Freezing Rain Advisory for Franklin County.

The National Weather Service in Paducah KY has issued a freezing rain advisory for all of Southern Illinois, except Randolph and Washington counties, which is under an Ice Storm Warning.

I am going to share two statements.  One is from the NWS in Paducah.  Randolph and Washington counties are under the jurisdiction of the NWS in St. Louis.  Sometimes that is why they have different advisories and warnings.

Here are both statements from each NWS office.

Here is the one from the Paducah office.

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. *

TIMING…LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS…A GLAZE OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE LIKELY MOST AREAS. ACCUMULATIONS CLOSE TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH EXPECTED FROM MARBLE HILL TO PERRYVILLE…CARBONDALE AND PINCKNEYVILLE. *

IMPACTS…TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROADS. SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BE VERY SLICK IF NOT TREATED. VEHICLES WILL ICE OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Here is the one from NWS in St. Louis

…ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAINT LOUIS HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING…

FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SIGNIFICANT ICING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS…ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ICE. *

TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS…THE ICE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES…OVERPASSES…AND UNTREATED ROADS. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SEVERE AND DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE… ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES…SUCH AS SIDEWALKS… DRIVEWAYS…ROADS… AND PARKING LOTS. THE HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION…AND BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS…AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL…FLASHLIGHT…CELLPHONE…FOOD AND WATER…AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. &&

I listened to Dave Murray on a live Facebook  feed from Fox 2 in St Louis.  Summarizing his words, he had Pinckneyville to Salem in the bulls-eye.  I included St. Louis in this for one reason, if you have to go up there for a medical appointment, please consider cancelling.

We will have up to the minute cancellations.  Thank you for your response.  There has been over 3,000 views. – sd