Alert archive / Missouri / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this blizzard warning at Jan 31, 2011, 2:01 PM CST for 30 counties in Missouri; 5 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 22 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 31, 2011, 2:01 PM CST (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 3:57 AM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
All 35 counties
Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Bates 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, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry 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, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 6:55 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Boonville, MO | 1 TO 2 TENTHS GLAZE - 24 HR TOTAL |
| Feb 1, 8:50 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Pleasant Hill, MO | |
| Feb 1, 9:20 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 E Olathe, KS | ONE HOUR SNOWFALL FROM 0700-0800 LST |
| Feb 1, 9:20 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Cameron, MO | ROADS SLICK...BUT PASSABLE |
| Feb 1, 9:20 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Trenton, MO | ROADS SLICK...BUT PASSABLE |
| Feb 1, 9:20 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | 1 S Lees Summit, MO | SNOWFALL SINCE 7 AM... |
| Feb 1, 9:34 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 S Warrensburg, MO | |
| Feb 1, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Kansas City Ks, KS | |
| Feb 1, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Olathe, KS | |
| Feb 1, 10:07 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Lees Summit, MO | SNOW STEADILY INCREASING IN INTENSITY |
| Feb 1, 10:10 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Cameron, MO | |
| Feb 1, 10:15 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 Nnw Weatherby Lake, MO | |
| Feb 1, 10:24 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Sedalia, MO | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. ROADS SLICK. |
| Feb 1, 10:25 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | N Kansas City, MO | NEAR VIVION AND DAVIDSON RD. VISIBILITY AROUND ONE HALF MILE. |
| Feb 1, 10:25 AM CST | SNOW 3 | E Osawatomie, KS | 3 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 6 AM. CURRENT CONDITIONS...1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. |
| Feb 1, 10:33 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Pleasant Hill, MO | MODERATE SNOW NEW SNOW DEPTH 2 |
| Feb 1, 10:33 AM CST | SNOW 2 | De Soto, KS | MODERATE SNOW |
| Feb 1, 10:33 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | S Blue Springs, MO | ONE INCH AN HOUR |
| Feb 1, 10:33 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Warrensburg, MO | ONE INCH AN HOUR |
| Feb 1, 10:33 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Olathe, KS | |
| Feb 1, 10:33 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Osawatomie, KS | AN INCH AN HOUR |
| Feb 1, 10:33 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Waverly, MO | ONE INCH AN HOUR |
| Feb 1, 10:45 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Ne Stewartsville, MO | SNOWING SINCE 6 AM. NEW SNOW AND SNOW ON THE GROUND SNOW TOTAL OF 6 INCHES |
| Feb 1, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Overland Park, KS | NEAR 103RD ST AND NEIMAN RD |
| Feb 1, 11:05 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Hamilton, MO | |
| Feb 1, 11:05 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Gallatin, MO | 1 INCH IN JAMESPORT AS WELL. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
| Feb 1, 11:07 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Chillicothe, MO | |
| Feb 1, 11:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Otterville, MO | VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. |
| Feb 1, 11:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.3 | W Boonville, MO | VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. SNOW FALLING APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Feb 1, 11:15 AM CST | SNOW 2 | N Kansas City, MO | |
| Feb 1, 11:21 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Sedalia, MO | |
| Feb 1, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Olathe, KS | NEAR 127TH AND MURLIN RD. VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/8TH OF A MILE. |
| Feb 1, 11:41 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 3 E Lees Summit, MO | |
| Feb 1, 11:43 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Macon, MO | VISIBILITY 1/2 MILE |
| Feb 1, 11:45 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Trenton, MO | |
| Feb 1, 11:45 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Meadville, MO | BLOWING SNOW |
| Feb 1, 11:50 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Farley, MO | SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE. |
| Feb 1, 11:58 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 E Olathe, KS | SINCE 0700 CST |
| Feb 1, 11:58 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Olathe, KS | |
| Feb 1, 11:58 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nnw Green Ridge, MO | SINCE 0700 CST - RELAY FROM COCORAHS |
| Feb 1, 11:58 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 4 Se Rich Hill, MO | SINCE 0500 AM CST - RELAY FROM COCORAHS |
| Feb 1, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nnw Green Ridge, MO | SNOWFALL SINCE 0700 CST |
| Feb 1, 12:01 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Gilman City, MO | BLOWING SNOW |
| Feb 1, 12:01 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 Sw Kingston, MO | BLOWING SNOW |
| Feb 1, 12:01 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Jamesport, MO | BLOWING SNOW |
| Feb 1, 12:01 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | 2 N Overland Park, KS | |
| Feb 1, 12:01 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Green Ridge, MO | |
| Feb 1, 12:04 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Kearney, MO | |
| Feb 1, 12:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Se Garden City, MO | VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. DRIFTS AS HIGH AS HIGH AS 27 INCHES. |
| Feb 1, 12:20 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Nnw Weatherby Lake, MO | BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Feb 1, 12:20 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Leavenworth, KS | |
| Feb 1, 12:26 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Lees Summit, MO | BLOWING SNOW...1 BLOCK VISIBILITY |
| Feb 1, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Blue Springs, MO | |
| Feb 1, 12:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 5 Se Rich Hill, MO | 1.75 TO 3.5 INCH/HOUR SNOW RATES |
| Feb 1, 12:45 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Warrensburg, MO | SNOWFALL RATE OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. VISIBILITIES 500 FEET. |
| Feb 1, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.4 | 2 Ne Lees Summit, MO | SNOWFALL SINCE 0530 AM CST. SNOWFALL RATES APPROX 1 IN/HR BTWN 11 AM-1 PM |
| Feb 1, 1:01 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Kansas City, MO | MEASURED AT FOX TV STATION |
| Feb 1, 1:01 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | 15 E Rich Hill, MO | |
| Feb 1, 1:02 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Clinton, MO | |
| Feb 1, 1:08 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Fayette, MO | VISIBILITY OF 1/2 MILE |
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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 382 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596 WWUS43 KEAX 312001 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 201 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM EXPECTED TO HIT THE REGION... .A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION EARLY THIS WEEK...BRINGING A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER ALONG WITH IT. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL IN THE REGION. THE PRECIPITATION MAY TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER THE PRIMARY STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION BY EARLY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI EXTENDING BACK INTO THE KANSAS CITY AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS EXCEPT FOR FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI WHERE A STILL SIGNIFICANT 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH...WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS. THIS MAY ALSO LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...WITH ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-010630- /O.NEW.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 201 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN PRECIPITATION...LIGHT SNOW MAY DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN SLICK DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TUESDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-010630- /O.NEW.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 201 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...AND LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS MAY REMAIN SLICK DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 71 AND 50 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-010630- /O.NEW.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 201 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MID MISSOURI THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE 20 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...POORLY OR UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS MAY REMAIN SLICK DUE TO THE ONGOING FREEZING PRECIPITATION. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 65... 63 AND 50 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-010630- /O.NEW.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE... BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA 201 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UNDER AN INCH OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER TOTALS IN SOME AREAS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN SLICK DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION. ONCE THE HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVES TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-010630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 201 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN SLICK DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX. ONCE THE HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVES TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT INCLUDING INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && $$ DUX
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783 WWUS43 KEAX 312224 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 424 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM EXPECTED TO HIT THE REGION... .A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION EARLY THIS WEEK...BRINGING A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER ALONG WITH IT. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL IN THE REGION. THE PRECIPITATION MAY TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER THE PRIMARY STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION BY EARLY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI EXTENDING BACK INTO THE KANSAS CITY AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS EXCEPT FOR FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI WHERE A STILL SIGNIFICANT 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH...WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS. THIS MAY ALSO LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...WITH ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-010630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 424 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN PRECIPITATION...LIGHT SNOW MAY DEVELOP TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN SLICK DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TUESDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-010630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 424 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... AND LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS MAY REMAIN SLICK DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 71 AND 50 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-010630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 424 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MID MISSOURI THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE 20 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...POORLY OR UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS MAY REMAIN SLICK DUE TO THE ONGOING FREEZING PRECIPITATION. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 65... 63 AND 50 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-010630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE... BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA 424 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING UNIONVILLE...BETHANY...LANCASTER...TRENTON...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...AND MACON. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING... MIXING WITH SNOW AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UNDER AN INCH OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER TOTALS IN SOME AREAS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN SLICK DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION. ONCE THE HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVES TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-010630- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 424 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION AND HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... MIXING WITH SNOW AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN SLICK DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX. ONCE THE HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVES TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT INCLUDING INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && $$
554 WWUS43 KEAX 010341 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 941 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM EXPECTED TO HIT THE REGION... .A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OUR REGION ON TUESDAY...BRINGING A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER ALONG WITH IT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI OVERNIGHT WITH A COUPLE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY LIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BUT PRE-EXISTING WET ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI BY DAYBREAK...AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AND SOME SLEET. HEAVY SNOW WILL RAPIDLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST...IMPACTING AREAS ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35 FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE A FOOT AND A HALF OF SNOWFALL IS LIKELY. FURTHER NORTHWEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE...WITH THE KANSAS CITY AREA EXPECTING 8 TO 12 INCHES...AND SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH...WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THIS MAY ALSO LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...WITH ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-011145- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 941 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 AM. SNOW...BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SLEET EARLY WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN REGION. BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES OR SNOW IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO LEAD TO RAPID ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH PER HOUR OR MORE OVER PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WET ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT FROM THE EARLIER FREEZING DRIZZLE. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TUESDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. BE CAREFUL IF YOU PLAN TO USE ALTERNATE SOURCES OF HEAT OR ELECTRICITY IN YOUR HOME. OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTION...OR FIRE. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. && $$ KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-011145- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 941 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 AM. SNOW...BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SLEET EARLY WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD CLINTON AND BUTLER. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WET ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT FROM THE EARLIER FREEZING DRIZZLE. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TUESDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. BE CAREFUL IF YOU PLAN TO USE ALTERNATE SOURCES OF HEAT OR ELECTRICITY IN YOUR HOME. OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTION...OR FIRE. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-011145- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 941 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 AM. SNOW...BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SLEET EARLY WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO LOCALLY 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MID MISSOURI...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS EXPECTED FROM MARSHALL TO COLUMBIA INCLUDING SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...WET ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT FROM THE EARLIER FREEZING DRIZZLE. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TUESDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY 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. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. BE CAREFUL IF YOU PLAN TO USE ALTERNATE SOURCES OF HEAT OR ELECTRICITY IN YOUR HOME. OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTION...OR FIRE. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. && $$ MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-011145- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE... BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA 941 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING UNIONVILLE...BETHANY...LANCASTER...TRENTON...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...AND MACON. * TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY LATE MORNING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND LOCALLY 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG THE ROUTE 63 CORRIDOR...DIMINISHING BACK TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...WET ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT FROM THE EARLIER FREEZING DRIZZLE. ONCE SNOW ARRIVES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TUESDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY 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. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. BE CAREFUL IF YOU PLAN TO USE ALTERNATE SOURCES OF HEAT OR ELECTRICITY IN YOUR HOME. OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTION...OR FIRE. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-011145- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 941 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT WITH A COUPLE INCHES EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK NEAR THE IOWA AND NEBRASKA BORDERS. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY MORNING...WITH AN INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN SLICK DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX. ONCE THE HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVES TUESDAY MORNING...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH TUESDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT INCLUDING INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && $$ BOOKBINDER
071 WWUS43 KEAX 011203 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 603 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM HEADING TOWARD THE REGION... .A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OUR REGION TODAY...BRINGING A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER ALONG WITH IT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL RAPIDLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST...IMPACTING AREAS ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35 TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE A FOOT AND A HALF OF SNOWFALL IS LIKELY. FURTHER NORTHWEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE...WITH THE KANSAS CITY AREA EXPECTING 7 TO 12 INCHES...AND SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH...WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THIS MAY ALSO LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...WITH ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-012015- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE... BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA 603 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING UNIONVILLE...BETHANY...LANCASTER...TRENTON...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...AND MACON. * TIMING...WITH LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING RAIN HAVING ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY LATE MORNING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND LOCALLY 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG THE ROUTE 63 CORRIDOR...DIMINISHING BACK TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-012015- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 603 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...SNOW...WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD CLINTON AND BUTLER. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE... WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-012015- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK... OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON... LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 603 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN REGION. BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO LEAD TO RAPID ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH PER HOUR OR MORE PER HOUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-012015- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 603 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO LOCALLY 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MID MISSOURI WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE GREATEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FROM MARSHALL TO COLUMBIA INCLUDING SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-012015- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WS.W.0004.110201T1203Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 603 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH AN INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT INCLUDING INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && $$ DEROCHE
690 WWUS43 KEAX 011750 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1150 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM AFFECTING THE ENTIRE REGION... .A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OUR REGION TODAY. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS SPREAD NORTH INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND THROUGH WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS MORNING. THE AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL EXPAND NORTHEAST INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE MOST IMPACTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY. FURTHER NORTHWEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE...WITH THE KANSAS CITY AREA EXPECTING BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES...AND SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH...WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THIS MAY ALSO LEAD TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...WITH ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-020200- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 1150 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE TO HOME. WHILE THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THE SNOW RATES WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN REGION. BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAY ALSO LEAD TO RAPID ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE PER HOUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA AT TIMES. THROUGH 11 AM...2 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN AT THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES BEING REPORTED SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-020200- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 1150 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE FROM WORK AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD CLINTON AND BUTLER. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THROUGH 11 AM...5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN WARRENSBURG AND 3 INCHES IN PLEASANT HILL. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-020200- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 1150 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE FROM WORK BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MID MISSOURI WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 21 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FROM MARSHALL TO COLUMBIA INCLUDING SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR. THROUGH 11 AM...BETWEEN 6 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAD ALREADY FALLEN FROM SEDALIA TO BOONVILLE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-020200- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY... KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA 1150 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING UNIONVILLE...BETHANY...LANCASTER...TRENTON...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...AND MACON. * TIMING...SNOW RATES WILL INCREASE WITH HEAVY SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 11 AND 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG THE ROUTE 63 CORRIDOR...DIMINISHING BACK TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. THROUGH 11 AM...CHILLICOTHE HAD PICKED UP 1.5 INCHES...1 INCH IN GALLATIN AND HALF AN INCH IN HAMILTON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-020200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 1150 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT INCLUDING INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && $$ MJ
235 WWUS43 KEAX 012117 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 317 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM AFFECTING THE ENTIRE REGION... .A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OUR REGION INTO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND FAR WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AROUND SUNSET...WITH THE SNOW CONTINUING TO DECREASE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY. FURTHER NORTHWEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE...WITH THE KANSAS CITY AREA EXPECTING BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES...AND SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITIES FURTHER HAMPERED ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN. THE COMBINATION OF BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-020530- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 317 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING COMMUTE HOME. THE SNOW RATES WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY EVENING BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN REGION. TOTAL STORM AMOUNTS BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. SNOW RATES UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 PM BEFORE THEY TAPER OFF QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-020530- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 317 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE FROM WORK BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD CLINTON AND BUTLER. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-020530- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 317 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE FROM WORK BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS MID MISSOURI WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 21 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FROM MARSHALL TO COLUMBIA INCLUDING SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE. SNOW RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. AS OF 2 PM...THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS SHUT DOWN I-70 FROM MARSHALL TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY LINE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-020530- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY... KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA 317 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING UNIONVILLE...BETHANY...LANCASTER...TRENTON...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...AND MACON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. THE SNOW SHOULD END BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 11 AND 19 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG THE ROUTE 63 CORRIDOR...DIMINISHING BACK TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TODAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-020530- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 317 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING AND FINALLY COME TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 5 AND 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT INCLUDING INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && $$ MJ
402 WWUS43 KEAX 012347 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 547 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM AFFECTING THE ENTIRE REGION... .A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM IS IMPACTING PORTIONS OF OUR REGION INTO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND FAR WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AROUND SUNSET...WITH THE SNOW CONTINUING TO DECREASE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY. FURTHER NORTHWEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE...WITH THE KANSAS CITY AREA EXPECTING BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES...WITH LOWER TOTALS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH VISIBILITIES FURTHER HAMPERED ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN. THE COMBINATION OF BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-020800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 547 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVY SNOW RATES WILL TAPER OFF BY THE MID EVENING HOURS...BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN REGION. TOTAL STORM AMOUNTS BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL... AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-020800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 547 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...PAOLA...BUTLER...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 14 AND 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD WARRENSBURG...CLINTON...AND BUTLER. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-020800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 547 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD END AFTER MIDNIGHT...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS MID MISSOURI...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 24 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FROM MARSHALL TOWARDS COLUMBIA INCLUDING SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE. SNOW RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP ALREADY REPORTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-020800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY... KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA 547 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING UNIONVILLE...BETHANY...LANCASTER...TRENTON...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...AND MACON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. THE SNOW SHOULD END BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...CRIPPLING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 11 AND 19 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG THE ROUTE 63 CORRIDOR...DIMINISHING BACK TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP ALREADY REPORTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-020800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 547 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING AND FINALLY COME TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 5 AND 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU TRAVEL SOUTH OR EAST. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && $$ CUTTER
310 WWUS43 KEAX 020141 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 741 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM AFFECTING THE ENTIRE REGION... .A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM IS IMPACTING PORTIONS OF OUR REGION INTO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY. FURTHER NORTHWEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE...WITH THE KANSAS CITY AREA EXPECTING BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES...WITH LOWER TOTALS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL... NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES... WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-020945- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 741 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND END BY DAYBREAK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE AN AROUND AN INCH. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL... AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-020945- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 741 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...PAOLA...BUTLER...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING BEFORE DAYBREAK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-020945- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 741 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP ALREADY REPORTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-020945- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY... KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA 741 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING UNIONVILLE...BETHANY...LANCASTER...TRENTON...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...AND MACON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE ROUTE 63 CORRIDOR...DIMINISHING BACK TOWARD INTERSTATE 35. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP ALREADY REPORTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-020945- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 741 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...THE LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO END LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU TRAVEL SOUTH OR EAST. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION... WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && $$ DB
556 WWUS43 KEAX 020330 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 930 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 THE COMBINATION OF BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO BETWEEN 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. KSZ057-060-MOZ043-044-053-054-021130- /O.NEW.KEAX.WC.Y.0003.110202T1200Z-110203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 930 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING PLEASANT HILL...HARRISONVILLE...PAOLA...BUTLER...WARRENSBURG AND CLINTON. * TIMING...THE LIGHT SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL... AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY 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. TRAVEL ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KSZ103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-021130- /O.NEW.KEAX.WC.Y.0003.110202T1200Z-110203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PLATTSBURG...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 930 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS INCLUDING OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LEAVENWORTH...LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT AND RAYMORE. * TIMING...THE LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY DAYBREAK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL... AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS THIS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY 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. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MOZ030>033-038>040-045-046-021130- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS- COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 930 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6AM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING CARROLLTON...MOBERLY... MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND END LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP ALREADY REPORTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-021130- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY... KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON... LA PLATA 930 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING UNIONVILLE...BETHANY...LANCASTER...TRENTON...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...AND MACON. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE SNOW ENDING WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL... AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS TONIGHT...WITH DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP ALREADY REPORTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY 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. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-021130- /O.NEW.KEAX.WC.Y.0003.110202T1200Z-110203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 930 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREAS INCLUDING TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...ST. JOSEPH...AND CAMERON. * TIMING...THE LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO END EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU TRAVEL SOUTH OR EAST. INTERSTATE 70 HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 15 TO MILE MARKER 212 DUE TO THE EXTREME SNOWFALL...AND THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL ON OTHER ROADS TO A HALT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS INTERSTATES 29 AND 35. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING MAY OCCUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES... WHICH WOULD PRODUCE IMPACTS LONG AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. IN ADDITION... WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS DURING THIS STILL DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE ICY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND AVOIDED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
844 WWUS43 KEAX 020957 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 357 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 .THE POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. IN ITS WAKE...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE BEGUN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA. THE VERY STRONG WINDS FROM YESTERDAY HAVE SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER THEY WILL COMBINE WITH THE MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MOZ005>008-013>017-022>025-030>033-038>040-045-046-021800- /O.CAN.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KEAX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0957Z-110203T1800Z/ HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON- RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... LANCASTER...CAMERON...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...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 357 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL TOWARD NORTHEAST MISSOURI INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF BETHANY...CAMERON...KIRKSVILLE... CARROLLTON...SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON...READINGS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...DUE TO THE RECENT VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINED WITH THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION SHOULD YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-028-029-037-043-044-053-054-021800- /O.CAN.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEAX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0957Z-110203T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-PLATTE- CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...OLATHE...PLATTE CITY...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY... INDEPENDENCE...HARRISONVILLE...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER...CLINTON 357 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING KANSAS CITY...HARRISONVILLE...PAOLA...BUTLER AND CLINTON. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON...READINGS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...DUE TO THE RECENT VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINED WITH THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION SHOULD YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-021800- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEAX.WC.Y.0003.110202T0957Z-110203T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY... OREGON...SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH 357 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI INCLUDING ATCHISON KS...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...ALBANY AND ST. JOSEPH. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON...READINGS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...DUE TO THE RECENT VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINED WITH THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION SHOULD YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL... FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS PERSONS COULD BECOME STRANDED RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. IN CASE OF POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...PERSONS ARE URGED TO ENSURE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICATION...AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SUPPLY READY. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS INDOORS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY FROM FROZEN PIPES. && $$ NRR
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Missouri, 2011Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
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.