Alert archive / Missouri / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 26, 2009, 4:05 AM CST for 9 counties in Illinois; 14 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Jan 26, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 36 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
- Jan 26, 2009, 4:05 AM CST (10:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
All 23 counties
Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, City of Saint Louis, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 6:05 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Maeystown, IL | FREEZING RAIN HAS CHANGED OVER TO SLEET |
| Jan 26, 6:06 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Ellisville, MO | MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET |
| Jan 26, 6:11 PM CST | SNOW 0.2 | Farmington, MO | LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW |
| Jan 26, 6:59 PM CST | SLEET 0.13 | 3 Sw Festus, MO | SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...DRIZZLE |
| Jan 26, 7:05 PM CST | SLEET 0.25 | 5 S Arnold, MO | SLEET AND SNOW |
| Jan 26, 7:09 PM CST | SLEET 0.75 | Cuba, MO | MODERATE SLEET AND SOME SNOW IS FALLING IN THE CUBA STEELVILLE MISSOURI AREA. DEPTH OF SLEET IS JUST BELOW I INCH. |
| Jan 26, 7:13 PM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Sullivan, MO | MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN |
| Jan 26, 7:23 PM CST | SLEET 0.1 | Cadet, MO | SLEET WAS FALLING WITH ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COVERED |
| Jan 26, 8:09 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 2 | Cuba, MO | MODERATE TO HEAVY SLEET REPORTED IN THE STEELVILLE CUBA MO AREA. TWO INCHES OF SLEET REPORTED IN STEELVILLE MO AS OF 8...05 PM CST. |
| Jan 26, 8:16 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Evansville, IL | ROADS BECOMING ICE COVERED NEAR ANGEL MOUND AREA. |
| Jan 26, 8:19 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.88 | 7 Sw Steelville, MO | HEAVY SLEET SINCE 5 PM |
| Jan 26, 8:25 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Millstadt, IL | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 1.1 INCHES OF SNOW. MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN MILLSTAD IL |
| Jan 26, 8:51 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | Percy, IL | 0.30 INCH OF ICE OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS |
| Jan 26, 9:02 PM CST | SNOW 0.7 | 5 Ne Belleville, IL | 0.70 INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS |
| Jan 26, 9:13 PM CST | SLEET 0.5 | Union, MO | ONE HALF INCH SLEET SNOW MIX ON GROUND. PRECIPITATION HAS TURNED TO ALL SNOW. |
| Jan 26, 9:13 PM CST | SLEET 1.5 | Union, MO | ONE HALF INCH SLEET SNOW MIX ON GROUND. PRECIPITATION HAS TURNED TO ALL SNOW. |
| Jan 26, 9:58 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Arnold, MO | MAINLY SNOW BUT ALSO SOME SLEET |
| Jan 26, 10:07 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Farmington, MO | AT LEAST A HALF INCH OF SLEET |
| Jan 26, 10:27 PM CST | SNOW 0.6 | Godfrey, IL | 0.6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS |
| Jan 26, 10:27 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Washington, MO | 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...MOSTLY SNOW |
| Jan 26, 10:38 PM CST | SLEET 2 | Farmington, MO | LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT FARMINGTON REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SLEET IN TOWN |
| Jan 26, 10:40 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Ballwin, MO | 1.10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL |
| Jan 26, 10:44 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Sw Festus, MO | 1.5 INCHES OF MAINLY SNOW BUT ALSO SOME SLEET |
| Jan 26, 10:52 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 1.5 | Sullivan, MO | GETTING A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...1.5 INCH ACCUM. MOSTLY SLEET |
| Jan 26, 11:30 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 3.25 | Cadet, MO | 3.25 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW |
| Jan 27, 12:12 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 1.6 | Fredericktown, MO | ROADS AND GRASSY AREAS ARE SLEET COVERED WITH GLAZE OF ICE UNDERNEATH...TEMPERATURE OF 20 DEGREES |
| Jan 27, 12:17 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Fredericktown, MO | |
| Jan 27, 12:19 AM CST | SNOW 0.2 | Percy, IL | SNOW ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF ICE...TEMPERATURE OF 20 DEGREES |
| Jan 27, 12:49 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Dupo, IL | PRECIPITATION IS LIGHT...SMALL SNOW GRAINS |
| Jan 27, 2:08 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 2.5 | Reynolds, MO | MOSTLY HEAVY SLEET...WITH A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW |
| Jan 27, 4:05 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Alton, IL | SNOW HAS RESUMED FALLING |
| Jan 27, 4:13 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Aviston, IL | SNOW HAS JUST CHANGED OVER TO SLEET |
| Jan 27, 4:44 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 N French Village, MO | SNOW WITH A GLAZE OF ICE UNDERNEATH...TOTAL THUS FAR |
| Jan 27, 4:52 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Barnhart, MO | |
| Jan 27, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 6 Se New Haven, MO | |
| Jan 27, 5:02 AM CST | SNOW 0.7 | St. Peters, MO | |
| Jan 27, 5:40 AM CST | SNOW 1.4 | Manchester, MO | |
| Jan 27, 5:46 AM CST | SNOW 0.6 | 2 Ne Weldon Spring, MO | |
| Jan 27, 5:54 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 1.9 | Farmington, MO | ALL SLEET ACCUMULATION...MEASURED AT KTJJ...KREI |
| Jan 27, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 0.2 | 4 N Ramsey, IL | |
| Jan 27, 6:40 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Caseyville, IL | SNOW HAS STOPPED FOR NOW |
| Jan 27, 6:41 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 N St. Clair, MO | SNOW MIXED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SLEET...HAS STOPPED FOR NOW |
| Jan 27, 6:46 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 1.5 | Sullivan, MO | 1.5 INCHES OF SLEET PLUS ANOTHER 0.5 INCH OF SNOW. CURRENTLY SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Jan 27, 6:53 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 1.5 | Du Bois, IL | NO PRECIPITATION FALLING PRESENTLY. |
| Jan 27, 7:06 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Belleville, IL | SNOW HAS STOPPED FOR NOW |
| Jan 27, 7:23 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Sw Festus, MO | TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 27, 7:38 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Belleville, IL | 2.5 INCH REPORT FROM THIS STORM...3 INCHES TOTAL ON GROUND |
| Jan 27, 7:44 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Lake St. Louis, MO | FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET JUST BEGINNING AROUND HIGHWAY 40 AND ROUTE N |
| Jan 27, 7:47 AM CST | HEAVY SLEET 1.5 | 2 Ese Hillsboro, MO | 1.5 INCHES OF SLEET WITH 0.5 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Jan 27, 7:48 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Glen Carbon, IL | TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 27, 7:51 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Arnold, MO | TOTAL SO FAR...TOTAL DEPTH ON GROUND 3 INCHES |
| Jan 27, 7:56 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Bethalto, IL | MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET...PRIMARILY SNOW |
| Jan 27, 7:59 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Godfrey, IL | |
| Jan 27, 8:02 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Belleville, IL | TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 27, 8:05 AM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Dupo, IL | MOSTLY SNOW...MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET |
| Jan 27, 8:07 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Aviston, IL | NEW SNOW SO FAR...TOTAL DEPTH ON GROUND IS 2 INCHES |
| Jan 27, 8:12 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Mascoutah, IL | NEW SNOW SO FAR |
| Jan 27, 8:15 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Nashville, IL | SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET |
| Jan 27, 8:18 AM CST | SNOW 1 | High Ridge, MO | NEW SNOW SO FAR...SLEET HAS JUST BEGUN TO FALL |
| Jan 27, 8:26 AM CST | SNOW 2 | New Athens, IL | ALSO INCLUDES SLEET ACCUMULATION |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 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 KLSX 261005 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 405 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY... .WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDWEST THIS WEEK. A STRONG...COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LOCKED IN OVER THE REGION AT THE SURFACE. WARM MOIST AIR WILL BE DRAWN UP AND OVER THIS COLD DOME OF AIR BY THE STORM SYSTEM. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BLEND INTO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW FURTHER NORTH TOWARD EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...WITH ALL SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI AS WELL AS WESTERN ILLINOIS. ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-MOZ059>065-072>075-262330- /O.UPG.KLSX.WS.A.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLSX.WS.W.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL- MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES- FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANDALIA...SALEM...CHESTER... EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS... FARMINGTON 405 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...SNOW COULD OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SLEET. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER TOWARD THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY... MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. $$ MOZ084-085-099-262330- /O.UPG.KLSX.WS.A.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLSX.WS.W.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 405 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER TYPES...BUT SNOW COULD OCCASIONALLY MIX IN. EXPECT ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 TENTHS ARE LIKELY ON TUESDAY. SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ONCE THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGIN. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. AVOID ANY DOWNED POWER LINES AND BE READY IN CASE OF A LOSS OF POWER. UNTREATED ROADS AND BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS WILL BE TREACHEROUS. $$ MOZ049-262330- /O.UPG.KLSX.WS.A.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.090126T2100Z-090128T0000Z/ OSAGE- 405 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW MAY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ MOZ041-047-048-050-262330- /O.NEW.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.090126T2100Z-090128T0000Z/ BOONE-MONITEAU-COLE-CALLAWAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY 405 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW MAY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ ILZ058>060-097>099-MOZ034>036-042-051-052-262330- /O.NEW.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-AUDRAIN-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...BOWLING GREEN...MEXICO 405 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW MAY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ CARNEY
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLSX 262134 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 334 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THE NEXT 24 HOUR. THIS STORM WILL DRAW RELATIVELY WARM AND MOIST AIR OVER THE COLD AIR ENTRENCHED AT THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BLEND INTO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW FURTHER NORTH TOWARD EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...WITH ALL SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI AS WELL AS WESTERN ILLINOIS. ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-MOZ059>065-072>075-271045- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL- MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES- FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANDALIA...SALEM...CHESTER... EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS... FARMINGTON 334 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AT TIMES TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI AND INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER TOWARD THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY WITH SUCH COLD TEMPERATURES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. $$ MOZ084-085-099-271045- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 334 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER TYPES...BUT SNOW COULD OCCASIONALLY MIX IN. EXPECT ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 TENTHS ARE LIKELY ON TUESDAY. SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ONCE THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGIN. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. AVOID ANY DOWNED POWER LINES AND BE READY IN CASE OF A LOSS OF POWER. UNTREATED ROADS AND BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS WILL BE TREACHEROUS. $$ MOZ041-047>050-271045- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ BOONE-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY 334 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW MAY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ ILZ058>060-097>099-MOZ034>036-042-051-052-271045- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-AUDRAIN-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...BOWLING GREEN...MEXICO 334 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW MAY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ BRITT
000 WWUS43 KLSX 271105 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 425 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A WINTER STORM IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. WHILE MOST LOCATIONS WERE GETTING A REPRIEVE FROM THE WINTRY WEATHER THIS MORNING...ANOTHER ROUND IS TAKING SHAPE AND WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND INTO EARLY TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL DRAW RELATIVELY WARM AND MOIST AIR OVER THE COLD AIR ENTRENCHED AT THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH. PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...WITH SNOW EXPECTED FURTHER NORTH MIXING WITH SLEET AT TIMES. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW TONIGHT DEEPER COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION. ILZ097-MOZ034>036-042-271130- /O.CAN.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ PIKE IL-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-AUDRAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...MEXICO 425 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED...WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY TONIGHT. $$ MOZ084-085-099-272230- /O.EXT.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 425 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. EXPECT ANOTHER TWO TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH. IN ADDITION...UP TO ANOTHER TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF THE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ONCE THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGIN. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. AVOID ANY DOWNED POWER LINES AND BE READY IN CASE OF A LOSS OF POWER. UNTREATED ROADS AND BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS WILL BE TREACHEROUS. $$ ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ065-073>075-272230- /O.EXT.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL- ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-JEFFERSON-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS- STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANDALIA...SALEM...CHESTER... BELLEVILLE...FARMINGTON 425 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVING STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. A LIGHT GLAZING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER TOWARD THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY WITH SUCH COLD TEMPERATURES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. $$ ILZ100-MOZ059>064-072-272230- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ MADISON IL-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS- ST. LOUIS CITY-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDWARDSVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION... ST LOUIS 425 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TODAY GIVING STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. A LIGHT GLAZING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER TOWARD THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY WITH SUCH COLD TEMPERATURES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. $$ MOZ041-047>050-272230- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ BOONE-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY 425 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED...WITH STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 3 INCHES IN SPOTS. A LIGHT GLAZING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ ILZ058>060-098-099-MOZ051-052-272230- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LITCHFIELD 425 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED...WITH STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 3 INCHES IN SPOTS. A LIGHT GLAZING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ TES
000 WWUS43 KLSX 271918 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 118 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA INTO TONIGHT... .A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS INTO TONIGHT. A LARGE BAND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXTENDS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA UNTIL THE STORM SYSTEM FINALLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA EARLY ON WEDNESDAY. ILZ100-MOZ059>064-072-280600- /O.EXT.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ MADISON IL-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS- ST. LOUIS CITY-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDWARDSVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION... ST LOUIS 118 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH A GRADUAL CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH THE TOTALS INCREASING SHARPLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. A LIGHT GLAZING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW. THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY WITH SUCH COLD TEMPERATURES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. $$ MOZ084-085-099-280730- /O.EXT.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T1200Z/ IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 118 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. EXPECT ANOTHER TWO TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OVER ONE HALF INCH IN A FEW AREAS. IN ADDITION...UP TO ANOTHER TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF THE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ONCE THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGIN. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. AVOID ANY DOWNED POWER LINES AND BE READY IN CASE OF A LOSS OF POWER. UNTREATED ROADS AND BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS WILL BE TREACHEROUS. $$ ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ065-073>075-280730- /O.EXT.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T1200Z/ BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL- ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-JEFFERSON-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS- STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANDALIA...SALEM...CHESTER... BELLEVILLE...FARMINGTON 118 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW AND SLEET CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVING STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. A LIGHT GLAZING OF A TENTH OR TWO OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE ALONG A AXIS FROM FARMINGTON MISSOURI TO SALEM ILLINOIS. THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY WITH SUCH COLD TEMPERATURES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. $$ ILZ058>060-098-099-MOZ051-052-280600- /O.EXT.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LITCHFIELD 118 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...RESULTING IN STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A LIGHT GLAZING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ MOZ041-047>050-280000- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ BOONE-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY 118 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY THIS EVENING. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 3 INCHES IN SPOTS. A LIGHT GLAZING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ BRITT
000 WWUS43 KLSX 280006 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 606 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA INTO TONIGHT... .A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS INTO TONIGHT. A LARGE BAND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXTENDS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA UNTIL THE STORM SYSTEM FINALLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA EARLY ON WEDNESDAY. MOZ041-047-280115- /O.EXP.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ BOONE-MONITEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COLUMBIA 606 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER OVER THE COLUMBIA AND CALIFORNIA AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY MINOR...LESS THAN ONE-HALF INCH. $$ ILZ100-MOZ059>064-072-280600- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ MADISON IL-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS- ST. LOUIS CITY-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDWARDSVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION... ST LOUIS 606 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET...WITH BE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE EVENING. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW PICKS UP IN INTENSITY. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. $$ ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ065-073>075-084-085-099- 281200- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T1200Z/ BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL- ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-JEFFERSON-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS- STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANDALIA...SALEM...CHESTER... BELLEVILLE...FARMINGTON 606 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH THE PRECIPTIATION CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVING STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. A LIGHT GLAZING OF A TENTH OR TWO OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE ALONG A AXIS FROM FARMINGTON MISSOURI TO SALEM ILLINOIS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW PICKS UP IN INTENSITY. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. $$ MOZ048>050-280600- /O.EXT.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFERSON CITY 606 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE LAST STAGES OF THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE LINGERING OVER PARTS OF MID MISSOURI INTO THE EVENING HOURS...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A JEFFERSON CITY...FULTON LINE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING SOUTHEAST OF LINN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ ILZ058>060-098-099-MOZ051-052-280600- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LITCHFIELD 606 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SNOWFALL OVER THE REGION WILL BE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES....AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A STORM TOTAL OF SNOW AND SLEET THAT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ TRUETT
000 WWUS43 KLSX 280418 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1018 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT... .SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES... IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION OVERNIGT. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WIND DOWN DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS...AND MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE OVER BY DAYBREAK. MOZ048>051-280530- /O.CAN.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFERSON CITY 1018 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW...NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ ILZ100-MOZ059>064-072-280600- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ MADISON IL-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS- ST. LOUIS CITY-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDWARDSVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION... ST LOUIS 1018 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM ONE TO POSSIBLY 2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL THIS EVENING HAS CAUSED EXTREMELY HAZAROUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ065-073>075-084-085-099- 281200- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T1200Z/ BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL- ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-JEFFERSON-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS- STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANDALIA...SALEM...CHESTER... BELLEVILLE...FARMINGTON 1018 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW...SLEET...AND POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH THE PRECIPTIATION CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVING STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. A LIGHT GLAZING OF A TENTH OR TWO OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SPOTTY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING HAS CAUSED EXTREMELY HAZAROUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ ILZ058>060-098-099-MOZ052-280600- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LITCHFIELD 1018 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SNOWFALL OVER THE REGION WILL BE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES OR ENDING BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF... AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A STORM TOTAL OF SNOW AND SLEET THAT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS... BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. $$ TRUETT
000 WWUS43 KLSX 280615 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1215 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT... .SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE SNOWFALL. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION FOR THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF ST LOUIS. ILZ100-MOZ059>064-072-280715- /O.EXP.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ MADISON IL-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS- ST. LOUIS CITY-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDWARDSVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION... ST LOUIS 1215 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE-HALF INCH OR LESS. $$ ILZ058>060-098-099-MOZ052-280715- /O.EXP.KLSX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LITCHFIELD 1215 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE-HALF INCH OR LESS. $$ ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ065-073>075-084-085-099- 281200- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T1200Z/ BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL- ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-JEFFERSON-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS- STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANDALIA...SALEM...CHESTER... BELLEVILLE...FARMINGTON 1215 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION FOR THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN ST LOUIS AND SPARTA. THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING HAS CAUSED EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ TRUETT
000 WWUS43 KLSX 281201 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 601 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-101-102-MOZ065-073>075-084-085-099- 281315- /O.EXP.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T1200Z/ BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL- ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-JEFFERSON-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS- STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANDALIA...SALEM...CHESTER... BELLEVILLE...FARMINGTON 601 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE-HALF INCH OR LESS. $$ TILLY
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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 25, 11:41 PM CST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 11:41 PM CST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1141 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009
.DISCUSSION...
/250 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009/
SHORTWAVE TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR TODAYS SNOW IS MOVING QUICKLY
OFF TO THE EAST. WEAK VORT CURRENTLY OVER SD/NE AS SEEN ON WATER
VAPOR IS MOVING EAST...SO HAVE KEPT CHANCE OF SNOW OVER THE NRN
PART OF THE CWA THIS EVENING WITH CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
MAIN CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING ICE AND SNOW
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WHILE IT IS BECOMING MORE CERTAIN THAT
THERE WILL BE A WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVER THE CWA EARLY THIS
WEEK...THERE IS ENOUGH DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS TO KEEP FROM
UPGRADE THE GOING WATCH TO A WARNING FOR NOW. THERE IS STILL
NOTEABLE DISPARITY IN THE LATEST MODEL RUNS WITH HANDLING THE
EJECTION OF THE WRN CONUS TROUGH. THE GFS IS NOW THE FASTEST AND
MOST AMPLIFIED WITH THIS TROUGH AS IT MOVES ACROSS MO/IL COMPARED TO
THE SLOWER AND MORE SHALLOW NAM. THE NAM HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH
KEEPING THE QPF AXIS SOUTH OF THE CWA WITH LESSER AMOUNTS COMPARED
TO THE OTHER MODELS. THE LATEST RUNS OF THE ECMWF/GFS ENSEMBLE
MEAN SEEM LIKE A GOOD COMPROMISE AND MATCH UP RELATIVELY WELL WITH
THE UKMET/GEM.
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN OVER THE WRN HALF OF THE CWA ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON AS LARGE SCALE ASCENT AND MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS
INCREASES OVER THE AREA. FORCING WILL INCREASE OVER THE CNTRL AND
SRN PART OF THE CWA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS ASCENT
INCREASES IN RESPONSE TO APROACHING TROUGH AND ATTENDENT INCREASE IN
925-700MB MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ON NOSE OF BROAD LOW LEVEL JET. HAVE
CATEGORICAL POPS GOING OVER THE SRN HALF OF THE CWA WITH LIKELY POPS
IN THE NORTH. MODELS ARE NOW INDICATING ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY
EXTEND INTO THE NRN CWA LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH NRN
PART OF TROUGH/MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS/RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE
JET STREAK. APPEARS THAT GREATEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE
OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE CWA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE
NORTH. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE FAR SRN PART OF THE CWA WITH ALL SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF I-70
WITH A MIX OF SNOW/SLEET IN BETWEEN. AS IS OFTEN THE CASE WITH
THESE STORMS...LOW LEVEL JET MAY BRING WARM WEDGE FARTHER NORTH THAN
IS NOW INDICATED WHICH MAY CUT BACK ON SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. AT THIS
POINT...IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE 0.25+ OF ICE ACCUMULATON
REYNOLDS...IRON AND MADISON COUNTIES WITH 4-7 OF SNOW IN AREAS
ALONG I-70/I-64...WITH 2-4 TO THE NORTH. GOING WATCH LOOKS TO
HANDLE THIS PRETTY WELL FOR NOW...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR ICE ACCUMULATION OVER THE EASTERN OZARKS WITH
AN ADVISORY AND POSSIBLE WARNING FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ELSEWHERE
IN THE CWA.
HAVE TRENDED COLDER ON TEMPERATURES AS MOS GUIDANCE LOOKS TOO WARM
COMPARED TO THE CURRENT OBS THIS AFTERNOON. GUIDANCE IS ALONG
PICKING UP ON FORECAST SNOW COVER BY MIDWEEK.
SYSTEM WHICH DOMINATES MID MSVLY EARLY THIS WEEK SHUD PUSH E OF AREA
ON WED...HWVR MEAN UA FLOW PATTERN IN THE THU-SUN TIME FRAME WANTS
TO HOLD TROF OVR E HLF OF U.S. AS SVRL SHTWVS DROP DOWN THE E SIDE
OF AMPLIFYING W CST RDG. ALTHO THERE WL BE SM MINOR DAY TO DAY
FLUCTUATIONS...OVRALL THEME OF THE MEDIUM RANGE IS THAT TEMP WL
MODERATE SLOWLY...AND SHUD CLIMB ABV NORMAL BY NXT WEEKEND. DID KP
SM SLGT CHC POPS GOING THU/THU NGT IN ADV OF FIRST SHTWV...BUT
OVERALL IT CERTAINLY APRS THAT PCPN DURG THE LAST HLF OF THIS FCST
PKG WL BE HARD TO COME BY.
BRITT/TRUETT
&&
.AVIATION...
/1131 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009/
FOR THE 06Z TAFS...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL TAF
SITES THROUGH 270000Z...BUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER THAT. PRECIP WILL BE SNOW AT ALL
SITES...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY AT KSTL AND MUCH LIGHTER
AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AT KUIN WITH HIGHER CIGS AND VISBYS. LOWEST
CIGS AND VISBYS SHOULD HIT KSTL AROUND 270600Z...AND HEAVIEST SNOW
MAY BE WINDING DOWN TOWARDS 271200Z AT KSTL.
BROWNING
&&
.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-IRON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-
OSAGE-REYNOLDS-ST. CHARLES-ST. FRANCOIS-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS
CITY-STE. GENEVIEVE-WARREN-WASHINGTON.
IL...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-
MONROE IL-RANDOLPH IL-ST. CLAIR IL-WASHINGTON IL.
&&
WFO LSXHazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 3:26 PM CST, 12 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 326 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-261145- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 326 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/2 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED STARTING LATE MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY TO THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...BUT IT APPEARS INCREASINGLY LIKELY THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OVER PARTS OF THE EASTERN OZARKS WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ELSEWHERE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE REGION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH PRODUCT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THEY RECEIVE TONIGHT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1 BRITT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Pike | 44 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.