Winter Storm Watch until 03:00AM Friday
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation is possible with total snow accumulations of up to two inches, and ice accumulations of two tenths to four tenths of an inch possible.
* WHERE...For portions of southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. This area is along and west of a line from Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau Missouri onward to Carbondale, McLeansboro, and Wayne City Illinois.
* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible and should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. The hazardous conditions could impact those travelers during the morning or evening commutes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Prolonged power outages may occur where significant ice accumulations develop.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON ... WAYNE ... EDWARDS ... PERRY ... FRANKLIN ... HAMILTON ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... UNION ... PERRY ... BOLLINGER ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... WAYNE ... CARTER ... RIPLEY ... BUTLER ... STODDARD
Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Address/Location
Hamilton County, Illinois Nixle
100 S Jackson St
McLeansboro, IL 62859
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-643-3744
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