River Valley Snow

Van Buren, AR is now seeing snow as temperatures continue to fall. Many areas along the I-40 corridor are just now going over to a mix of wet snow and rain. This line will continue to push southward as we move into the evening. Additional cooling is now taking place due to evaporational cooling effects with the onset of a heavy batch of precipitation along with more cold air funneling in on the back side of the Low.

Note the circulation of the surface Low as depicted from the wind barbs. The center is now just south of the River Valley over SE OK. As more cold air continues to funnel into our area most locations will see precipitation on the frozen side of the spectrum.

Road conditions will be going downhill as we move into the overnight period! Slush and wet roadways will turn to ice and present a great threat to travel. Please remember to give yourself at least a "four second" distance between yourself and the car in front of you. Anticipate slick road conditions by giving yourself ample room to stop.

Get the latest time-table on this late January snow storm on the 5 and 6 pm shows.

Posted by Ted Zarras at 1:43 PM