FIRST THE BAD NEWS.....DON'T WAIT FOR THE GOOD NEWS. THERE ISN'T ANY.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* PLAN ON RAIN TO DEVELOP BY 6 AM...THEN SWITCH OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN BY 8 AM. PLAN ON THIS MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING, WITH VALLEY LOCATIONS MORE LIKELY TO SEE THE RAIN.

* LOOK FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY UP TO 1/10 OF AN INCH... THOUGH SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 2/10 OF AN INCH.

THE BULK OF THE ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON EXPOSED OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND POWER LINES...THOUGH ROAD SURFACES MAY DEVELOP A GLAZE OF ICE AS WELL.

* TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.