Alert archive / Missouri / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 23, 2009, 3:58 PM CST for 37 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 24, 2009, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 28 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2009, 3:58 PM CST (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2009, 9:42 AM CST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
All 44 counties
Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Tarkio, MO | UP TO 0.5 INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION |
| Dec 24, 11:51 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Savannah, MO | ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON SIDEWALKS, CAR WINDOWS, AND METAL SURFACES. |
| Dec 24, 12:42 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Lenexa, KS | GLAZE OF ICE REPORTED ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 24, 12:52 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Bonner Springs, KS | AN EIGHT OF AN INCH OF ICE ON TREES. NOTHING WAS FREEZING ON AREA ROADS YET. |
| Dec 24, 1:58 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Lees Summit, MO | LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE WAS REPORTED. |
| Dec 24, 2:08 PM CST | SLEET 0.5 | Troy, KS | UP TO A HALF INCH OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 24, 3:00 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Easton Ks, KS | UP TO 0.5 INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION |
| Dec 24, 4:38 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 2 W Peculiar, MO | FREEZING RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW...ROADS WHITE COVERED AND ROADS STARTING TO GET ICY. |
| Dec 24, 4:39 PM CST | SLEET 0.25 | Raymore, MO | |
| Dec 24, 4:58 PM CST | SLEET 0.25 | Easton Ks, KS | SLEET COMING DOWN...1/4 INCH ON GROUND...ROAD BECOMING ICY. |
| Dec 24, 5:04 PM CST | SLEET 0.15 | Independence, MO | SLEET COMING DOWN...AROUND AN 1/8TH OF INCH...ROADS BECOMING SLICK. |
| Dec 24, 5:15 PM CST | SLEET 0.75 | Leavenworth, KS | SLEETING FOR THE LAST 45 MINUTES...1/2 INCH TO 3/4 INCH OF SLEET ACROSS THE COUNTY...ROADS ARE TREACHEROUS AT BEST. |
| Dec 24, 6:20 PM CST | SLEET 0.02 | Nnw Princeton, MO | FREEZING RAIN/SLEET/SNOW COMING DOWN LAST 15 MINUTES LITTLE OVER A TRACE ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 24, 6:35 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Bonner Springs, KS | HEAVY SNOW FALLING...TEMPERATURE 18 NOW. APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES SNOW ON GROUND NOW. |
| Dec 24, 6:49 PM CST | SLEET 0.01 | Warrensburg, MO | FREEZING RAIN/SLEET COMING DOWN LAST 30 MIN. TEMP 30 DEGREES. 0.29 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 930 THIS MORNING. |
| Dec 24, 6:49 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | De Soto, KS | HEAVY SNOW FALLING...ESTIMATE 1.25 INCHES ON GROUND SO FAR. |
| Dec 24, 7:07 PM CST | SLEET 1 | 5 Se Kansas City, MO | |
| Dec 24, 7:24 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Leavenworth, KS | VISIBILITY 1/8 MILE WITH 18-20 INCH SNOW DRIFTS COMMON. |
| Dec 24, 7:35 PM CST | SLEET 0.1 | 5 Ese Clinton, MO | FREEZING RAIN/SLEET CHANGING OVER TO SNOW FLURRIES..ROADS COVERED VERY SLICK. |
| Dec 24, 8:30 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | 3 E Lees Summit, MO | 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH SLEET |
| Dec 24, 9:22 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 E Lawrence, KS | |
| Dec 24, 9:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Overland Park, KS | MEASURED AT 85TH AND METCALF |
| Dec 24, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Platte City, MO | PLATTE COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE ESTIMATES SNOW AT 2 INCHES |
| Dec 24, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Troy, KS | DONIPHAN COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE ESTIMATES SNOW AT 3 INCHES...WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 45 MPH. |
| Dec 24, 9:41 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Olathe, KS | JOHNSON COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE ESTIMATES SNOW 3 INCHES WITH DRIFTS OVER A FOOT. ESTIMATES WINDS AT 40MPH GUSTS. |
| Dec 24, 9:45 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Oregon, MO | SHERRIF OFFICE REPORTS VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FOR LAST 3 HOURS. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. |
| Dec 24, 9:48 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Tarkio, MO | ATCHISON SHERRIFS OFFICE REPORTS VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN AROUND 100 FEET OR LESS FOR THE LAST 3 HOURS. WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH BLOWING DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET HIGH. SNOW 2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 24, 9:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Maryville, MO | NODAWAY SHERRIFS OFFICE REPORTS 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. 3 TO 4 FT SNOW DRIFTS. WINDS 25 TO 30 GUSTS TO 40 MPH ESTIMATE. |
| Dec 24, 9:55 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Cameron, MO | ONE INCH SNOWFALL ON GROUND. ESTIMATE WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ROADS ICY AND HAZARDOUS. |
| Dec 24, 9:55 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Savannah, MO | ANDREW COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE REPORTS VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN BELOW 50 FT FOR THE LAST 3 HOURS WITH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OVER 1 FOOT. WINDS HAVE BEEN 30 TO 40 MPH. |
| Dec 24, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Lees Summit, MO | |
| Dec 24, 10:05 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Clinton, MO | HALF INCH SLEET ON TOP OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS ICE. |
| Dec 24, 10:14 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Bonner Springs, KS | HAS 3 INCHES OF SNOW...SNOW HAS PACKED DOWN DUE TO SLEET FALLING OVER THE 2 INCHES THAT FELL EARLIER...HEAVY SNOW FALLING AGAIN. |
| Dec 24, 10:14 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Leavenworth, KS | 2 TO 4 INCHS SNOW ON GROUND...BLOWING AROUND DRIFTS 2 FEET. ESTIMATE WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITY HAS BEEN LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE FOR OVER 3 HOURS. |
| Dec 24, 11:20 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Cameron, MO | 2 TO 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW...30 TO 40 MPH WINDS...SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING |
| Dec 24, 11:21 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 E Lees Summit, MO | 1 INCH OF SNOW IN ABOUT 15 MIN...VSBY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. |
| Dec 24, 11:26 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 S Basehor, KS | 4 TO 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW...MAJOR DRIFTING WITH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH. |
| Dec 24, 11:51 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.8 | Pleasant Hill, MO | OFFICIAL MEASUREMENT AT NWS OFFICE |
| Dec 24, 11:51 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Lees Summit, MO | |
| Dec 25, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.6 | 5 Se Platte City, MO | KANSAS CITY INTL AIRPORT |
| Dec 25, 12:03 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Albany, MO | |
| Dec 25, 12:05 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Kansas City, MO | OBSERVER AT DOWNTOWN AIRPORT |
| Dec 25, 12:05 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Bonner Springs, KS | WITH 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY AND 20-30 MPH WINDS |
| Dec 25, 12:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Leavenworth, KS | |
| Dec 25, 12:15 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 1.25 | 5 Se Clinton, MO | STILL ENTIRELY SLEET |
| Dec 25, 12:15 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | St Joseph, MO | ROSECRANS AIRPORT OBSERVER |
| Dec 25, 1:20 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ne Fairway, MO | SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING |
| Dec 25, 1:54 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Agency, MO | 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS |
| Dec 25, 1:54 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Olathe, KS | WITH 2 FT DRIFTS |
| Dec 25, 2:01 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Raymore, MO | ESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF SNOW. LESS THAN 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY. DRIFTS UP TO 3 FT WITH STRONG WINDS. SEVERAL CARS SLIDING OFF HIGHWAY 71. |
| Dec 25, 2:05 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 5 Sw Olathe, KS | NEW CENTURY AIRPORT. BETWEEN 11 PM-2 AM FREQUENT VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW 1/4 MILE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS CONSISTENTLY GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. |
| Dec 25, 3:05 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ne Fairway, MO | STILL SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW NEAR THE GROUND. SNOWFALL HAS BECOME MUCH LIGHTER WITH BETTER VISIBILITIES FROM TOWER CAMERA. |
| Dec 25, 3:23 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Gallatin, MO | ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS TO 35-40 MPH AND VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE. |
| Dec 25, 3:45 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.75 | Trenton, MO | HAS NOW CHANGED OVER TO SNOW. |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Kansas City Ks, KS | PASSED ALONG FROM BROADCAST MEDIA |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Albany, MO | EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VERY WINDY WITH VISIBLITIES DOWN TO 1/4 MILE IN TOWN. |
| Dec 25, 5:46 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Clinton, MO | ALSO REPORTED 3/8 OF AN INCH OF SLEET. |
| Dec 25, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.8 | Pleasant Hill, MO | OFFICIAL NWS MEASUREMENT OF 4.0 INCHES SNOW/0.8 INCHES SLEET SO FAR STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 25, 6:08 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Cameron, MO | ALONG WITH 3.5 FT DRIFTS |
| Dec 25, 6:08 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 S Basehor, KS | 4 FOOT DRIFTS COMMON |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 420 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KEAX 232158 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 358 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL EVENTUALLY EJECT ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THROUGH TONIGHT...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP PRECIPITATION ENTIRELY LIQUID...HOWEVER AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRAVELS FROM CENTRAL THROUGH NORTHEAST MISSOURI...COLDER AIR WILL RAPIDLY BE PULLED INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI ON THURSDAY...CHANGING RAIN OVER TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. WITH TRAVEL PEAKING DURING THE HOLIDAY...VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. KSZ025-102-MOZ001-002-011-012-240600- /O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T0600Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1500Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH 358 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING. THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 7 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ020-240600- /O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T1200Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1500Z-091226T0000Z/ BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. JOSEPH 358 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING. THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 7 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AND ESPECIALLY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ003-004-013-021-028-240600- /O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T1200Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-WORTH-GENTRY- DE KALB-CLINTON-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... CAMERON...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON 358 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THURSDAY...MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 6 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ029-037-043-053-240600- /O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T1800Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 358 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING. * MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE RAPIDLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ008-017-025-033-040-046-240600- /O.EXB.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ SCHUYLER-ADAIR-MACON-RANDOLPH-HOWARD-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...KIRKSVILLE...MACON... LA PLATA...MOBERLY...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...BOONVILLE 358 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW AS EARLY AS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * ONLY MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE RAPID CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MOZ005>007-014>016-022>024-030>032-038-039-044-045-054-240600- /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-CALDWELL- LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE- JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...HAMILTON... POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...CLINTON 358 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. * MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE RAPID CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DEROCHE
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000 WWUS43 KEAX 240544 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1144 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVENTUALLY SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH TRAVEL PEAKING DURING THE HOLIDAY...VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. KSZ025-102-MOZ001-002-011-012-020-241400- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1500Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 1144 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING. MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY TODAY. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATER THIS MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ003-004-013-021-028-029-037-043-053-241400- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-WORTH-GENTRY- DE KALB-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... CAMERON...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON... LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 1144 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ005>008-014>017-022>025-030>033-038>040-044>046-054-241400- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY... KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...CLINTON 1144 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE RAPID CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NRR
000 WWUS43 KEAX 241007 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE WILL AFFECT EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SHALLOW COLD AIR FILTERING INTO FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI BY DAYBREAK...CAUSING A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVENTUALLY SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AS EVEN COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE SOUTH AND EAST. SLEET MAY BE THE PREDOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH TRAVEL PEAKING DURING THE HOLIDAY...VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. MOZ005-014-022-030-241815- /O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1800Z-091226T0000Z/ HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-RAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH MORE LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-241815- /O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091225T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MORE LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-241815- /O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0004.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH MORE LIKELY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER IN THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY OR CONSIDER MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ102-MOZ001-002-011-012-241815- /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1200Z-091226T0000Z/ DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY TODAY. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATER THIS MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ003-004-013-021-028-241815- /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1500Z-091226T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-WORTH-GENTRY- DE KALB-CLINTON-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... CAMERON...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY LATER THIS MORNING. SLEET WILL EVENTUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY. * MINOR ICE ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HEAVIER SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TOTAL SLEET AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ029-037-043-053-241815- /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1800Z-091226T0000Z/ CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SLEET WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ025-MOZ020-241815- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1500Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...ST. JOSEPH 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING. MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY LATER THIS MORNING. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATER THIS MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 21
000 WWUS43 KEAX 241508 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 908 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WITH SHALLOW COLD AIR FILTERING INTO FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI...SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE AFFECTING EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVENTUALLY SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AS EVEN COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE SOUTH AND EAST. SLEET MAY BE THE PREDOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH TRAVEL PEAKING DURING THE HOLIDAY...VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. KSZ102-MOZ001-002-011-012-242315- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH 908 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING. MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY TODAY. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. ATCHISON COUNTY MISSOURI LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED SEVERAL VEHICLES HAS SLID OFF OF SLICK ROADS ALREADY THIS MORNING. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ003-004-013-020-021-028-242315- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-WORTH- GENTRY-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY... STANBERRY...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON 908 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY THIS MORNING. SLEET WILL EVENTUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY. * MINOR ICING IS POSSIBLE...WITH HEAVIER SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TOTAL SLEET AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ005-014-022-029-030-037-043-053-242315- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1800Z-091226T0000Z/ HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... HAMILTON...POLO...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 908 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SLEET WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-242315- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 908 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH MORE LIKELY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER IN THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY OR CONSIDER MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-242315- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091225T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 908 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING... WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MORE LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ DEROCHE
000 WWUS43 KEAX 241747 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1147 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY... .A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. COLD AIR HAS NOW FILTERED INTO FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI WITH SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE AFFECTING EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI. THIS PRECIPITATION HAS BEGUN TO TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS AREAS FROM WESTERN KANSAS CITY NORTHWARD TO NEAR MARYVILLE MISSOURI. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON A TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVENTUALLY SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF A UNIONVILLE TO CLINTON LINE. EAST OF THIS LINE WITH TRANSITION LATER THIS EVENING INTO TOMORROW MORNING. SLEET MAY BE THE PREDOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH TRAVEL PEAKING DURING THE HOLIDAY...VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. KSZ102-MOZ001-002-011-012-250200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH 1147 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS HAVE BEGUN TO CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING. MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WET ROADS HAVE STARTED TO FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SEVERAL ACCIDENT HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO THE SLICK CONDITIONS. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ003-004-013-020-021-028-250200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-WORTH- GENTRY-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY... STANBERRY...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON 1147 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * LIGHT RAIN HAS BEGUN TO CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALONG AND WEST OF A WESTERN KANSAS CITY TO MARYVILLE MISSOURI LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION THIS AFTERNOON. SLEET WILL EVENTUALLY SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINOR ICING IS POSSIBLE...WITH HEAVIER SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TOTAL SLEET AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ005-014-022-029-030-037-043-053-250200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T1800Z-091226T0000Z/ HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... HAMILTON...POLO...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 1147 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SLEET WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-250200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 1147 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH MORE LIKELY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER IN THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY OR CONSIDER MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-250200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091225T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 1147 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING... WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MORE LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ DEROCHE
000 WWUS43 KEAX 242226 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 426 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY... ...DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI. A POTENT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM NOW MOVING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS WILL BEGIN SHIFTING NORTHWARD INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI TONIGHT. COLD AIR HAS NOW FILTERED INTO NORTHWEST MISSOURI WITH SCATTERED PRECIPITATION AFFECTING EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI. THIS PRECIPITATION HAS BEGUN TO TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A KANSAS CITY TO BETHANY MISSOURI LINE. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVENTUALLY SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM WEST TO EAST. AREAS FURTHER EAST ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A UNIONVILLE TO CLINTON LINE MAY TAKE LONGER TO TRANSITION AND PRECIPITATION MAY NOT BECOME SNOW UNTIL LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY BE THE PREDOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF A BUTLER MISSOURI TO MARYVILLE MISSOURI LINE TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WITH TRAVEL PEAKING DURING THE HOLIDAY... VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL BE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001-002-011>013-020-021-028-029-037-043- 053-250630- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.BZ.W.0002.091224T2226Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN- CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 426 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PRECIPITATION HAS TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A ST JOSEPH TO MARYVILLE LINE WHILE A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS OCCURRING EAST OF THIS LINE. A TRANSITION TO SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL SLEET MIXING AT TIMES WILL TAKE PLACE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM BUTLER MISSOURI AND PLEASANTON KANSAS NORTHWARD TO THE KANSAS CITY METRO. NORTH OF THIS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE IN THE 7 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOZ003>005-014-022-030-250630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-RAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND 426 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * LIGHT RAIN IS BEGINNING TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 6 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-250630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 426 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER IN THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY OR CONSIDER MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-250630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.091225T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 426 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ DEROCHE
000 WWUS43 KEAX 250129 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 729 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH INTO FRIDAY... ...DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI... .SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY...AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS CHANGE HAS ALREADY OCCUR ED GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO POSSIBLY 3/4 OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO THE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...TO 6 TO 10 INCHES IN EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER 1/4 MILE WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE REGION. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001-002-011>013-020-021-028-029-037-043- 053-250930- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN- CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 729 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * PRECIPITATION HAS TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW ACROSS AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...WHILE SLEET CONTINUES SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY. THE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM 1/4 INCH TO AS MUCH AS 3/4 INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THUS FAR HAVE BEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO. * SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM BUTLER MISSOURI AND PLEASANTON KANSAS...NORTHWARD TO THE KANSAS CITY METRO. NORTH OF THIS AREA...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE IN THE 7 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOZ003>005-014-022-030-250930- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-RAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND 729 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 9 PM...BEFORE THE FINAL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND THROUGH FRIDAY. * SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1/4 TO POSSIBLY AN INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES ON TOP OF THE SLEET WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR...WITH HIGHER RATES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 6 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-250930- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 729 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SLEET AND SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM...BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 3/4 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY OR CONSIDER MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-250930- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 729 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING... TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NRR
000 WWUS43 KEAX 250355 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 955 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH INTO FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI... .SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY...AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS CHANGE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO POSSIBLY 3/4 OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO THE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...TO 6 TO 10 INCHES IN EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER 1/4 MILE WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS THE REGION. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001-002-011>013-020-021-028-029-037-043- 053-251200- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN- CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 955 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * PRECIPITATION HAS TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW ACROSS AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...WHILE A SLEET AND SNOW MIX CONTINUES SOUTH AND EAST OF KANSAS CITY. THE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM 1/4 INCH TO AS MUCH AS 3/4 INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THUS FAR HAVE BEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AND POINTS NORTHWARD. * SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM BUTLER MISSOURI AND PLEASANTON KANSAS...NORTHWARD TO THE KANSAS CITY METRO. NORTH OF THIS AREA...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM MOUND CITY MISSOURI NORTH TO THE IOWA BORDER...DUE TO DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE OFTEN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOZ003>005-014-022-030-251200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-RAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND 955 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MIX AT TIMES WITH SLEET THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING HOURS. THEN PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. * SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE SNOWFALL RATE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 6 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-251200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 955 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 3/4 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY OR CONSIDER MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-251200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 955 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTER CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NRR
000 WWUS43 KEAX 250644 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1244 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI... .SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY...AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS CHANGE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM BETHANY TO KANSAS CITY MISSOURI AND PAOLA KANSAS. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO POSSIBLY 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO THE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...TO 6 TO 10 INCHES IN EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER 1/4 MILE WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS ACROSS THE REGION. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001-002-011>013-020-021-028-029-037-043- 053-251445- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN- CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 1244 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * PRECIPITATION HAS TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW ACROSS ALL BUT FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA...WHERE SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO MIX IN THROUGH AROUND 2 AM. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM 1/4 INCH TO AS MUCH AS 1 INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THUS FAR HAVE BEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AND POINTS NORTHWARD. * SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM BUTLER MISSOURI AND PLEASANTON KANSAS...NORTHWARD TO THE KANSAS CITY METRO. NORTH OF THIS AREA...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM MOUND CITY MISSOURI NORTH TO THE IOWA BORDER...DUE TO DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE OFTEN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOZ003>005-014-022-030-251445- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-RAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND 1244 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MIX AT TIMES WITH SLEET THROUGH ABOUT 2 AM. THEN PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 6 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY TODAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-251445- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 1244 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM...WITH THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW SHORTLY THEREAFTER. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UPWARDS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY MORNING. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SLEET AND SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY OR CONSIDER MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-251445- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 1244 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. * ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH 1/4 TO AROUND 1 INCH POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY SNOWFALL...AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD LEAVE EARLY...OR CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NRR
000 WWUS43 KEAX 250912 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 312 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI... .SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY...AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET HAS TRANSITIONED OVER TO SNOW FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SEDALIA TO UNIONVILLE. ALTHOUGH NORTHEAST MISSOURI REMAINS ABOVE FREEZING...COLD AIR WAS RUSHING EAST...AND THESE AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE A RAPID CHANGE OVER FROM RAIN...TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...TO SNOW THIS MORNING. MINOR SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI...HOWEVER POCKETS OF HEAVY SNOW AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...TO 5 TO 10 INCHES IN EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI...WHERE VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS ACROSS THE REGION...AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001-002-011>013-020-021-028-029-037-043- 053-251715- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN- CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 312 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION HAS TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AFTER A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW LAST EVENING. THUS FAR...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND 3 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...TO AROUND 6 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW...WITH RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR...HAS MOVED EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR...HOWEVER LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE SUNRISE HOUR. LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI...WHERE AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL MORE INCHES IS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH. EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. REPORTS HAVE INDICATED SNOW DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF THREE FEET IN PLACES ALREADY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM MOUND CITY MISSOURI NORTH TO THE IOWA BORDER...DUE TO DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW...AND OTHER STATE AND LOCAL HIGHWAYS MAY ALSO BECOME IMPASSIBLE * TRAVEL HAS BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOZ003>005-014-022-030-251715- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-RAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND 312 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THE MID MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON HOURS. * 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 4 TO 9 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL HAS BECOME DANGEROUS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY TODAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-251715- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 312 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION HAS TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UPWARDS OF ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTS...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-251715- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 312 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE RAPIDLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW THOUGH THE MORNING HOURS. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. * VERY MINOR ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY SNOWFALL...AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING... WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 21
000 WWUS43 KEAX 251146 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 546 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI... .SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY...AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET HAS TRANSITIONED OVER TO SNOW FOR ALMOST THE ENTIRE OF THE REGION. POCKETS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...TO 5 TO 12 INCHES IN EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL... NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. THE HIGHEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI...WHERE VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. WITH LIGHTER SNOWFALL IN THE PAST COUPLE HOURS...VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED...AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING MAY BE DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATER THIS MORNING. TRAVEL HAS BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH EXTENSIVE ROAD CLOSURES. VEHICULAR TRAVEL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY EARLY THIS MORNING. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001-002-011>013-020-021-028-029-037-043- 053-252000- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN- CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 546 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AFTER A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW LAST EVENING. THUS FAR...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...TO AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES AT OR ABOVE 1 INCH PER HOUR HAVE SHIFTED NORTH INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI AND IOWA...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING ELSEWHERE. LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI...WHERE AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL MORE INCHES IS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 5 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH. EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. REPORTS HAVE INDICATED SNOW DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF THREE FEET IN PLACES ALREADY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. NUMEROUS HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND ARE NEARLY IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. * TRAVEL HAS BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. NUMEROUS HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND ARE NEARLY IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOZ003>005-014-022-030-252000- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-RAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND 546 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR...WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. REPORTS FROM THE WARNED AREA INDICATES 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA. * AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TRAVEL HAS BECOME DANGEROUS...AND WILL CONTINUE AS SUCH THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY TODAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ006-015-023-031-038-044-054-252000- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ MERCER-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 546 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION HAS TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING... WITH POCKETS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. REPORTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALREADY THIS MORNING. * SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UPWARDS OF ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-017-024-025-032-033-039-040-045-046-252000- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH- SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 546 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET HAS TRANSITIONED OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY SNOWFALL...AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING... WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 21
000 WWUS43 KEAX 251542 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 942 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 TAKING THE LONG ROUTE...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL ROTATE NORTHWEST INTO IOWA THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF A ST. JOSEPH TO CARROLLTON TO MOBERLY LINE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH ONE TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. FURTHER SOUTH...OCCASIONAL FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH THE BIGGER CONCERN BEING 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 0 AND 10 BELOW. TRAVEL REMAINS EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH EXTENSIVE ROAD CLOSURES. MOST SECONDARY ROADS OVER WESTERN MISSOURI ARE IMPASSIBLE WITH DRIFTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET REPORTED. TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCY PURPOSES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. KSZ102-MOZ001-002-011>013-020-021-252345- /O.CAN.KEAX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WW.Y.0012.091225T1542Z-091226T0000Z/ DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH... PLATTSBURG 942 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY BELOW ONE HALF MILE. SNOW DRIFTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EXCESS OF THREE FEET AND NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED AND IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. * THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 0 AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-252345- /O.CAN.KEAX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WW.Y.0012.091225T1542Z-091226T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE- CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY... LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY... WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY... INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER... RICH HILL 942 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF IN AND SOUTH OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO BY LATE MORNING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. REPORTS HAVE INDICATED SNOW DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF THREE FEET IN PLACES ALREADY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. NUMEROUS HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND ARE NEARLY IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. * THE STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TEENS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOZ003>008-014>017-022>025-030>033-039-040-046-252345- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WW.Y.0012.091225T1542Z-091226T0000Z/ WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DAVIESS-GRUNDY- SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-RAY-CARROLL- CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY... BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA... RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...BOONVILLE 942 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTH OF A CARROLLTON TO MOBERLY LINE. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY BELOW ONE HALF MILE. PLEASE USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. * THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 0 AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOZ038-044-045-054-252345- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WW.Y.0012.091225T1542Z-091226T0000Z/ LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG... SEDALIA...CLINTON 942 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS MID MISSOURI BY LATE MORNING. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TEENS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ BOOKBINDER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 23, 11:55 AM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 11:55 AM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1155 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
.UPDATE...
/1050 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009/
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY LIFTING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING HOURS. THIS ACTIVITY SEEMS TO BE LOCATED WITHIN FAVORABLE
EXIT REGION OF APPROACHING UPPER JET COUPLED WITH BROAD ISENTROPIC
ASCENT AS MODEST LLVL H85 FLOW OF 20-30 KTS...VIA LATEST REGIONAL
VWP...NOSES INTO THE REGION. THIS HIGHER THETA E AIR MASS WAS
TRANSPORTING WEAK ELEVATED INSTABILITY INTO THE REGION ON THE ORDER
OF MUCAPE VALUES OF 100-200 J/KG. COUPLED WITH MODEST LLVL SHEAR HAS
RESULTED IN PERIODIC INTENSIFICATION OF ISOLATED UPDRAFTS WITHIN THE
CLUSTER. GIVEN VERY LOW FREEZING LEVELS...IE 7500 FT AGL VIA 12Z TOP
RAOB...AND MODEST MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...SMALL HAIL APPEARS TO BE
THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS ACTIVITY ALTHOUGH A BRIEF HIGHER WIND GUST
MAY ALSO BE CAPABLE OF MIXING DOWN. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD WEAKEN
GRADUALLY WITH NORTHERN EXTENT AS IT BECOME FURTHER REMOVED FROM THE
WEAK INSTABILITY/STRONGER LLVL SHEAR AXIS.
DEROCHE
&&
.DISCUSSION...
/440 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009/
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA DURING PEAK TRAVEL
TIME THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...
DOUBLE BARRELED PV ANOMALY STRETCHES FROM SRN CALIFORNIA THROUGH
WRN NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING...ON THE NRN EDGE OF A 150 KT
UPPER JET AXIS THROUGH NRN MEXICO (SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN FORECAST
THE PAST SEVERAL DAY...AND HAVING SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS ON THE
FORECAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK). MEANWHILE...A SECONDARY NRN
STREAM PV ANOMALY WAS DIVING SOUTH THROUGH SRN ALBERTA...AND THE
EVENTUAL INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE TWO ANOMALIES WILL BE A KEY
FEATURE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE DEEP CYCLONGENIC EVENT OVER THE
LOWER MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
IN THE NEAR TERM...A WARM/QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ALIGNED JUST SOUTH
OF THE CWA BORDER TO THE SOUTH...THEN ARCING BACK THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS AND INTO SWRN OKLAHOMA TO THE PRIMARY SFC LOW. A VERY
EVIDENT LEAD SHORTWAVE IN SERN KANSAS ON THE NOSE OF THE IMPINGING
JET AXIS (AND COLLOCATED VERY WELL WITH THE FAVORABLE LEFT FRONT
DIFFLUENT REGION) HAS INDUCED DEEP LAYER ISENTROPIC LIFT WITH AN
UNSEASONABLY HIGH THETA-E AIRMASS ADVECTING NORTH WITH A 35KT LLJ
AXIS. TSTM AND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY HAS BECOME FAR MORE PREVALENT
SINCE LAST EVENING...AND MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUPPORT AMPLE
MUCAPES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM SATURATED H8 +4C TO +6C
TEMPERATURES BENEATH SUFFICIENT ELEVATED LAPSE RATES THROUGH AT
LEAST THIS MORNING (WITH SOME MEASURE OF SUBSIDENCE AND DRYING
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS). FOR SIMPLICITY SAKE...JUST KEPT
STRAIGHT CATEGORICAL POPS GOING THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS...THOUGH CERTAINLY A GOOD BREAK IN PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE
EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WITH THE
POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF A FEW LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE IOWA
BORDER...THE ENTIRE AREA REMAINS ABOVE FREEZING (AND EVEN DEWPOINTS
AND WET BULB TEMPERATURES AOA FREEZING)...AND FEEL ICING POTENTIAL
IS NEARLY NEGLIGIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
AREA WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH LOWER 50S LURKING NOT FAR TO THE
SOUTH...YET THE AFOREMENTIONED BOUNDARY BECOMING REINFORCED BY
PRECIPITATION. THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT ONCE THE BACK EDGE
OF THE CONVECTION LIFTS INTO NRN MISSOURI LATER THIS AFTERNOON...A
DISCRETE JUMP IN THE BOUNDARY LOCATION (AND HENCE TEMPERATURES)
WOULD OCCUR. HAVE DEPICTED A 20+ DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE CWA FOR
THIS POSSIBILITY.
WILL CONTINUE WILL A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK (ESF) IN LIEU OF A FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. INITIAL ROUNDS OF
CONVECTION THIS MORNING WILL ONLY PRIME PARTIALLY FROZEN SOILS FOR
INCREASED RUNOFF IN NEAR FUTURE RAIN EVENTS TONIGHT. GENERAL MODEL
TREND (AND A GOOD CONCEPTUAL FIT) IS TO FOCUS TO MOST ROBUST
CONVECTION FROM THE I-44 CORRIDOR THROUGH CNTRL MISSOURI TONIGHT.
WITH INCREASING MERIDIONAL FLOW...FEEL MAIN CORRIDOR MAY ACTUALLY
ALIGN SLIGHTLY FURTHER WEST...AND MANY BASINS ACROSS THE CWA MAY BE
SUSCEPTIBLE (ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH MORE FROZEN GROUND).
MINOR TREND CHANGES IN MODEL OUTPUT OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS HAS
CREATED HAVOC ON THE ENTIRE FORECAST PROCESS FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK. FROM THE BEST THAT CAN BE PULLED FROM 00Z OBSERVATIONS AND
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS...IT APPEARS A STRONGER AND MORE EASTWARD
EXTENDED SUBTROPICAL JET MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PULLING THE
AFOREMENTIONED SRN PV ANOMALIES FURTHER EAST INTO SRN MISSOURI...AND
KEEPING THIS ANOMALY CENTER MORE DISCONNECTED FROM THE NRN ANOMALY
MUCH LONGER (THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME CONVECTIVELY INDUCED INFLUENCE
ON PULLING THE ANOMALY FURTHER EAST AS WELL). ASSUMING THIS SCENARIO
PLAYS OUT...THE MOST INTENSE SFC CYCLOGENESIS WOULD OCCUR FROM THE
OZARKS THROUGH NERN MISSOURI THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS WOULD PULL THE CRITICAL INVERTED TROUGH MUCH FURTHER
EAST THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED...PLACING A LARGE PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA IN OR CLOSE TO THE MORE PREFERRED DEFORMATION
BAND...CHARACTERIZED BY STRONGER H7-H5 UVV AND LAYERED
FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING NORTHWEST OF THE PRIMARY PV ANOMALY AND
TROPOPAUSE UNDULATION (TRACKING FROM CNTRL OKLAHOMA THROUGH ERN
KANSAS/WRN MISSOURI...AND INTO WRN IOWA AND SRN MINNESOTA).
PARTICULARLY DISCONCERTING IS CROSS SECTION ANALYSIS INDICATING SOME
BRIEF PERIODS OF LAYERED FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING AND NEGATIVE EPV
COINCIDENT IN A STATICALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...SUGGESTING
MESOSCALE BANDING ENHANCEMENT. FEEL THE WORST CONDITIONS WOULD ALIGN
ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A CLASSIC OCCLUDING TROWAL SIGNATURE
INTERSECTING THE INVERTED TROUGH (BASICALLY SETTING UP OVER THE
KANSAS CITY METRO LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND LIFTING INTO SWRN
IOWA THURSDAY NIGHT). THIS COULD NOT COME AT A WORSE TIME GIVEN THE
PEAK TRAVEL DURING THE HOLIDAY...AND HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH AS THE FIRST HEADS UP.
SECONDARY NRN STREAM PV ANOMALY PROPAGATES SOUTHEAST INTO THE PLAINS
BY FRIDAY MORNING...AND ALMOST IN A FUJIWARA EFFECT CONSOLIDATES
INTO A SINGLE BAROTROPICALLY STACKED ENTITY THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. AS THIS PROCESS UNFOLDS...SEVERAL ENERGY PACKETS ROTATING
ABOUT THE MAIN VORTEX CENTER SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIFT WITHIN A
DEEPER COLDER SATURATED ENVIRONMENT TO FORCE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY (AND LIKELY INTO SATURDAY AS WELL). MOST
LIKELY NOT NEARLY AS INTENSE AS BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS
THURSDAY EVENING...AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL
LOCALLY BE LIKELY INTO THE WEEKEND. WITH EXPECTED EXTENSIVE SNOW
PACK...HAVE CUT BELOW MOST GUIDANCE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
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&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAF CYCLE...A NARROW LINE OR CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING NORTHEAST IN BETWEEN KMCI AND KMKC TERMINALS. BASED ON
UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS...CURRENT TREND OF IFR CIGS WILL
CONTINUE...BUT VISIBILITIES WILL INCREASE FROM LIFR TO IFR CATEGORY.
THREAT OF CONVECTION IS SHORT-LIVED...AND EXPECT THREAT OF TSRA TO
END IN THE 19-20Z TIMEFRAME. A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WITH IFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE THROUGH
MID-AFTERNOON...THEN ALL TERMINALS SHOULD EXPERIENCE A BRIEF LULL IN
PRECIPITATION AS SHORTWAVE PASSAGE WILL BRING SUBSIDENCE...THUS
PRECIPITATION WILL TREND TOWARD DRIZZLE. A PERSISTENT PERIOD OF
MODERATE RAIN AND IFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL REDEVELOP BY 02-04Z AS ANOTHER
SHORTWAVE FEATURE ENHANCES BROADSCALE ISENTROPIC LIFT. PRECIPITATION
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS OF THE 24TH...WITH FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATING SLEET MIXING WITH RAIN BY 16-17Z AT KMKC AND
KMCI...AND SNOW AT KSTJ. CIGS/VSESULT IN ABAND OF HEAVIER RAIN
MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS T
SF
&&
.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MOZ005>007-014>016-022>024-029>032-037>039-
043>045-053-054.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR MOZ001-002-011-012.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MOZ003-004-013-020-021-028.
KS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR KSZ025-102.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR KSZ057-060-103>105.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 1:02 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 102 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-241915- ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 102 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MORE ROBUST STORMS ALONG WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FURTHER LOCAL FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO KIRKSVILLE LINE. SIMILAR TO TODAY...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED BUT AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH RAIN TODAY SATURATING SOILS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FURTHER FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND MOVES INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI BY THURSDAY NIGHT...COLDER AIR WILL QUICKLY BE PULLED EAST INTO THE MAJORITY OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID TRANSITION FROM RAIN...TO A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND EVENTUALLY ALL SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY. LOCATIONS ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI WOULD BE THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THIS MIX OF PRECIPITATION AS EARLY AS EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MINOR ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MID TO LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS ALONG THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI STATE LINE MAY SEE THIS MIX OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW AS EARLY AS MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY...WITH POINTS FURTHER EAST MISSOURI EXPERIENCING THE SLEET AND SNOW MIX LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET MAY BE POSSIBLE BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AND BECOME MOST PERSISTENT ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY EVENING FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM AS LITTLE AS A COUPLE INCHES OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI...TO AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES ALONG THE IOWA BORDER WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE SATURDAY. EXACERBATING THE WINTER STORM IMPACTS WILL BE THE INTRODUCTION OF STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH THE SNOWFALL. SUSTAINED WINDS MAY REACH 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...CREATING EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER REPORTS OF MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION ONSET AND SNOWFALL TOTALS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. DEROCHE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 23, 11:17 AM CST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1117 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
KSZ025-103>105-MOZ020-028-029-231745-
ATCHISON-BUCHANAN-CLAY-JOHNSON-LEAVENWORTH-PLATTE-WYANDOTTE-
1117 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LEAVENWORTH...NORTHWESTERN CLAY...
PLATTE...SOUTHEASTERN ATCHISON...SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN...WESTERN
JOHNSON AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CST...
AT 1114 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WILLIAMSTOWN TO 5
MILES SOUTH OF DE SOTO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TONGANOXIE AROUND 1130 AM CST.
SHAWNEE AND BONNER SPRINGS AROUND 1135 AM CST.
LAKE QUIVIRA...EDWARDSVILLE AND BASEHOR AROUND 1140 AM CST.
EASTON...LANSING AND LEAVENWORTH AROUND 1145 AM CST.
THE TOWNS OF CLEARVIEW CITY...RENO...JARBALO...HOLLIDAY...PIPER...
FAIRMOUNT...MAYWOOD...MUNCIE...WOLCOTT AND POMEROY ARE ALSO IN THE
PATH OF THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3939 9517 3966 9495 3937 9446 3879 9494
3886 9506 3897 9505 3898 9507 3895 9510
3896 9512 3896 9517 3899 9519
SFSpecial weather statement, Dec 23, 3:26 PM CST, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
326 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
KSZ057-060-232215-
LINN-MIAMI-
326 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LINN AND SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTIES
UNTIL 415 PM CST...
AT 326 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR KINCAID...OR 16 MILES WEST OF MOUND CITY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MOUND CITY AROUND 345 PM CST.
PLEASANTON AROUND 350 PM CST.
PARKER AROUND 355 PM CST.
LA CYGNE AROUND 405 PM CST.
FONTANA AND OSAWATOMIE AROUND 410 PM CST.
PAOLA AROUND 415 PM CST.
THE TOWNS OF BEAGLE AND NEW LANCASTER ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3817 9508 3831 9507 3867 9494 3849 9462
3834 9462 3812 9473 3803 9504 3803 9506
SFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | EAX | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 32 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 48 hr |
| Dec 23, 11:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Platte | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 2:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 52 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 5 days |
| Dec 23, 3:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Linn, Miami | 49 min |
| Dec 23, 4:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Miami | 40 min |
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Sources
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