Winter weather advisory in effect for Joplin through 6 p.m. Friday

(From the National Weather Service)

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST FRIDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
  THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS SNOW...WHILE
  LIGHT...WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE. AFTER A LULL IN
  ACTIVITY THIS EVENING...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR AREAS
  OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTH
  OF I-44.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY... WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AND
  VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A MILE DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE
  SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE TODAY AND THE MORNING COMMUTE ON
  FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.