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE RAIN-SNOW LINE WILL GRADUALLY
SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE
FROM GENEVA TO DOTHAN TO ALBANY. A FEW SPOTS MAY SEE UP TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW.
ALTHOUGH SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE JUST ABOVE FREEZING, THE
INTENSITY OF THE SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR ACCUMULATIONS ON
ROADS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY DANGEROUS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING ALLOWING ANY LEFTOVER WATER ON ROADWAYS TO
FREEZE.
EXTREME CAUTION IS URGED IF TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME THIS
AFTERNOON,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME THIS
AFTERNOON.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE FOUR STATE REGION THIS MORNING, AS A STORM SYSTEM
CONTINUES MOVING THROUGH THE REGION.
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND MUCH OF
EAST TEXAS BY LATE MORNING, SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA BY EARLY AFTERNOON, AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND THE
REMAINDER OF NORTH LOUISIANA BY LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY, ESPECIALLY
IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW
ENDS, MAINLY NORTH OF A JACKSONVILLE TEXAS TO COLUMBIA LOUISIANA
LINE.
WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO HOVER NEAR THE FREEZING MARK THIS
MORNING, ELEVATED HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS,
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. MANY
SECONDARY ROADS ACROSS THE REGION ARE ALSO SNOW COVERED. AS
SUCH, TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNLESS NECESSARY.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR
NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT,
, WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM eastern standard time SATURDAY,
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM eastern standard time SATURDAY.
EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO BEGIN BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM, WITH
THE MIXTURE TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TOWARD SUNSET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING, BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING
HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT,
FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW, SLEET
OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS, PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PARTS OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT,
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM eastern standard
time SATURDAY.
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON TO A POSITION
OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT.
RAIN, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW, WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA
BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS COLDER AIR FROM THE NORTH OVERSPREADS
THE REGION, THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL
SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW, MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES,
WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER
MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS, CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET, OR
ICE ARE EXPECTED
OR ALREADY OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE.
ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
ON TODAY,
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LAGRANGE TO EATONTON TO WASHINGTON
LINE AND NORTH OF A CORDELE TO JEFFERSONVILLE TO WADLEY LINE,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT.
AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ALONG THE GULF COAST,
SPREADING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY.
AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WEST
CENTRAL GEORGIA BY LATE MORNING. BY EARLY AFTERNOON, THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS SOUTH
OF A LAGRANGE TO EATONTON TO WASHINGTON LINE AND NORTH OF A
CORDELE TO JEFFERSONVILLE TO WADLEY LINE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS THIS
EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY, TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER
20S AND REFREEZING OF LIQUID WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY,
RESULTING IN PATCHY ICE.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING.
STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
SNOW LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA,
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON
AND STRENGTHEN OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. THE LOW IS
TAKING A TRACK THAT IS UNUSUALLY FAR TO THE SOUTH. THIS WILL
RESULT IN MAINLY SNOW ACROSS THE REGION, WITH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION OVER THE UPSTATE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE EXTREME
SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN CAROLINAS
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN SPREAD EASTWARD. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, EXCEPT IN THE COUNTIES ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER AND OVER THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM eastern standard
time SATURDAY.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON, WITH THE
GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT, ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN ELBERT,
ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD COUNTIES.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT,
FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM eastern standard time SATURDAY,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 AM eastern standard time SATURDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
THIS MORNING AND THEN CROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS EVENING.
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING AND SOME
MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE EVENT BEGINS
BUT TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING WILL ALLOW FOR ANY FROZEN
PRECIPITATION TO QUICKLY MELT THIS MORNING.
CHANCES OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE
EVENING HOURS AS THE EVENT ENDS AS PERIOD OF BRIEF HEAVY SNOWFALL.
MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION SHOULD OCCUR ON GRASSY AREAS BUT WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND ROADWAYS AS THE
EVENING PROGRESSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL AT OR BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS
EVENING BEFORE MIDNIGHT AS THE SNOWFALL EVENT WINDS DOWN. THEN
THE MAIN WINTER WEATHER CONCERN ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL BE FREEZING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING WHICH WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO TRANSPORTATION.
Instructions:
ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK
AND HAZARDOUS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON
ROADWAYS, BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY.
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW EVENT ONGOING BUT STARTING TO DIMINISH FROM
THE WEST DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS,
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME THIS
AFTERNOON,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME THIS
AFTERNOON.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH
MIDDAY. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE
SNOW DIMINISHES TO FLURRIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN EVENT TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END FROM WEST TO
EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
EVERYONE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATER TODAY.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
MAJOR WINTER STORM TO WIND DOWN LATER THIS MORNING,
.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING
ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE PUSHING EAST OF THE REGION
LATER TODAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL
LOUISIANA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH
OF A LINE FROM TOLEDO BEND DAM TO SIMMESPORT, BEFORE ENDING
AROUND NOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE, WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH THE
MORNING, AND NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
A MIX OF RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY CONTINUE THIS
MORNING SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TOLEDO BEND DAM TO SIMMESPORT BUT
NORTH OF LINE FROM WILDWOOD TO LAFAYETTE TO CATAHOULA. LITTLE OR
NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OR SNOW IS ANTICIPATED, WITH
TOTAL SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED MAINLY
NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 190 CORRIDOR. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS, WITH A FEW ROADWAYS SUBJECT TO BEING
CLOSED.
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME TODAY,
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME TODAY.
TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
TODAY BEFORE ENDING AROUND NOON.
MAIN IMPACT: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE
POSSIBLE, WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED.
OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS
ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH THE MORNING WITH ELEVATED
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES REMAINING ICY UNTIL IMPROVING BY AFTERNOON.
SOME ROADWAYS WILL BE SUBJECT TO BEING CLOSED.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TWO INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW OR SLEET
ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE AREA AND IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.
WINTRY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING,
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO
THE REGION THROUGH THE MORNING CAUSING ANY WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDOR. ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL ALSO REACH
LOCATIONS SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN CAUSING RAIN TO MIX WITH
SLEET AND SNOW FOR A SHORT TIME THIS MORNING AS WELL.
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME THIS
AFTERNOON,
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BEFORE
DAYLIGHT THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP IN INTENSITY
THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDDAY.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA
PARISHES AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI. THIS WILL DROP VISIBILITIES
BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES CREATING VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED RANGE FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE I-10/12 CORRIDOR.
THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO HEAVILY IMPACT MANY
ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHICH ARE ELEVATED, CAUSING EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA ARE SLICK
AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS, BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET, AND
ICE ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS
OR IMPOSSIBLE. EVERYONE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS
TO PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA,
LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND OFF THE NORTH COAST OF FLORIDA
TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES
MOVING NORTHEAST. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT INTO THE MID-MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. IT WILL THEN TAPER
OFF AND END AS THE LOW QUICKLY MOVES AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST.
, WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST SATURDAY,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 1 PM eastern standard time SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. NEVER USE A GENERATOR
INDOORS. GAS GRILLS, GENERATORS, AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY
CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME.
A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT,
.COLD AND DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MEANWHILE A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON, ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS EVENING, AND EXIT
OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST EARLY SATURDAY.
, WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM eastern standard time SATURDAY,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
BASIS, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK WELL SOUTH OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA TONIGHT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS
OUR AREA. DUE TO THE COLD AIR IN PLACE, THE PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW.
PRECIPITATION TYPES AND ACCUMULATION, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO
TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH MOST SPOTS MEASURING AROUND 3
INCHES.
TIMING AND DURATION, LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREAS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET, WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW FALL EXPECTED
BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK
SATURDAY.
IMPACTS, BURST OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THIS SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS, CREATING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW,
SLEET, AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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