WINTER STORM WARNING in effect for PERRY COUNTY thru 12:00 PM, March 5th.
The National Weather Service issued a WINTER STORM WARNING for PERRY COUNTY until 12:00 PM, March 5th.
* TIMING: RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL END THURSDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 10 INCHES. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE... RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS.
A weather warning indicates a confirmed, current and present danger to this area.
Take necessary safety precautions.
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
Address/Location
Cannelton IN Police Department
210 South 8th Street
Cannelton, IN 47520
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-547-2111
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