... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR RIPLEY... BUTLER AND STODDARD COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING... FREEZING RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY COMBINE WITH SLEET... AND THEN TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW BY 3 AM. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE.

* ACCUMULATIONS... ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH CAN BE EXPECTED... WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE ARKANSAS BORDER. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS.

* IMPACTS... TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ANY UNTREATED WALKING SURFACES WILL BE VERY SLICK AS WELL. WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS EXPECTED... A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.