WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...PRECIPITATION TYPE HAS TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW AND THERE WILL BE AN UPTICK IN SNOW INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING AND MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF THE BRANSON TO EMINENCE LINE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION HAS BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY LIMIT THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN A RISK FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Winter storm warning for snow continues until 6 a.m. Monday
(From the National Weather Service)
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