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(Update) Freezing Rain Advisory remains in effect

Weather

December 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-

401 PM CST THU DEC 19 2013

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY…

* TIMING…LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT.E AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH AND PERSIST AT INTERVALS OVERNIGHT…CONCURRENT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING.

* STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE STILL EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

* IMPACTS…THE ICE WILL PRIMARILY POSE A HAZARD TO TRAVELERS AS ROADS…SIDEWALKS…AND OTHER SURFACES WILL BECOME SLICK. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TONIGHT SHOULD BE VERY CAUTIONS AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS CLOSELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.