Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Todd, and Trigg counties have been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning.
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY…
* WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow and sleet accumulations of up to one inch. Total ice accumulations of around one quarter of an inch to locally one third of an inch.
* WHERE…Portions of extreme southeast Missouri, southwest Kentucky and extreme southern Illinois. This area is roughly along and south of a line from Sikeston Missouri to Paducah Kentucky to Madisonville.
* WHEN…Until 3 AM CST Saturday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Icing of trees and power lines has caused isolated power outages and downed tree branches. In addition, roads will become very hazardous as temperatures drop overnight. Plan on slippery road conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet
and ice will make travel very hazardous.