Winter Storm Watch (TN)

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Memphis TN

417 PM CST Tue Jan 7 2025

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-020>024-

TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-081200-

/O.CON.KMEG.WS.A.0001.250110T0000Z-250111T1200Z/

Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-St.

Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Marshall-Benton

MS-Tippah-Alcorn-Tishomingo-Tunica-Tate-Prentiss-Coahoma-Quitman-

Panola-Lafayette-Union-Pontotoc-Lee MS-Itawamba-Tallahatchie-

Yalobusha-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Monroe-Lake-Obion-Weakley-Henry-Dyer-

Gibson-Carroll-Benton TN-Lauderdale-Tipton-Haywood-Crockett-

Madison-Chester-Henderson-Decatur-Shelby-Fayette-Hardeman-McNairy-

Hardin-

Including the cities of Somerville, Okolona, Dresden, Camden,

Senatobia, Fulton, Savannah, Booneville, Paris, Lexington,

Huntingdon, Jackson, Aberdeen, Oakland, Selmer, Coffeeville,

Bruce, Corning, Piggott, Germantown, Bartlett, Tunica, Marianna,

Dyersburg, Southaven, Pontotoc, Blytheville, Corinth, Oxford,

Parsons, Henderson, Decaturville, Forrest City, Paragould,

Ashland, Houston, New Albany, Covington, Brownsville, Charleston,

Milan, Alamo, Ripley MS, Tupelo, Calhoun City, Caruthersville,

Batesville, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Collierville, Holly

Springs, Marks, Water Valley, Tiptonville, Union City, Jonesboro,

Wynne, Humboldt, Bolivar, Martin, Millington, Clarksdale,

Helena-West Helena, Amory, Kennett, Harrisburg, Ripley TN, Iuka,

and Memphis

417 PM CST Tue Jan 7 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING

THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow

  accumulations between 2 and 6 inches and ice accumulations around

  a light glaze possible.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast

  Missouri, and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...From Thursday evening through late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will

  likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road

  conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday

  morning and evening commutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Persons should delay all travel if possible. If travel is absolutely

necessary, drive with extreme caution and be prepared for sudden

changes in visibility. Leave plenty of room between you and the

motorist ahead of you, and allow extra time to reach your

destination. Avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and be especially

cautious on hills or when making turns. Make sure your car is

winterized and in good working order.

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Schlessiger