Friday, February 12, 2010

Winter Storm Warning 05:34:42.0389

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE FOUR STATE REGION THIS MORNING...AS A STORM SYSTEM
CONTINUES MOVING THROUGH THE REGION.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND MUCH OF
EAST TEXAS BY LATE MORNING...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND THE
REMAINDER OF NORTH LOUISIANA BY LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY
IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW
ENDS...MAINLY NORTH OF A JACKSONVILLE TEXAS TO COLUMBIA LOUISIANA
LINE.

WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO HOVER NEAR THE FREEZING MARK THIS
MORNING...ELEVATED HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS...
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. MANY
SECONDARY ROADS ACROSS THE REGION ARE ALSO SNOW COVERED. AS
SUCH...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNLESS NECESSARY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN SHREVEPORT.

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