Sleet and Snow Possible in Texarkana
The National Weather Service says winter precipitation will continue into tonight, with accumulations possible. Here is the winter storm warning from the National Weather Service:
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WITH SOME SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH...WITH HIGHER SLEET TOTALS TO NEAR ONE HALF INCH POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT THIS PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN MOVING INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS BY EARLY TO MID MORNING... WITH THE PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO NORTHWEST LOUISIANA BY MID TO LATE MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING AND ONCE THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS... EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL FURTHER INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACT...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON MAINLY ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. HEAVIER SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS COULD RESULT IN SOME SECONDARY ROADWAYS BECOMING SLIPPERY AS WELL. ICE WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES WHICH COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND SOME SECONDARY ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME ICY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.