Monday afernoon traffic and winter weather thread

5:35 Lots of wrecks have popped up all of a sudden on the interstates. River bridges are tricky. Be careful out there, and leave a note in “comments” if you have any info.

rollover on 300 north at Pinacle Valley….injuries 5:41

5:50 rods are reportedly OK, but bridges and over passes are a problem. use cuation. Will return if needed. Got news? Comment.

6:12 multiple care accident at Morgan on I-40. Things may be getting a bit worse and there is more winter mix on the way.

Vehicle v. pole on Kanis near the Kroger store. (that’s what they say)

and another I-30 and University 6:21

6:23 this is come together rather quickly… road departments not prepared…can’t blame them…

Multi-car 7th and Battery 6:24

6:36 I430 and the loop among the many new accidnts… also …

630 and Marshall… real mess….

6:50 State Police VERY busy…. so is MEMS….

Fire at J. A. Fair High School

Students are being evacuated. 3:50 P. M.

Not much of a fire either.

Weather updates, major ice storm for north Arkansas, Winter Storm Watch just about everywhere else …

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
326 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009

...MAJOR ICE STORM EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

ARZ003>007-012>016-023>025-270530-
/O.EXT.KLZK.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T1800Z/
BAXTER-BOONE-CLEBURNE-FULTON-INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-MARION-
NEWTON-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASH FLAT...BATESVILLE...BEE BRANCH...
BULL SHOALS...CALICO ROCK...CAVE CITY...CLINTON...DEER...DRASCO...
FAIRFIELD BAY...FLIPPIN...GASSVILLE...GREERS FERRY...HARDY...
HARRISON...HEBER SPRINGS...HORSESHOE BEND...JASPER...LEAD HILL...
LESLIE...MAMMOTH SPRING...MARSHALL...MELBOURNE...MOUNTAIN HOME...
MOUNTAIN VIEW...NEWPORT...NORFORK...OIL TROUGH...OMAHA...OXFORD...
PLEASANT PLAINS...SALEM...SUMMIT...SWIFTON...TUCKERMAN...VIOLA...
WESTERN GROVE...YELLVILLE
326 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

PRECIPITATION...IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN...IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL PERIODS OF
FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHERN
ARKANSAS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. TREES AND POWER LINES WILL LIKELY BECOME
ICE COVERED...LEADING TO LIKELY POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

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ARZ021-022-030>034-037-038-040-270530-
/O.EXT.KLZK.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T1800Z/
CONWAY-FAULKNER-JOHNSON-LOGAN-POLK-POPE-SCOTT-WHITE-WOODRUFF-YELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...BEEBE...BOONEVILLE...
CENTER RIDGE...CLARKSVILLE...CONWAY...COTTON PLANT...DANVILLE...
DARDANELLE...EL PASO...GEORGETOWN...GRAVELLY...GREENBRIER...
HECTOR...MAYFLOWER...MCCRORY...MENA...MORRILTON...
MOUNT MAGAZINE...OLA...OZONE...PARIS...PELSOR...ROSE BUD...
RUSSELLVILLE...SEARCY...VILONIA...WALDRON...WICKES...Y CITY
326 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.. PERIODS OF FROZEN
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...LASTING
THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH TOTALS UP TO A QUARTER OF
AN INCH POSSIBLE.

THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT... ONLY ADDING TO THE
HAZARDOUS NATURE. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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ARZ039-041>047-052>057-270530-
/O.EXT.KLZK.WS.A.0002.090128T0000Z-090128T1800Z/
ARKANSAS-CLARK-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-JEFFERSON-LONOKE-MONROE-
MONTGOMERY-PERRY-PIKE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTHEIMER...AMITY...ARKADELPHIA...
AVILLA...BAUXITE...BENTON...BISMARCK...BONNERDALE...BRINKLEY...
BRYANT...CABOT...CLARENDON...DE VALLS BLUFF...DE WITT...DES ARC...
DONALDSON...ENGLAND...FOURCHE JUNCTION...GILLETT...GLENWOOD...
GURDON...HASKELL...HAZEN...HOT SPRINGS...HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE...
HOUSTON...HUMNOKE...HUMPHREY...JACKSONVILLE...JESSIEVILLE...
LEOLA...LITTLE ROCK...LONOKE...MALVERN...MAUMELLE...MOUNT IDA...
MURFREESBORO...NORMAN...NORTH LITTLE ROCK...OKOLONA...PARON...
PERRYVILLE...PINE BLUFF...PINE RIDGE...POYEN...PRATTSVILLE...
REDFIELD...SHERIDAN...SHERWOOD...STUTTGART...WRIGHTSVILLE
326 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

AREAS OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME NUMEROUS
TUESDAY EVENING...BEFORE ENDING EARLY WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING
ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER
AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE
WINTER STORM.

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