Friday, February 04, 2011

Here we go again: National Weather Service issues winter weather advisory

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO
MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON FROM ARKANSAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA...WHICH IS MAINLY
SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS TO BOLIVAR AND ROLLA LINE.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WITHIN THE SNOWFALL MAY DROP
BELOW A MILE AT TIMES...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT WITH THIS SYSTEM.

* IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM THE PREVIOUS
SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ONCE AGAIN.
THIS SNOWFALL WILL ALSO LIKELY AFFECT AREAS IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI WHICH DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OR LITTLE SNOWFALL FROM THE
PREVIOUS EVENT EARLIER THIS WEEK.

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