WINTER STORM WARNING 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH SOME AREAS POSSIBLY REACHING SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...PRIMARILY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...THEN LATE THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST INDIANA.
* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SNOWFALL INCREASES INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AND WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW DEGREES. ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK AND SNOW COVERED.
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.
Instructions:
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Address/Location
Shawneetown Fire Department
111 East Posey Ave
Shawneetown, IL 62984
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-269-4203
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning