HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION... KSZ073-097-MOZ055-056-066>068-077-078-181200- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161218T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0003.161218T0400Z-161218T1800Z/ 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.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Wind chill advisory, winter weather advisory issued for Lamar/Barton County
(From the National Weather Service)
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