Winter weather advisory issued for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
435 AM CST THU JAN 5 2017

...LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING...

.A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION RESULTING
A BAND OF SNOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

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BOURBON-CRAWFORD-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-
HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-
TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-
DOUGLAS-
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...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...PLATO...ROBY...
BENDAVIS...HUGGINS...LAKE SPRING...BANGERT...DARIEN...GLADDEN...
HOWES...JADWIN...SALEM...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...
LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...NORTHVIEW...
SEYMOUR...ROGERSVILLE...DAWSON...GRAFF...MOUNTAIN GROVE...
DUNCAN...MANSFIELD...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...MARIONVILLE...NIXA...
CHRISTIAN CENTER...OZARK...SELMORE...VANZANT...AVA...GOODHOPE...
ROME...SQUIRES...DOGWOOD
435 AM CST THU JAN 5 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON. A HALF INCH TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS
  EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* MAIN IMPACT...A COLD GROUND WILL RESULT IN A QUICK ACCUMULATION
  ON ROADWAYS. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK EVEN WITH JUST
  TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE WELL BELOW NORMAL
  WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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