Winter Storm Warning until 12:00AM Friday
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation is possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 2 to 5 inches, and ice accumulations of one tenth of an inch with locally higher amounts possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. This area is generally along and west of a line from Dexter Missouri to Harrisburg, Carmi and West Salem Illinois.
* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to midnight CST Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Scattered power outages and some tree damage are possible due to the ice and wind. Travel due to the snow, sleet, and freezing rain could be nearly impossible and should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. The hazardous conditions could impact those travelers during the morning or evening commutes, especially on Thursday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The period of greatest concern for the accumulation of mixed precipitation will be today through noon on Thursday.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON ... WAYNE ... EDWARDS ... WABASH ... PERRY ... FRANKLIN ... HAMILTON ... WHITE ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... SALINE ... UNION ... ALEXANDER ... PULASKI ... PERRY ... BOLLINGER ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... WAYNE ... CARTER ... RIPLEY ... BUTLER ... STODDARD ... SCOTT
Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Address/Location
Stoddard County EMA
501 W Business U.S. 60
Dexter, MO 63841
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-614-5155
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP STODDARDEMA followed by your message, to 888777
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