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Special weather advisory issued
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| December 5, 2013 |
A prolonged and significant freezing rain event is possible
through this evening for Anchorage and the surrounding region,
according to the National Weather Service, which as issued a
special weather statement for the area.
"Some notable changes are occurring in the atmosphere that are
resulting in increasing confidence in a prolonged and
potentially significant freezing rain event," the statement
says. "Increasing south to southwest winds pushing north up Cook
Inlet will continue to ride up over a persistent cold dome of
below freezing temperatures near the surface through Thursday
evening."
Expect freezing drizzle or light freezing rain this morning.
A weak disturbance is expected to move across the area later
this morning and into early afternoon, which will help to
increase the intensity of the rainfall. Up to one-fifth of an
inch of new ice could develop on top of the 0.05 to 0.10 inch of
ice that accumulated overnight.
The results may be similar to the November 22 event in terms of
total ice accumulation, but over a longer period of time of nine
to 15 hours and could approach the severity of the earlier ice
storm, especially on exposed surfaces free of existing snow and
ice, where a significant glaze may develop. |
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