Freezing Rain Advisory
* As I write this, the temperature in Meridian is down to 39...Rain is continuing back to parts of Louisiana and Texas, and cold air is continuing to seep southward as forecast.Our forecast remains mostly unchanged - but we will amend it to suggest the possibility of some slick spots on bridges and overpasses. The best chance of this will come along and north of a Newton to Macon to Carrollton, AL line - but the possibility exists as far south as Interstate 20 in Mississippi and Alabama.
* Because of these factors, the National Weather Service has elected to issue a freezing rain advisory for the I-20 corridor and points north in Mississippi. A freezing rain advisory means that there could be some very light accumulation of ice on bridges and overpasses. There is no such advisory in Alabama. NWS Birmingham doesn't feel the threat warrants an advisory.
* In our opinion, there could be some light freezing rain or freezing drizzle as far south as I-20 in Alabama as well. And, there could be some slick spots on bridges and overpasses. But, widespread travel problems aren't anticipated...
* BOTTOM LINE: This is a very small "increase" in the threat for us tonight into early tomorrow morning. Also, if you live in Alabama north of I-20, you have the same threat as our Mississippi counties...Just a difference of opinion among NWS offices. Its still the opinion of our weather office that we won't see significant ice accumulations, but there is the threat for a few slick spots on bridges and/or overpasses.
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 10:11 AM
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