Winter Weather Advisory

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Missouri bootheel, northeast Arkansas and northwest Tennessee. The Advisory is in effect from 6pm through noon Tuesday.

The following is from the text of the Advisory.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 222 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011

...EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM BECOMING MORE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH....

A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON

AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND GRADUALLY MIX

WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES OVER

THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST TENNESSEE

AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATER TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF

TOMORROW MORNING AS THE SYSTEM LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST.

ARZ009-018-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-290430-

CLAY-GREENE-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARAGOULD...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE

222 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...6 PM CST THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY.

THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT UNTIL 6AM CST

 TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS OR ELEVATED

SURFACES. HOWEVER IF SNOW COMES DOWN HEAVY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN DRIVING

COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW

MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED

FOR POSSIBLE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION

WHILE DRIVING.

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