OVWA Region 2 Weather Alert for the following counties: CLINTON IL-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-IRON MO- JEFFERSON MO-MADISON MO-MARION IL-MONROE IL-OSAGE MO-RANDOLPH IL- REYNOLDS MO-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO- WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...CHESTER...FARMINGTON... SALEM...UNION 331 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH HIGH WINDS ACTING TO FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY. VERY SLIPPERY ROADS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY THOSE ELEVATED AND UNTREATED SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. && Stay tuned to the Ohio Valley Weather Authority Region 2 for further updates.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 08:32:48 +0000
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