Winter Storm Warning until 12:00PM Saturday
A storm system will bring a period of wintry precipitation starting late Friday afternoon in southeast Missouri and Friday evening in southern Illinois. While mixed precipitation is possible at the onset, a transition to mainly snow is expected through most of Friday night, when the heaviest snow accumulations are forecast. A transition to mainly rain from south to north is forecast Saturday morning as temperatures warm above freezing.
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze expected.
* WHERE...North of a line from near Anna to Carmi, Illinois.
* WHEN...From 3 PM Friday to noon CST Saturday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SALINE ... FRANKLIN ... UNION ... JEFFERSON ... WHITE ... EDWARDS ... WABASH ... JACKSON ... HAMILTON ... WILLIAMSON ... WAYNE ... PERRY
Instructions:
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning