Submitted by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Southeast Missouri - An Arctic cold front will move through the area tonight. A pair of disturbances will move northeast across the area beginning Thursday afternoon and continuing through the day Friday. As temperatures drop below freezing, a wintry mix of precipitation is expected across the entire region.

Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 3 pm Thursday to 6 pm CST Friday.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 3 pm Thursday to 6 pm CST Friday.

• Timing: Freezing rain and sleet will overspread the area Thursday afternoon, with the precipitation transitioning to sleet and snow quickly Thursday night before winding down Friday afternoon.
• Amounts, 5 to 7 inches of sleet and snow are expected, with some very minor icing possible beneath it.
• Main impacts: treacherous driving conditions are likely from Thursday afternoon through Friday. In addition. Some isolated power outages cannot be ruled out, where freezing rain is most prevalent, mainly across the southern portions of southeast Missouri.