Saturday, February 23, 2013

Accumulating snow possible Monday into Tuesday

(From the National Weather Service)


ACCUMULATING SNOWS POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...AND MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE OZARKS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...INCLUDING
THE POTENTIAL FOR AN AXIS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD OCCUR
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN THE U.S. 54 AND INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDORS. FORECAST
TEMPERATURE PROFILES IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE SUCH THAT A SHARP
GRADIENT OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE...SMALL CHANGES IN THE
FORECAST TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN
FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
WHILE THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER CENTRAL
MISSOURI...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS
OF THE REGION FURTHER SOUTH...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 44 AND U.S.
HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDORS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. WHILE THIS SNOWFALL IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY...ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE
TRAVEL IMPACTS.
AGAIN...JUST A SMALL CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF THIS
SYSTEM...LESS THAN 50 MILES IN SOME CASES...MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
SHIFTS IN THE SNOWFALL FORECAST. INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE REGION ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECAST
INFORMATION...AND CHECK BACK OFTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL
MEDIA...AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FUTURE
WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES.

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