Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY beginning at noon for Stoddard County.

• ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
• * TIMING: SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL INTENSIFY AND TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY SATURDAY.
• * MAIN IMPACT: A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UNDERNEATH A THIN LAYER OF ICE WILL CREATE A PERIOD OF VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING.
• * UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA... ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS BORDERS.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.