Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Henderson County

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Winter Storm Warning Issued


A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Henderson County from midnight tonight to 9:00 pm Friday night. From NWS Memphis:

"...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9
PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR
  WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE DELTA REGIONS OF EASTERN
  ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE
  MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT
  IMPOSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL
COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE."

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