WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 515 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...THE FLORIDA PARISHES...AND THE BATON ROUGE
METRO AREA THIS EVENING. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY
FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OF SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH
ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1.5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDER THE
STRONGEST SNOW BANDS.
MAJOR CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER WEATHER WILL BE
DANGEROUS ICING CONDITIONS MAINLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELLING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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