Active Weather Alerts
Dense Fog Advisory
Issued: 4:28 AM Jan. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures dropping below freezing over much of the area by morning may lead to some icing of roadways, especially bridges. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. &&
Winter Storm Watch
Issued: 3:35 AM Jan. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation is possible in southern portions of west Kentucky, with heavy snow possible across the rest of west Kentucky, southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and southwest Indiana. Total snow accumulations between 7 and 13 inches, and ice accumulations around a light glaze possible. * WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Prolonged cold is also expected between Friday and Monday. Wind chills Friday night could be as low as -10 degrees across the north and -5 across the south. Sunday night wind chills will range from -7 degrees to -12 degrees. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. &&
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 3:18 AM Jan. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...Patchy dense fog expected across southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois... Patchy dense fog can be expected across much of southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois until just after midnight, reducing visibilities to around a quarter mile or less. Visibilities should gradually improve late tonight. If traveling, please remember to slow down, use your low-beam headlights and allow extra time to reach your destination. Be prepared for sudden drops in visibility.
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