Sunday, February 02, 2014

Accumulating snow headed this way Monday night

(From the National Weather Service)

A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
 A WINTRY MIX LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
THE COUNTRY LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND MIDWEST ON TUESDAY.

A SWATH OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA. LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE I-44 CORRIDOR WILL SEE THE HIGHEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WHERE 3 TO 5 INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE. LESSER
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF THE I-44 CORRIDOR.

FAR SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL LIKELY SEE A WINTRY
MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND LIGHT SNOW. THERE WILL BE MINOR
ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THIS WINTER STORM AND
IMPACT THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ACCUMULATING WINTER PRECIPITATION
TO THE REGION NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY
THIS WINTER STORM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. IF YOU
HAVE TO DRIVE...NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A WINTER
SAFETY KIT.

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