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.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Monday, December 09, 2013
Winter weather advisory remains in effect until 3 a.m.
(From the National Weather Service)
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