BransonRadio Weather Alert for the following counties: CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS- DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN- DOUGLAS-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS... FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN... CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON... NIXA...OZARK...AVA...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE... KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA 358 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO BEEN OBSERVED THIS MORNING...WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES AND INTENSE PRECIPITATION RATES OCCURRING. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATES THAT ROADS HAVE BECOME COVERED WITH SLEET AND ICE IN MANY AREAS AND ARE BECOMING TREACHEROUS. WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRANSON TO EMINENCE...INCLUDING THE GREATER U.S. 60 AND I-44 CORRIDORS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. LATER THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. MANY LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE TO TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY LIMIT THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN A RISK FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && Stay tuned to BransonRadio for the latest details. On your mobile phone, use the TuneIn raido app.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Mar 2014 10:04:30 +0000
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