Heres the latest on the FIRST and SECOND ice storm predictions. Thats right, two ice storms possible now- Storm 1 is Thursday mid evening to Friday evening. Here in Cross County, we are in the 1/4+ to 1/2+ inch range of ice accumulation. Thats enough to make roads unsafe and cause power outages. Storm 2 is Saturday night into Sunday and its too early to predict accurate accumulations for it. Here is the latest from the NWS- SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT THURSDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN AND A FEW CRACKS OF THUNDER. BY MID EVENING, FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WITH RAIN CHANGING OVER TO FREEZING RAIN. BY FRIDAY MORNING FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE MADE THEIR WAY TO JUST NORTH OF I-40...AND BY EARLY AFTERNOON INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ON FRIDAY WITH ACTIVITY TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE WEST BY FRIDAY EVENING...AND EVENTUALLY ACROSS THE EAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATION FOR NOW APPEARS TO BE NORTH OF I-40 AND COULD EASILY EXCEED A HALF OF AN INCH...AFFECTING THE CITIES OF JONESBORO...KENNETT...DYERSBURG AND BLYTHEVILLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE PROBABLE IN THE I-40 CORRIDOR AFFECTING THE MEMPHIS METRO...JACKSON...AND FORREST CITY. BUT THESE EARLY DETERMINATIONS ARE BY NO MEANS SET IN STONE. ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY AS A SECOND STORM PASSES THROUGH. PLEASE STAY TUNED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ON THIS UNFOLDING WINTER STORM. MIDSOUTHERNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES WITH THIS STORM.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:35:45 +0000
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