Winter weather advisory in effect for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT
  FREEZING RAIN WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
  SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL
  CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 20S.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 3 AM TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO AROUND
  ONE HALF INCH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR ONE INCH POSSIBLE MAINLY
  ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...VERY LIGHT COATING.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WHICH COULD
  CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ON
  UNTREATED ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THOSE TRAVELING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
  SLICK ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF LIGHT WINTRY
WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.