Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 AM Wednesday to 6 AM CST Thursday
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE MIDSOUTH WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW... WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS WILL ALLOW RAIN TO CHANGEOVER TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IN MANY AREAS BEFORE ENDING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE WINDCHILLS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS ABOVE ZERO...AND MAY AID IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WHERE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FALL. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW/SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH...AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.
* TIMING...6 AM CST WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CROCKETT ... DYER ... GIBSON ... HENRY ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE ... OBION ... WEAKLEY
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Address/Location
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WEAKLEY911 followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning