The National Weather Service has issued the following “Special Weather Statement” in anticipation of bitter cold temps and the possibility of winter precipitation for all of our area

…BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING…
…WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR MONDAY…

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DROP
WIND CHILLS TO BELOW ZERO OVER THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND NORTHWEST
TENNESSEE BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH WILL SEE
WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO SUNDAY MORNING.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ENTER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY MONDAY MORNING. MIDLEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE
MIDSOUTH…AHEAD OF THIS DISTURBANCE. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MAY BE
POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTICULARLY OVER NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS…THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. SOUTH OF
THESE AREAS…EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN…
SLEET AND SNOW WILL OCCUR.

THERE EXISTS SOME UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE
WITH MONDAY/S SYSTEM. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS.