Winter Storm Watch until 06:00PM Thursday
Weather conditions are aligning for a potential winter storm for parts of southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, southwest Indiana and West Kentucky mainly Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Although this storm is still developing at this time in the Plains, there is the potential for moderate snow and minor ice accumulations over a good part of the Quad State region.
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Indiana, southeast Missouri, western Kentucky and southern Illinois. The highest snow accumulations expected over parts of southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and part of the Purchase Area of West Kentucky. Lesser amounts of snow, possibly mixed with ice are likely over the southern Pennyrile region of west Kentucky.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. A wintry mix of precipitation will be possible during the Wednesday evening rush hour over the southern Pennyrile and southern Purchase area of west Kentucky. Snowfall and mixed precipitation will then spread across the southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and southwest Indiana Wednesday Night and Thursday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PERRY ... CHRISTIAN ... WARRICK ... JEFFERSON ... STODDARD ... MCCRACKEN ... GIBSON ... WAYNE ... PULASKI ... HICKMAN ... TODD ... UNION ... CALLOWAY ... GALLATIN ... SALINE ... SCOTT ... BUTLER ... MASSAC ... VANDERBURGH ... HOPKINS ... POSEY ... BALLARD ... MARSHALL ... POPE ... FULTON ... CALDWELL ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... WHITE ... NEW MADRID ... WABASH ... MUHLENBERG ... MISSISSIPPI ... DAVIESS ... JOHNSON ... WILLIAMSON ... WEBSTER ... CARTER ... TRIGG ... PIKE ... LIVINGSTON ... EDWARDS ... MCLEAN ... BOLLINGER ... SPENCER ... HAMILTON ... HARDIN ... GRAVES ... ALEXANDER ... HENDERSON ... UNION ... LYON ... RIPLEY ... JACKSON ... FRANKLIN ... WAYNE ... CARLISLE ... CRITTENDEN ... PERRY
Instructions:
A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
Address/Location
Saline County Sheriff's Office
1 North Main St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-252-8661
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch