Ok, Folk here it is we have been posting on this storm for several days and it just keeps getting more and more into it. We are now under a Winter Weather Warning Here is the latest HWO as of 3AM. Just as a reminder when posting about current weather be sure to put a town you are close to so everyone else has an idea of where the storm is. ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND... .A WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI...WITH A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE I-44 AND MUCH OF THE U.S. 60 CORRIDORS. PRIMARILY SNOW...THOUGH OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI...ALONG AND NORTH OF U.S. 54. PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO A SHIFT IN THE POSITION OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT GIVEN THE EXPECTED STRONG TEMPERATURE CONTRAST FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. UPDATES TO THE FORECAST SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS NEW DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE TEENS AND 20S...AND LOWS POSSIBLY CLOSE TO ZERO. WIND CHILLS AROUND 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTS. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN WEATHER AWARE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. KSZ073-MOZ055>058-066>069-078-012200- /O.UPG.KSGF.WS.A.0003.140302T0000Z-140303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.WS.W.0003.140302T0000Z-140303T1200Z/ BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- CAMDEN-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP... VERSAILLES...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA... APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON 342 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 54 FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO MOSTLY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF A WARSAW TO OSAGE BEACH LINE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE TO TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT AND FLUFFY IN NATURE...AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR...ESPECIALLY EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...WHERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE GREATEST. 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. Today is the day to get out and get what you can before evening hits once the sun goes down it might be two late!
Posted on: Sat, 01 Mar 2014 18:33:35 +0000