* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Significant impacts from mainly ice and sleet accumulations in the Watch area.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, southwest, and west central Mississippi.
* WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Expect power outages that last more than a day and extensive tree damage due to the ice. Travel could be impossible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Onset of sleet and freezing rain will spread from northwest to southeast Friday afternoon into early Saturday morning, with a mix of wintry precipitation continuing into the day Sunday. Dangerously cold temperatures are also expected Friday night into early next week.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLEY ... CHICOT ... MOREHOUSE ... WEST CARROLL ... EAST CARROLL ... RICHLAND ... MADISON ... FRANKLIN ... CATAHOULA ... TENSAS ... BOLIVAR ... SUNFLOWER ... LEFLORE ... GRENADA ... CARROLL ... MONTGOMERY ... WEBSTER ... CLAY ... LOWNDES ... CHOCTAW ... OKTIBBEHA ... WASHINGTON ... HUMPHREYS ... HOLMES ... ATTALA ... WINSTON ... ISSAQUENA ... SHARKEY ... YAZOO ... MADISON ... LEAKE ... WARREN ... HINDS ... RANKIN ... CLAIBORNE
Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.
