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Winter Weather Advisory from 6 p.m. January 15 through 6 a.m. January 16

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This from the National Weather Service in Memphis:

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE MID-SOUTH LATER...

.An arctic front will move through the Mid-South this afternoon
into this evening. Light snow will develop, first across very
northern parts of the Mid-South then shift south tonight into
Tuesday. Snow will intensify over East Central Arkansas, Northwest
Mississippi into much West Tennessee later tonight. Snow will
taper off from northwest to southeast on Tuesday. Arctic air will
rush into the region tonight and wind chills will drop to zero or
below across northern sections of the Mid-South.

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Including the cities of Walnut Ridge, Paragould, Jonesboro,
Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, Dyersburg, and Ripley TN
438 AM CST Mon Jan 15 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Light snow expected. Plan on slippery road conditions,
  including during the morning commute on Tuesday. Total snow
  accumulations of up to two inches are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, 6 PM today to 6 AM
  Tuesday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, Midnight tonight through
  12 PM Tuesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for reduced visibilities at
  times. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little
  as 30 minutes to exposed skin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will
cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered
roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will
combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can
occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and
gloves.

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Johnathan Reaves is the News Director for KASU Public Radio. As part of an Air Force Family, he moved to Arkansas from Minot, North Dakota in 1986. He was first bitten by the radio bug after he graduated from Gosnell High School in 1992. While working on his undergraduate degree, he worked at KOSE, a small 1,000 watt AM commercial station in Osceola, Arkansas. Upon graduation from Arkansas State University in 1996 with a degree in Radio-Television Broadcast News, he decided that he wanted to stay in radio news. He moved to Stuttgart, Arkansas and worked for East Arkansas Broadcasters as news director and was there for 16 years.