4 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH
WILL BE EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM CST FRIDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING OVER THE
AREA AND BY THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
AND HEAVIER AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REMAIN MAINLY IN THE
30S AND THEN DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT. GROUND
WARMTH WILL HELP MELT THE INITIAL SNOW AND SLEET...BUT AS MORE
SNOW FALLS...AND READINGS DROP...ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD START TO
ADD UP.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL END WEST TO EAST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. THERE MAY BE HIGHER
AMOUNTS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
THE MAIN ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WET OR SLUSHY THROUGH THE
EVENT...HOWEVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND RURAL AND SECONDARY
ROADS THAT HAVE LESS TRAFFIC MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF MAINLY
SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON THE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
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