Freezing Rain Advisory Tonight
By Sam Kantrow on December 16, 2012, 7:36pm Last modified: December 17, 2012, 9:33am
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The NWS has issued a freezing rain advisory for inland CT tonight. Temperatures are just around freezing, and with light rain possible, roads could get slick tonight. Here's the info from the National Weather Service:
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY.
* FORECAST CONFIDENCE...HIGHEST PROBABILITY FOR FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE AND ICY ROADS WILL BE ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS BORDER...WITH LESS OF A RISK FARTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTWARD TO THE RHODE ISLAND BORDER.
* LOCATIONS...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES.
* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE
* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCRETION OF A TRACE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY EARLY TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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