…ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY…
* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SIGNIFICANT ICING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM
THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 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.
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