Friday, December 20, 2013

Winter storm warning issued for Newton, McDonald counties, Springfield

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SUNDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6
AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FOR
  FREEZING RAIN AND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR SNOW.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS
  BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN
  SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ICE COULD ALSO BUILD
  UP ON TREES AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME POWER
  OUTAGES.


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