WINTER STORM WARNING Issued
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GALLATIN-POPE-HARDIN-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-
SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CRITTENDEN-LYON-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-
HOPKINS-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAWNEETOWN...GOLCONDA...
ELIZABETHTOWN...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...
POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...
CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...
BENTON...MARION...EDDYVILLE...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...
MADISONVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...CHARLESTON...
NEW MADRID
448 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND MUCH OF WEST KENTUCKY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AMOUNTS: TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND MUCH
OF WEST KENTUCKY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY
SUNDAY MORNING AND WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BRING EXTREMELY COLD AIR INTO THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY
AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 10
BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. ANY TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THESE
DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS.
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.
http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MO12513BC03B60.WinterStormWarning.12513BDD2680MO.PAHWSWPAH.10bf07f32c38eaad0ba1c191f4885e2d
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Robert E. Hearnes, Director
Charleston Department of Public Safety
204 N. Main St.
Charleston, MO 63834
(573) 683-3737
http://www.charlestondps.org/
http://www.facebook.com/charlestondps
http://local.nixle.com/charleston-mo-department-of-public-safety/
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Address/Location
Charleston, MO Department of Public Safety
204 N Main St
Charleston, MO 63834
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-683-3737