Monday, February 03, 2014

Heavy snow heading for Jefferson City, Columbia

(From the National Weather Service)

.WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  ON TUESDAY MORNING...PUSH INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ACROSS THIS AREA INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE TO 10
  TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...RAPID ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE
  POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE.

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