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WWUS44 KJAN 200859
WSWJAN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
259 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025
MSZ072>074-201700-
/O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0002.250121T0600Z-250122T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0002.250121T0600Z-250122T0600Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PURVIS, COLUMBIA, LUMBERTON, WEST
HATTIESBURG, AND HATTIESBURG
259 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TO
TRAVEL. DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING, ANY
SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS WILL RESULT IN TREACHEROUS
CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IMPACTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL BEYOND THE
END OF THE SNOW. WEAK BRANCHES COULD BREAK, DOWNING POWER LINES IN
AREAS OF HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATION POSING A RISK FOR ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ042>066-201700-
/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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, PORT GIBSON, ST. JOSEPH, NEW
HEBRON, FAYETTE, HAZLEHURST, FERRIDAY, TALLULAH, QUITMAN,
BROOKHAVEN, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, NATCHEZ, MERIDIAN, LAUREL, MORTON,
HARRISONBURG, NEWTON, MENDENHALL, YAZOO CITY, PRENTISS,
NEWELLTON, DECATUR, RAYVILLE, HEIDELBERG, JONESVILLE, RICHLAND,
VICKSBURG, VIDALIA, WINNSBORO, CONEHATTA, SHUBUTA, BUDE, JACKSON,
SCOOBA, PHILADELPHIA, DE KALB, MEADVILLE, RIDGELAND, WATERPROOF,
CARTHAGE, UNION, WEST FERRIDAY, DELHI, RALEIGH, BAY SPRINGS,
BASSFIELD, WESSON, PEARL, ROXIE, CANTON, MADISON, TAYLORSVILLE,
MOUNT OLIVE, BRANDON, PEARL RIVER, COLLINS, FOREST, MAGEE, AND
STONEWALL
259 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...ACCUMULATING SNOW IN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THAT COULD LEAD
TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL,
SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT 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.
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