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From: Sigler, Penny
Date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Subject: FW: Weather Update - ICE STORM Warning!
We have a dire weather situation facing us so I'll get right to it. It now appears that our worst fears are about to be realized in the form of an ice storm. This will be a fairly long update so you will need to read it through. The following is a public information statement issued a little bit ago from the National Weather Service.....
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT...
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET
AND SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST
INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY CREATE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL...UTILITIES
AND FOR BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS.
TWO ROUNDS ARE ANTICIPATED. THE FIRST WILL BE TONIGHT...WITH A BRIEF
LULL TUESDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A SECOND SURGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA.
ROUND TWO WILL AS WELL...BUT GREATER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WILL
BE A BIT FARTHER SOUTH INTO WEST KENTUCKY.
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY FORECAST INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE LATEST
DATA AVAILABLE...AND COULD BE MODIFIED PRIOR TO THE EVENT AS NEWER
FORECAST INFORMATION COMES IN.
SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY SLEET ARE FORECAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY. THERE MAY BE BANDS OF HIGHER
ACCUMULATION WHERE SNOW IS MORE PREVALENT...POSSIBLY IN THE 8 TO 10
INCH RANGE. IF MORE SLEET FALLS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION...TOTAL
DEPTH MAY BE SLIGHTLY LOWER.
FARTHER SOUTH INTO WESTERN KENTUCKY...THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...THE CONCERN IS WITH
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SEVERAL MODELS ARE PROJECTING TOTAL LIQUID
EQUIVALENT AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WHICH COULD TRANSLATE INTO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND/OR SLEET. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR SIGNIFICANT ICING SHOULD BE ALONG A LINE FROM NEW MADRID
MISSOURI...TO MAYFIELD KENTUCKY...ACROSS THE KENTUCKY LAKES REGION
AND EAST TO MADISONVILLE...GREENVILLE AND HOPKINSVILLE. IN THIS
AREA...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 1/2 TO 1 INCH CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. JUST NORTH OF THERE...FROM SAY CAPE GIRARDEAU...EAST ALONG THE
OHIO RIVER INCLUDING PADUCAH...TO CALHOUN KENTUCKY...THERE MAY BE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL FREEZING
RAIN AT TIMES. THERE COULD BE AT LEAST 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SLEET AND
PERHAPS A LITTLE SNOW...ALONG WITH ICING NEAR OR ABOVE 1/4 INCH.
THE MERE FACT THE MODEL DATA IS FORECASTING SUCH HIGH AMOUNTS
OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...IS
SIGNIFICANT. POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME LIKELY...WHERE SIGNIFICANT ICE
IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL IMPACTS COULD BE VERY SIGNIFICANT. SCHOOLS AND
OTHER PRE-PLANNED EVENTS WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED.
HERE ARE TIPS TO CONSIDER BEFORE...DURING AND AFTER A WINTER STORM...
BEFORE THE STORM...
MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. CHECK THE
ANTIFREEZE AND WINDSHIELD WASHER LEVELS IN YOUR CAR AND FILL AS
NEEDED. MAKE SURE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THE
TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. BE SURE TO PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT THAT
INCLUDES FLASHLIGHTS...SAFETY TRIANGLES OR FLARES...BLANKETS AND NON
PERISHABLE FOOD...SHOULD YOUR CAR BECOME DISABLED. IF YOU HAVE A
CELL PHONE OR OTHER COMMUNICATION DEVICE...CHARGE IT UP NOW AND KEEP
IT WITH YOU...SHOULD YOU BECOME STRANDED ON THE ROAD.
IF AT HOME...MAKE SURE YOUR HEATING SYSTEM IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
GATHER TOGETHER YOUR HOME WEATHER PREPAREDNESS KIT AND MAKE SURE IT
IS WELL STOCKED. KEEP FLASHLIGHTS...FRESH BATTERIES...BLANKETS...NON
PERISHABLE FOOD...WATER AND OTHER NECESSITIES ON HAND THAT YOU MAY
NEED SHOULD THE ELECTRIC POWER GO OUT. CHECK ON YOUR FAMILY AND
NEIGHBORS...ESPECIALLY THOSE PERSONS THAT ARE ELDERLY OR INFIRMED TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE OK. IF YOU HAVE PETS OR LIVESTOCK...MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR SHELTER...FOOD AND WATER...BEFORE CONDITIONS
OUTDOORS WORSEN FOR THE ANIMALS.
DURING THE STORM...
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL...STAY AT HOME. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO
NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN THE CONDITIONS ALLOW AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY
OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. DO NOT BRAKE OR STOP ABRUPTLY
AND GIVE A WIDE BERTH WHEN APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLES...HIGHWAY
TRUCKS CLEARING OR TREATING ROADWAYS...AND LARGE VEHICLES.
IF YOU ARE AT HOME OR WORK AND THE ELECTRIC POWER GOES OUT...USE
CAUTION WHEN USING CANDLES...PORTABLE HEATING UNITS OR FIREPLACES.
DO NOT PLACE ANY OBJECTS THAT COULD EASILY CATCH FIRE NEAR AN OPEN
FLAME OR INTENSE HEAT. KEEP SMALL CHILDREN AND PETS A SAFE DISTANCE
FROM HEAT SOURCES. IF THE WATER LINES IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ARE
PRONE TO FREEZING...ALLOW THE WATER FROM THE FAUCETS TO SLOWLY DRIP.
IF POWER LINES OR TREE LIMBS FALL DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF ICE
NEAR YOUR DWELLING...STAY AWAY FROM THE POWER LINES AND DAMAGED TREES
DURING THE STORM. YOU COULD BE ELECTROCUTED OR HURT BY FALLING TREE
LIMBS. STAY INSIDE AND REPORT ANY DOWNED LINES TO THE UTILITY
COMPANIES.
AFTER THE STORM...
USE CAUTION WHILE WORKING OUTDOORS...CHANGES IN THE WIND AND
TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE MAY CAUSE ICE AND SNOW TO FALL FROM TREES AND
OTHER ELEVATED OBJECTS...LEADING TO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO POWER
LINES AND DWELLINGS.
WALK AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION...ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL STILL REMAIN
SLICK WELL AFTER THE WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS LEFT THE AREA.
AS ALWAYS...KEEP POSTED ON THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS BY
LISTENING TO N O A A WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND
RADIO.
The tips given in the statement cannot be overemphasized. If this situation does materialize, it will rival or surpass the 1994 ice storm. Residents should make final preparations NOW! Be prepared for loss of power and mobility. Roadways will quickly become impossible to navigate once the precipitation begins this evening. So residents will need to be where they will stay until the storm subsides sometime overnight Tuesday. I expect a conference call with the National Weather Service to take place sometime today. We will provide further details on this very serious weather situation as it becomes available. In the meantime, remember the three P's...Plan Prepare and Pray.
David Powell
Weather Coordinator
Christian County Emergency Management
This e-mail was created by the Christian County Emergency Management in order to inform local officials, government agencies, medical facilities, factories, and schools of potential weather hazards that may adversely affect this area so that adequate preparations and planning can be made. It is not meant to take the place of the official National Weather Service forecast nor should life decisions be made based on information received in this e-mail. Forwarding is allowed as long as everyone is aware of the purpose for which it was created.
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From: Sigler, Penny
Date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Subject: FW: Weather Update - ICE STORM Warning!
This originated from the Christian Co. Emergency Management director. Read his statement at the bottom. They're predicting a really bad ice storm beginning tonight.
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Good Morning Everyone,
Good Morning Everyone,
We have a dire weather situation facing us so I'll get right to it. It now appears that our worst fears are about to be realized in the form of an ice storm. This will be a fairly long update so you will need to read it through. The following is a public information statement issued a little bit ago from the National Weather Service.....
NIGHT...
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET
AND SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST
INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY CREATE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL...UTILITIES
AND FOR BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS.
TWO ROUNDS ARE ANTICIPATED. THE FIRST WILL BE TONIGHT...WITH A BRIEF
LULL TUESDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A SECOND SURGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA.
ROUND TWO WILL AS WELL...BUT GREATER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WILL
BE A BIT FARTHER SOUTH INTO WEST KENTUCKY.
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY FORECAST INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE LATEST
DATA AVAILABLE...AND COULD BE MODIFIED PRIOR TO THE EVENT AS NEWER
FORECAST INFORMATION COMES IN.
SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY SLEET ARE FORECAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY. THERE MAY BE BANDS OF HIGHER
ACCUMULATION WHERE SNOW IS MORE PREVALENT...POSSIBLY IN THE 8 TO 10
INCH RANGE. IF MORE SLEET FALLS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION...TOTAL
DEPTH MAY BE SLIGHTLY LOWER.
FARTHER SOUTH INTO WESTERN KENTUCKY...THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...THE CONCERN IS WITH
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SEVERAL MODELS ARE PROJECTING TOTAL LIQUID
EQUIVALENT AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WHICH COULD TRANSLATE INTO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND/OR SLEET. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR SIGNIFICANT ICING SHOULD BE ALONG A LINE FROM NEW MADRID
MISSOURI...TO MAYFIELD KENTUCKY...ACROSS THE KENTUCKY LAKES REGION
AND EAST TO MADISONVILLE...GREENVILLE AND HOPKINSVILLE. IN THIS
AREA...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 1/2 TO 1 INCH CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. JUST NORTH OF THERE...FROM SAY CAPE GIRARDEAU...EAST ALONG THE
OHIO RIVER INCLUDING PADUCAH...TO CALHOUN KENTUCKY...THERE MAY BE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL FREEZING
RAIN AT TIMES. THERE COULD BE AT LEAST 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SLEET AND
PERHAPS A LITTLE SNOW...ALONG WITH ICING NEAR OR ABOVE 1/4 INCH.
THE MERE FACT THE MODEL DATA IS FORECASTING SUCH HIGH AMOUNTS
OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...IS
SIGNIFICANT. POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME LIKELY...WHERE SIGNIFICANT ICE
IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL IMPACTS COULD BE VERY SIGNIFICANT. SCHOOLS AND
OTHER PRE-PLANNED EVENTS WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED.
HERE ARE TIPS TO CONSIDER BEFORE...DURING AND AFTER A WINTER STORM...
BEFORE THE STORM...
MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. CHECK THE
ANTIFREEZE AND WINDSHIELD WASHER LEVELS IN YOUR CAR AND FILL AS
NEEDED. MAKE SURE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THE
TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. BE SURE TO PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT THAT
INCLUDES FLASHLIGHTS...SAFETY TRIANGLES OR FLARES...BLANKETS AND NON
PERISHABLE FOOD...SHOULD YOUR CAR BECOME DISABLED. IF YOU HAVE A
CELL PHONE OR OTHER COMMUNICATION DEVICE...CHARGE IT UP NOW AND KEEP
IT WITH YOU...SHOULD YOU BECOME STRANDED ON THE ROAD.
IF AT HOME...MAKE SURE YOUR HEATING SYSTEM IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
GATHER TOGETHER YOUR HOME WEATHER PREPAREDNESS KIT AND MAKE SURE IT
IS WELL STOCKED. KEEP FLASHLIGHTS...FRESH BATTERIES...BLANKETS...NON
PERISHABLE FOOD...WATER AND OTHER NECESSITIES ON HAND THAT YOU MAY
NEED SHOULD THE ELECTRIC POWER GO OUT. CHECK ON YOUR FAMILY AND
NEIGHBORS...ESPECIALLY THOSE PERSONS THAT ARE ELDERLY OR INFIRMED TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE OK. IF YOU HAVE PETS OR LIVESTOCK...MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR SHELTER...FOOD AND WATER...BEFORE CONDITIONS
OUTDOORS WORSEN FOR THE ANIMALS.
DURING THE STORM...
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL...STAY AT HOME. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO
NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN THE CONDITIONS ALLOW AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY
OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. DO NOT BRAKE OR STOP ABRUPTLY
AND GIVE A WIDE BERTH WHEN APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLES...HIGHWAY
TRUCKS CLEARING OR TREATING ROADWAYS...AND LARGE VEHICLES.
IF YOU ARE AT HOME OR WORK AND THE ELECTRIC POWER GOES OUT...USE
CAUTION WHEN USING CANDLES...PORTABLE HEATING UNITS OR FIREPLACES.
DO NOT PLACE ANY OBJECTS THAT COULD EASILY CATCH FIRE NEAR AN OPEN
FLAME OR INTENSE HEAT. KEEP SMALL CHILDREN AND PETS A SAFE DISTANCE
FROM HEAT SOURCES. IF THE WATER LINES IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ARE
PRONE TO FREEZING...ALLOW THE WATER FROM THE FAUCETS TO SLOWLY DRIP.
IF POWER LINES OR TREE LIMBS FALL DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF ICE
NEAR YOUR DWELLING...STAY AWAY FROM THE POWER LINES AND DAMAGED TREES
DURING THE STORM. YOU COULD BE ELECTROCUTED OR HURT BY FALLING TREE
LIMBS. STAY INSIDE AND REPORT ANY DOWNED LINES TO THE UTILITY
COMPANIES.
AFTER THE STORM...
USE CAUTION WHILE WORKING OUTDOORS...CHANGES IN THE WIND AND
TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE MAY CAUSE ICE AND SNOW TO FALL FROM TREES AND
OTHER ELEVATED OBJECTS...LEADING TO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO POWER
LINES AND DWELLINGS.
WALK AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION...ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL STILL REMAIN
SLICK WELL AFTER THE WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS LEFT THE AREA.
AS ALWAYS...KEEP POSTED ON THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS BY
LISTENING TO N O A A WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND
RADIO.
The tips given in the statement cannot be overemphasized. If this situation does materialize, it will rival or surpass the 1994 ice storm. Residents should make final preparations NOW! Be prepared for loss of power and mobility. Roadways will quickly become impossible to navigate once the precipitation begins this evening. So residents will need to be where they will stay until the storm subsides sometime overnight Tuesday. I expect a conference call with the National Weather Service to take place sometime today. We will provide further details on this very serious weather situation as it becomes available. In the meantime, remember the three P's...Plan Prepare and Pray.
David Powell
Weather Coordinator
Christian County Emergency Management
This e-mail was created by the Christian County Emergency Management in order to inform local officials, government agencies, medical facilities, factories, and schools of potential weather hazards that may adversely affect this area so that adequate preparations and planning can be made. It is not meant to take the place of the official National Weather Service forecast nor should life decisions be made based on information received in this e-mail. Forwarding is allowed as long as everyone is aware of the purpose for which it was created.
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