BransonRadio Weather Alert for the following counties: HOWELL-SHANNON-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE... BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON 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...AREAS OF SLEET...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF INTENSE SLEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. ROADWAYS ARE BECOMING OR SOON WILL BECOME ICE COVERED AND TREACHEROUS. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BRANSON TO EMINENCE...THROUGH TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO LOCALLY TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO SLEET. * 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 IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 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 10:04:31 +0000
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