Winter Storm Warning until 12:00AM Sunday
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Storm total accumulations 3 to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Missouri, western Kentucky and southern Illinois.
* WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on extremely hazardous travel conditions. The strong winds and heavy snow rates will cause extremely low visibilities. There have already been numerous accidents reported.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GRAVES ... PERRY ... MISSISSIPPI ... ALEXANDER ... SCOTT ... UNION ... STODDARD ... MASSAC ... LYON ... JOHNSON ... MCCRACKEN ... JACKSON ... HOPKINS ... WILLIAMSON ... BALLARD ... PULASKI ... MARSHALL ... FRANKLIN ... HICKMAN ... FULTON ... CALDWELL ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... NEW MADRID ... BOLLINGER ... HAMILTON ... CARLISLE
Instructions:
A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather conditions will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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:
- Severe - Significant 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