Wind Chill Advisory issued by The National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Thu, Jan 23, 2014, 4:22 PM CST Local Temperature Map Updated Jan 23, 2014, 7:05pm CST ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ... WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING... 6 PM THURSDAY THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 1 INCH OR LESS. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH... AND BE CONFINED TO MAINLY ELEVATED SURFACES. DUE TO THE PROLONGED FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED... SOME ACCUMULATION ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL FREEZE ONTO BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES... 13 DEGREES OR BELOW EARLY FRIDAY 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && More Information ... WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL SOUTH INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST REGION. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S... ALONG WITH BREEZY NORTH WINDS... WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE LOWER TEENS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 190 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION... UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE AREAS OF PRECIPITATION... CURRENTLY FALLING AS LIQUID RAIN. AS THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO COOL TONIGHT... THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS RAIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW WILL INCREASE. SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW FREEZING WILL ALLOW ANY LIQUID THAT DOES CONTINUE TO FALL TO FREEZE ON IMPACT... ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES... STRUCTURES... AND TREES. AT THIS TIME... SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE NOT EXPECTED... BUT RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 01:37:23 +0000