Winter Storm Watch Issued

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Henderson County from late Thursday night through Friday afternoon. From the NWS Memphis:

"...POTENTIAL WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT

AND FRIDAY...

.AN INTENSIFYING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI

AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS TOMORROW NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. RAIN

AND SOME THUNDER AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL CHANGE OVER TO A BRIEF

PERIOD OF ICE PELLETS BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. SIGNIFICANT

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND

THE POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES. THE STORM WILL LIFT INTO THE MID

ATLANTIC STATES FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH PRECIPITATION QUICKLY

ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST.

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DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-

PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-

ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-

OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-BENTON TN-LAUDERDALE-

TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-

FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...

HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS...CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...

SENATOBIA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...

OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...TUPELO...FULTON...CHARLESTON...

WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...HOUSTON...

OKOLONA...AMORY...ABERDEEN...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN...

DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...

CAMDEN...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON...

HENDERSON...LEXINGTON...PARSONS...DECATURVILLE...BARTLETT...

GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...

OAKLAND...BOLIVAR...SELMER...SAVANNAH

133 PM CST WED JAN 20 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH

FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM

WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH

FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOW

  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 OR MORE INCHES.

* TIMING...12AM CST FRIDAY MORNING TO 6PM CST FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL

  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT

SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS."