Ice Storm Warning Until 6 AM Friday
LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…UNION CITY…MARTIN…DRESDEN…PARIS
934 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008
…ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM EAST TEXAS INTO NORTH-CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE ICE STORM WARNING AREA WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW
FREEZING.
FREEZING RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ICING IS LIKELY WITH ICE
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 INCH. DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES ARE POSSIBLE RESULTING IN PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE TAPER OFF BY 600 AM CST FRIDAY AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN
RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY.
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. 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.
Freezing rain advisory continues for
DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-CROCKETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DYERSBURG…HUMBOLDT…MILAN
934 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008
…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY…
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM EAST TEXAS INTO NORTH-CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY AREA WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING.
FREEZING RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA OVERNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 1/4 INCH
ARE EXPECTED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE TAPER OFF BY 600 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING AS
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES
WILL THEN RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
