Tuesday, February 07, 2012

MODOT issues winter weather travel advisory

(From Missouri Department of Transportation)

MoDOT Winter Travel Advisory:
For Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 7-8

Weather: A mix of rain and snow is predicted for areas of southwest Missouri starting between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday and moving from the northwest to the southeast. Freezing rain or freezing mist also may develop overnight into Wednesday morning. The wintry mix is expected to reach no further south than the Interstate 44 corridor, including, Joplin, Springfield and Marshfield.

MoDOT Plans: Partial crews will be on duty and ready to treat roads starting at 7 p.m. in Jasper, Barton, Vernon, Bates, St. Clair, Henry, Benton, Hickory, Cedar, Dade, Polk and Dallas counties.

Crews also will be ready to roll by 10:30 a.m. along I-44, including metropolitan Springfield and Joplin.

Crews in northern Newton, northern Barry, northern Stone, southern Lawrence and northern Christian counties will come on duty at 5 a.m. Wednesday.

Other crews further south will be on call in case the front moves further south than predicted.

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