THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS OCCURRING IN SMITH COUNTY AND WILL
MOVE EASTWARD INTO GREGG AND HARRISON COUNTIES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNING AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE EAST OF THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT...THUS ENDING THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT.
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE AT FREEZING IN SMITH COUNTY AND
WILL QUICKLY DROP ACROSS GREGG AND HARRISON COUNTIES AS THE
SNOWFALL PUSHES EAST. FREEZING TEMPERATURES NEAR THE SURFACE WILL
ALLOW FOR ACCUMULATIONS TO QUICKLY INCREASE DURING THE EVENING
HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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