Winter Strom Warning 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* AMOUNTS: SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA TO A HALF AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND A QUARTER INCH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OVER SOUTHWEST INDIANA. AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE A THUNDERSTORM COULD SEE ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ICE...SLEET OR SNOW.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS. AREAS THAT GET ENHANCED ICING DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS COULD EXPERIENCE A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH EARLY SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Instructions:
BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. ALLOW MORE TRAVEL TIME.
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