Monday, December 09, 2013

Winter weather advisory remains in effect until 3 a.m.

(From the National Weather Service)

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM
CST TUESDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
  KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR
  ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 3
  AM FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS
  TO OSAGE BEACH MISSOURI.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. A BAND OF 3 TO 5 INCH
  SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE
  INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR FROM JOPLIN TO SPRINGFIELD TO LEBANON.
  LOCATIONS NEAR THE ARKANSAS BORDER ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  MAY ONLY SEE A DUSTING TO AN INCH OF SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROAD SURFACES
  MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THE MISSOURI AND KANSAS DEPARTMENTS OF
  TRANSPORTATION INDICATE THAT ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY
  ACROSS ALMOST ALL OF SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME
  SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. ROADS ARE ALSO BECOMING SNOW COVERED
  BETWEEN LEBANON AND ROLLA IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. SEVERAL SLIDE
  OFFS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED.

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.

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