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WWUS44 KJAN 192102
WSWJAN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
302 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025
LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ042>066-072>074-200515-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.A.0002.250121T0600Z-250122T0600Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-YAZOO-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DECATUR, COLUMBIA, PEARL RIVER, RICHLAND,
MENDENHALL, QUITMAN, WATERPROOF, HAZLEHURST, CANTON, WESSON,
STONEWALL, PHILADELPHIA, NEW HEBRON, MONTICELLO, MADISON,
TAYLORSVILLE, BRANDON, CARTHAGE, NEWELLTON, CONEHATTA,
JONESVILLE, SHUBUTA, UNION, MEADVILLE, PRENTISS, PEARL,
LUMBERTON, HATTIESBURG, DE KALB, BUDE, NEWTON, BASSFIELD,
RIDGELAND, FAYETTE, BROOKHAVEN, PURVIS, MERIDIAN, SCOOBA, FOREST,
RAYVILLE, WINNSBORO, RALEIGH, YAZOO CITY, VIDALIA, MORTON,
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, BAY SPRINGS, MOUNT OLIVE, JACKSON, COLLINS,
HEIDELBERG, NATCHEZ, ST. JOSEPH, FERRIDAY, ROXIE, LAUREL,
HARRISONBURG, MAGEE, TALLULAH, DELHI, WEST FERRIDAY, PORT GIBSON,
VICKSBURG, AND WEST HATTIESBURG
302 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
AND NORTH LOUISIANA.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DUE TO THE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING, TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP WHERE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATES. TRAVEL IMPACTS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE WELL BEYOND THE END OF THE SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
DL
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