Saturday, December 14, 2013

Winter weather advisory in effect until noon

(From the National Weather Service)

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WAS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE OZARKS
  AS OF 7 AM. PATCHY DRIZZLE WAS FILLING IN BEHIND THE SNOW WITH
  AREA TEMPERATURES REMAINING AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. THE
  FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
  KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. MINOR ICING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
  AREA ROADWAYS.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
  SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS MORNING.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A
  TRACE UP TO 1 INCH MAY OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL
  MISSOURI.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...FREEZING DRIZZLE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
  A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH.

* IMPACTS...ROADWAYS ACROSS THE OZARKS MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS THIS
  MORNING AS FREEZING DRIZZLE MOVES THROUGH. ROADWAYS ACROSS THE
  REMAINDER OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS
  MAY BE SLICK IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ROADWAYS THAT ARE UNTREATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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