United Group Insurance

Winter Weather Advisory expanded to include Adair, Adams & Union Counties

Weather

January 25th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-POLK COUNTIES…

329 PM CST MON JAN 25 2016

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ICY THROUGH 6 PM AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES…SO BE PREPARED FOR A SLOW COMMUTE HOME IF TRAVELING. PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BEFORE ENDING WITH UP TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL.

All counties in purple are under a Winter Weather Advisory.

All counties in purple are under a Winter Weather Advisory.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ANY ICE AMOUNTS SHOULD ONLY BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WHICH MAY LOWER VISIBILITIES IN RURAL AREAS THIS EVENING FROM BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS…ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK…ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND ELEVATED SURFACES… CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW PERSIST INTO THE EVENING.