Winter Storm Warning until 03:00PM
...Winter storm continues today... .In the wake of an Arctic cold front, sleet and freezing rain will change to snow before ending. ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation occurring. Plan on difficult travel conditions, including during the morning commute. Additional sleet and snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of less than one tenth of an inch are expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois mainly along and west of Interstate 57, Ballard County Kentucky, and New Madrid and Mississippi Counties in southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 3 PM today.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong north winds will gust to 35 mph at times. Wind chills will be around zero this morning. Be prepared for significant reductions in visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice are occurring. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER ... FRANKLIN ... HAMILTON ... JACKSON ... JEFFERSON ... JOHNSON ... PERRY ... PULASKI ... UNION ... WAYNE ... WILLIAMSON
Address/Location
Hamilton County, Illinois Nixle
100 S Jackson St
McLeansboro, IL 62859
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-643-3744
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