Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Brown County until noon on Saturday
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN MAY MIX IN DURING THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH
A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE.
* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES... OVERPASSES...AND
UNTREATED ROADS. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME
SLIPPERY AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW...
SLEET AND/OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.
Instructions:
THIS STORM WILL START AROUND 6:00 PM STARTING OUT WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAINTHAT WILL AFFECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT THRU TOMMOROW MORNING.
Address/Location
Brown County Emergency Services
145 West Main Street
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-773-3961
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