Expires:201302211015;Remove:201302211015;483880 WWUS44 KMEG 210912 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 312 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A STRONG LATE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THESE LOCATIONS. A TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING. FURTHER NORTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS INTO THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD EXPERIENCE THE GREATEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001>009-TNZ048>050-052>055-088>092-211015- /O.CAN.KMEG.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130221T1500Z/ CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS- TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA... SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE... COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR... SAVANNAH 312 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED IN THIS AREA AND THE WINTER WEATHER HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$