First substantial snow here this afternoon. Here’s what we have to look forward to overnight, courtesy of accuweather (we’ve already had the power go off twice in the last hour) –
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.FREEZING RAIN…MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET…WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN COULD FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES RESULTING IN ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF INCH PER HOUR. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY LATE EVENING.
TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. THIS ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF THE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET THAT HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED.
ROADWAYS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE ICE COVERED AND IN MANY CASES QUITE TREACHEROUS. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AS ICE BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE ON THESE SURFACES…WITH POWER OUTAGES BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIKELY BY THIS EVENING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW… SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.