Winter Weather Message 03:31:51.3105

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND
SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. INCREASED WINDS WILL ALSO ALLOW WIND CHILL
VALUES TO FALL BELOW 10 DEGREES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE OBSERVED IN
THE ADVISORY AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF I-30...WHILE A HALF INCH
TO AN INCH WILL BE OBSERVED IN THE ADVISORY AREAS TO THE SOUTH
OF I-30.

* IMPACTS: AS AIR TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
FREEZING TODAY...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR SLEET
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS ON
ELEVATED SURFACES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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