Winter weather advisory issued for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

WINTER WEATHER ON THE WAY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

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ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PAWNEE STATION...
CHICOPEE...LONE OAK...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...LOWELL...
RIVERTON...COLUMBUS...NEUTRAL...SHERWIN...STIPPVILLE...WARSAW...
WHITAKERVILLE...COLE CAMP...CROCKERVILLE...MORA...EDMONSON...
LINCOLN...VERSAILLES...ROCKY MOUNT...STOVER...LAURIE...
AURORA SPRINGS...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VICHY...NEVADA...TIFFIN...
APPLETON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...WEAUBLEAU...HERMITAGE...QUINCY...
WHEATLAND...CROSS TIMBERS...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
DECATURVILLE...ROACH...VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...LAQUEY...WAYNESVILLE...NORTHWYE...ROLLA...
KENOMA...LAMAR...CEDAR SPRINGS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...FILLEY...
ARNICA...CAPLINGER MILLS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...
CHARITY...FOOSE...MARCH...PLAD...WINDYVILLE...OLIVE...LYNCHBURG...
LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...NORTHVIEW...SEYMOUR...ROGERSVILLE...
NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...MARIONVILLE...ANDERSON...NOEL...
GOODMAN...SOUTH WEST CITY...PINEVILLE...ROCKY COMFORT
445 PM CST MON JAN 18 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET...AND SNOW
  WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA MIDDAY TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE
  ONSET OF PRECIPITATION...RESULTING IN ONE TO TWO HUNDREDTHS OF
  AN INCH OF ICE. AS PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO A MIX OF SLEET
  AND SNOW AND THEN ALL SNOW...UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET AND
  ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST SNOW
  AMOUNTS OF AROUND THREE INCHES ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO OCCUR
  ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS REGION.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GROUND AND ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE COLD FROM
  RECENT COLD WEATHER. A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS
  ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.