Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Henderson County

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Winter Weather Advisory Issued

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Henderson County from 9:00 pm tonight until noon Wednesday. From the NWS Memphis:

"...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW WILL IMPACT
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL QUICKLY MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE MIDSOUTH
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW BECOMING LIKELY
BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A VERY COLD AIRMASS HAS BEEN IN PLACE
ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL ALLOW WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO
ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
START OUT AS SNOW FIRST ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...GRADUALLY
TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS FROM WEST TO EAST. ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN TIME FOR
THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW/SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF
  UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS
  THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI
  BOOTHEEL AND THE COUNTIES NEAR THE KENTUCKY BORDER IN NORTHWEST
  TENNESSEE.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...GROUND AND ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE QUITE COLD FROM THE
  RECENT COLD WEATHER WHICH WILL ALLOW WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO
  ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BY EARLY
  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."

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