…ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAINT LOUIS HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING.
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE.
* TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…THE ICE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES…OVERPASSES…AND UNTREATED
ROADS. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL.
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SEVERE AND DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF
ICE ACCUMULATION IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE…
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES…SUCH AS SIDEWALKS…
DRIVEWAYS…ROADS… AND PARKING LOTS. THE HEAVY ICE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL…EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION…AND BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL
WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS…AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH
INCLUDES A SHOVEL…FLASHLIGHT…CELLPHONE…FOOD AND WATER…AND
BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.