BOURBON-CRAWFORD-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...WARSAW... COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA 321 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE FROM SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI. A DUSTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR BY THE MORNING COMMUTE WHICH WILL LEAD TO DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM GIRARD KANSAS TO VERSAILLES MISSOURI. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITIES...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS MORNING. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Winter storm warning for Pittsburg, Nevada areas
(From the National Weather Service)
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