Winter Storm Watch Tonight

From the Memphis NOAA Weather Forecast for West Tennessee for Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009:

ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-TNZ048-049-088-120100-
/O.CON.KMEG.WS.A.0003.090312T0900Z-090313T0000Z/
POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-
LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...
WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...COVINGTON...
BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...
MILLINGTON 1156 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL
ARKANSAS AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. RAIN WILL CHANGE
OVER TO FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE.
FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR THROUGH
THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW COULD
OCCUR IN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE AROUND A QUARTER OF AN
INCH. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SLEET OR SNOW ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Remember KY in late January? A little bread and milk from the grocery will not help you if we lose power due to ice. You should have plans in place at minimum for alternate heating and cooking options, a stocked pantry and a manual can opener. Alternate sources for light - be careful if you use candles. Make sure cell phone batteries are charged. Gas tanks on your car should be full. Check on elderly neighbors and relatives to see if they need any assistance. Stay off the roads if at all possible before driving becomes hazardous.