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...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH... ...DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .AN EARLY MARCH WINTER STORM WAS CURRENTLY WELL ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH EARLY THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH A ZONE OF HIGHER SNOW TOTALS COMING IN ROUGHLY IN A ZONE FROM JONESBORO ARKANSAS THROUGH THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI TO NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. HIGHER SLEET ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF I-40. RADAR TRENDS SHOWING A DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN MODERATE SLEET AND SNOW APPROACHING I-40. SO HAVE INCREASED FORECAST ACCUMULATIONS WITH NEW SNOWFALL AND SLEET TOTALS REACHING 12 INCHES WILL LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. COUPLED WITH THE STRONG NORTH WINDS DRIFTS UP TO TWO FEET WILL BE COMMON...AS WELL AS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH 6 AM. FARTHER SOUTH LIGHT LIQUID PRECIPITATION IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI IS SLOWLY CHANGING OVER WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON TODAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF OVER THE FAR NORTH BY MID MORNING...BY NOON FOR THE I-40 CORRIDOR...AND MID AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...CLEARING SKIES LATE TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR WINDCHILL VALUES TO SINK TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE MIDSOUTH. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY.

* SNOW/SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES...IN ADDITION NEW SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF OF AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO -5 DEGREES.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. WINDCHILL TIMING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. EXPOSED SKIN FOR A PROLONGED DURATION MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DYER ... GIBSON ... HENRY ... LAKE ... 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. 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.