Saturday, December 17, 2016

Wind chill advisory, winter weather advisory issued for Lamar/Barton County

(From the National Weather Service)

HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION...

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BOURBON-CRAWFORD-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PAWNEE STATION...
CHICOPEE...LONE OAK...PITTSBURG...WARSAW...WHITAKERVILLE...
COLE CAMP...CROCKERVILLE...MORA...EDMONSON...LINCOLN...
VERSAILLES...ROCKY MOUNT...STOVER...LAURIE...NEVADA...TIFFIN...
APPLETON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...WEAUBLEAU...HERMITAGE...QUINCY...
WHEATLAND...CROSS TIMBERS...KENOMA...LAMAR...CEDAR SPRINGS...
EL DORADO SPRINGS...FILLEY...ARNICA...CAPLINGER MILLS...STOCKTON
646 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF SNOW WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER
  FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO WESTERN MISSOURI EARLY THIS EVENING.
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  EVENING...FALLING ON TOP OF A GLAZE OF ICE FROM THE EARLIER
  FREEZING DRIZZLE.

* MAIN IMPACTS...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET HAVE
  CREATED A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE PUSHING THROUGH
  THE REGION FROM FROM EARLY TO MID EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
  FROM ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE
  COMBINATION OF ICE AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS
  OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT
  TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS AND IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL RANGE FROM -8 TO -15 DEGREES FROM
  LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

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