State of Emergency
The governor has declared a state of emergency for the possibility of significant ice accumulations in the northern half of the state (which covers DeSoto County.)
National Weather Service Alerts
The National Weather Service has issued the following alerts affecting DeSoto County:
Hazardous Weather Outlook
(updated at 5:35 am by the National Weather Service)
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 am CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO MINUS 5 DEGREES. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 am CST. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN SUFFER FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
High Impact Weather Briefing
(3:47 pm 03-02-2014)
A new High Impact Weather Briefing is available at:
- Access Using Personal Computer
- Access Using Smartphones, Tablets, and Personal Computer
Please remember to send or call in your reports of ice and snow accumulations to the National Weather Service (NWS) Memphis. Our phone number is 800-432-0875.
