Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Henderson County

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Henderson County until 6:00 pm tonight.

"...WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH

TODAY...

.PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING AND THE

AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES STILL SUBFREEZING AT MOST

LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA. SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO

TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN IN THESE LOCATIONS AS TEMPERATURES

WARM IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE BUT SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN

SUBFREEZING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM FROM SOUTH

TO NORTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT NOT BEFORE LIGHT ICE AND SLEET

ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR IN THE ADVISORY AREA. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL HAS

ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA AND WILL

LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS

EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT

UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW/SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 0.25 INCH OF SLEET

  ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH LESS THAN 0.10 INCH OF ICE

  ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...10 AM CST TODAY THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ON ROADWAYS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IN THE

  ADVISORY AREA. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER

  ELEVATED ROADWAYS WILL BE PRONE TO ICE AND COULD BECOME SLICK.

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 USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING."