Sunday, December 08, 2013

Winter weather advisory in effect until 3 p.m.

(From the National Weather Service)

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...RECENT REPORTS FROM THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI
  DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION... AIRPORT OBSERVATIONS...AND
  WEBCAMS INDICATE THAT A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW
  IS CAUSING SLICK SPOTS TO DEVELOP OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
  KANSAS AND MUCH OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS. AREAS OF FREEZING
  DRIZZLE AND BRIEF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
  MIDDLE OF THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND MUCH OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS.

* SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION...A DUSTING OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
  BE POSSIBLE. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRODUCE A THIN GLAZE OF A
  TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

* IMPACTS...COLD ROAD AND BRIDGE SURFACES WILL CAUSE ANY
  PRECIPITATION TO FREEZE ON CONTACT. EVEN IF IT DOES NOT LOOK
  LIKE MUCH PRECIPITATION HAS OR IS OCCURRING...THE ROADS WILL
  BECOME SLICK WITH EVEN JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF SNOW OR FREEZING
  DRIZZLE. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING.

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