Winter weather advisory for snow in effect for Joplin area until 6 a.m.

(From the National Weather Service)

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE LEADING EDGE OF A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW HAS
  REACHED AN AREA FROM FORT SCOTT KANSAS TO SEDALIA LINE. THE
  VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED TO BETWEEN 1 AND 2 MILES IN SOME AREAS
  WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S. SNOW ACCUMULATION
  ON ROADS WILL LIKELY MAKE ROADS INCREASINGLY SLICK OVER THE NEXT
  HOUR FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  AS THE SNOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
  REACH THE JOPLIN AREA BY 8 PM AND THE SPRINGFIELD AREA BY 9 TO
  930 PM.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  PERIOD ALONG AND NORTH OF A NEOSHO...TO AVA...TO SALEM LINE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A
  PITTSBURG KANSAS TO BOLIVAR TO ROLLA MISSOURI LINE. 1 TO 2
  INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA SOUTH OF THIS LINE.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BRISK NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW ALONG WITH LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

  WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE FIVE BELOW TO FIVE ABOVE
  ZERO RANGE LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FROM NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST FROM THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INCLUDING
  STATE HIGHWAYS 54...13...65...AND 63...AND ALONG INTERSTATES
  49 AND 44.

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.