Friday, December 06, 2013

Additional snow expected- Much of area still under winter storm warning

(From the National Weather Service)

ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY...

ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE MISSOURI OZARKS TODAY. THIS
SNOW WILL TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING THIS
EPISODE OF WINTER PRECIPITATION.

MOZ082-083-090>098-101>106-061945-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/
TEXAS-DENT-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-
DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...
MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...
WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...
CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...
GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
535 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL THIS
  MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
  ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI TODAY. LOWER
  AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  INTO FRIDAY WHICH INCLUDES THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY
SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

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