Winter Weather Advisory Extended to EBR

Issuing Office: New Orleans/Baton Rouge
Source: National.Weather.Service
8:59am CST, Fri Jan 6
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING... LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OCCURRING WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET SHORTLY AFTER NOON AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO A LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE CHANGE OVER WILL SLOWLY EXPAND TO THE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * DURATION... 4 TO 6 HOURS OF A LIGHT WINTRY MIX. * MAIN IMPACT... LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE SLICK SPOTS ON MAINLY ELEVATED ROADWAYS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS... LIGHT GLAZE ON TREES AND POWERLINES. 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. &&
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