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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO

January 23, 20115 counties in Missouri; Doniphan County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 23, 2011, 4:52 AM CST for 5 counties in Missouri; Doniphan County, Kansas. It was in force for 7 hr. 5 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 23, 2011, 4:52 AM CST (10:52 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2011, 11:57 AM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO

Counties Doniphan County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Clinton County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Holt County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:49 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 23, 6:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.5St Joseph, MOREPORT FROM STJ AIRPORT.
Jan 23, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 3Cameron, MO
Jan 23, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 54 Ne Amity, MO
Jan 23, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 61 S Savannah, MO
Jan 23, 8:15 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.2N St Joseph, MOSTILL SNOWING

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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2011-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2011-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 250 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1186 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
250 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

175 
WWUS43 KEAX 231052
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
452 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY...WITH
THE SNOW TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH 5 TO 8
INCHES IN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS...ARE
EXPECTED. IN BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW...SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH
AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW.

KSZ102-MOZ011>013-020-021-231800-
/O.UPG.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.WS.W.0002.110123T1052Z-110123T1800Z/
DONIPHAN-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...
CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG
452 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE NORTHWEST...NORTH 
  CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN 
  EASTERN KANSAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM ROCKPORT AND 
  PRINCETON...SOUTH THROUGH THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN 
  AREA...AND CONCORDIA. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL REPORTS ACROSS THIS AREA ARE ALREADY
  IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE...AND ONE LAST BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL
  REMAIN SITUATED ON TOP OF THIS AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 7 AM...LIKELY
  ADDING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO ON TOP OF WHAT ALREADY HAS FALLEN. THUS
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF 8 INCHES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AT 15 TO 20 MPH WILL
  CAUSE SNOW TO DRIFT AND MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACROSS THE ENTIRE WARNED AREA TOTAL SNOWFALL
  AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BY THE END OF THE EVENT SUNDAY. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THIS SNOW
  IS OCCURRING.

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS
  TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AND RURAL ROADS. ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT
  SOME DELAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST
  PLANS BASED ON CONDITIONS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ025-103>105-MOZ001>006-014-015-022-023-028>031-037-038-231800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
ATCHISON KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-
WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-
PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...
ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...
TRENTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...PARKVILLE...
PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA
452 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE NORTHWEST...NORTH 
  CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN 
  EASTERN KANSAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM ROCKPORT AND 
  PRINCETON...SOUTH THROUGH THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN 
  AREA...AND CONCORDIA. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THROUGH 7 AM...THE HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW WILL BE
  AFFECTING AREAS FROM FROM GALLATIN AND KINGSTON THROUGH CHILLICOTHE
  AND CARROLLTON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ANOTHER INCH OR TWO
  WILL BE OCCURRING DURING THE TIME. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AT 15 TO
  20 MPH WILL CAUSE SNOW TO DRIFT AND MAY RESULT IN REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACROSS THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA 3 TO 5 INCHES
  WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE
  EVENT SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS 
  ROADWAYS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 
  ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT SOME DELAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS BASED ON CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MOZ016-024-025-032-033-039-040-046-231900-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110124T0000Z/
SULLIVAN-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-COOPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILAN...GREEN CITY...BROOKFIELD...
MACON...LA PLATA...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...
FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...BOONVILLE
452 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION IMPACTED WILL RANGE FROM NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL... 
  AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM 
  MILAN AND MACON SOUTH THROUGH MARSHALL...BOONVILLE AND 
  WARRENSBURG TO CLINTON. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THROUGH 7 AM...THE HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW WILL BE
  AFFECTING AREAS FROM LINNEUS TO MARSHALL EASTWARD THROUGH
  MACON...MOBERLY FAYETTE AND BOONVILLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN
  INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
  AND START GUSTING AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW TO DRIFT
  AND MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE 
  SUNDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WITH POCKETS OF 5 INCHES BY THE END OF THE EVENT SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS 
  ROADWAYS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. 
  ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT SOME DELAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS BASED ON CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
476 
WWUS43 KEAX 231313
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
713 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION
TODAY...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 1 TO 5
INCHES...IN THE ADVISORY AREA...TO 5 TO 8 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS WHERE A WARNING IS IN
EFFECT. IN BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW...SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH
AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW.

KSZ102-MOZ011>013-020-021-231800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
DONIPHAN-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...
CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG
713 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE NORTHWEST...NORTH 
  CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN 
  EASTERN KANSAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM ROCKPORT AND 
  PRINCETON...SOUTH THROUGH THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN 
  AREA...AND CONCORDIA. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL REPORTS ACROSS THIS AREA ARE 
  ALREADY IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE...AND ONE LAST BAND OF 
  HEAVIER SNOW WILL REMAIN SITUATED ON TOP OF THIS AREA THROUGH 
  MID MORNING...LIKELY ADDING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO ON TOP OF 
  WHAT ALREADY HAS FALLEN. THUS TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 
  WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST 
  WINDS GUSTING AT 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SNOW TO DRIFT AND MAY 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACROSS THE ENTIRE WARNED AREA TOTAL 
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF 8 INCHES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE EVENT SUNDAY. CONSIDERABLE 
  DRIFTING OF THIS SNOW IS OCCURRING. 

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS 
  ROADWAYS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AND RURAL ROADS. ANYONE 
  TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT SOME DELAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS BASED ON CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ025-103>105-MOZ001>006-014-015-022-023-028>031-037-038-231800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
ATCHISON KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-
WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-
PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...
ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...
TRENTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...PARKVILLE...
PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA
713 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE NORTHWEST...NORTH 
  CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN 
  EASTERN KANSAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM ROCKPORT AND 
  PRINCETON...SOUTH THROUGH THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN 
  AREA...AND CONCORDIA. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THROUGH MID MORNING...THE HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW
  WILL BE AFFECTING AREAS FROM FROM GENTRY AND BETHANY...THROUGH
  GALLATIN AND KINGSTON TO TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE AND CARROLLTON.
  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ANOTHER INCH OR TWO WILL BE
  OCCURRING DURING THIS TIME. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AT 15 TO 20 MPH
  WILL CAUSE SNOW TO DRIFT AND MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE
  TO BLOWING SNOW.

* TIMING...AN ADDITIONAL BAND OF SNOW IN EASTERN KANSAS IS EXPECTED
  TO SWING THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA DURING THE MORNING
  HOURS. THIS SNOW MAY PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO...ESPECIALLY
  ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE METRO AREA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACROSS THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA SNOWFALL
  AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH IN KANSAS CITY...TO 4 TO 6
  INCHES FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI INTO NORTH CENTRAL
  MISSOURI.

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS 
  ROADWAYS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 
  ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT SOME DELAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS BASED ON CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MOZ016-024-025-032-033-039-040-046-232115-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110124T0000Z/
SULLIVAN-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-COOPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILAN...GREEN CITY...BROOKFIELD...
MACON...LA PLATA...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...
FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...BOONVILLE
713 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION IMPACTED WILL RANGE FROM NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL... 
  AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM 
  MILAN AND MACON SOUTH THROUGH MARSHALL...BOONVILLE AND 
  WARRENSBURG TO CLINTON. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THROUGH MID MORNING...THE HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW
  WILL BE AFFECTING AREAS FROM LINNEUS TO MARSHALL EASTWARD THROUGH
  MACON...MOBERLY...FAYETTE AND BOONVILLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO
  AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE
  INCREASING AND START GUSTING AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW
  TO DRIFT AND MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING
  SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO
  IN MARSHALL AND BOONVILLE TO 3 TO 5 INCHES IN
  MOBERLY...MACON...MARCELINE AND LINNEUS.

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS 
  ROADWAYS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. 
  ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT SOME DELAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS BASED ON CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
336 
WWUS43 KEAX 231535
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
935 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST
KANSAS...

.A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY...WITH
THE SNOW TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
HOURS. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES...IN THE
ADVISORY AREA...TO 5 TO 8 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI
AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS WHERE A WARNING IS IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

MOZ011-231645-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUND CITY...OREGON
935 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

WHILE ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING....ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

$$

MOZ001-002-231645-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE
935 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WHILE ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING....ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ102-MOZ012-013-020-021-231800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
DONIPHAN-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG
935 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE NORTHWEST...NORTH 
  CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN 
  EASTERN KANSAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM ROCKPORT AND 
  PRINCETON...SOUTH THROUGH THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN 
  AREA...AND CONCORDIA. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL REPORTS ACROSS THIS AREA HAVE RANGED
  FROM 4-7 INCHES SO FAR THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO
  OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
  REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AT 15 TO 20
  MPH WILL CAUSE SNOW TO DRIFT AND MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACROSS THE ENTIRE WARNED AREA TOTAL SNOWFALL
  AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BY THE END OF THE EVENT TODAY. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THIS SNOW IS
  OCCURRING.

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS...TRAVEL
  WILL BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AND RURAL
  ROADS. ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT SOME DELAYS DUE TO SNOW
  COVERED ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS BASED ON
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ025-103>105-MOZ003>006-014-015-022-023-028>031-037-038-231800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
ATCHISON KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-WORTH-GENTRY-
HARRISON-MERCER-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-
RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...
BETHANY...PRINCETON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...HAMILTON...
POLO...CHILLICOTHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...
INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA
935 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE NORTHWEST...NORTH 
  CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN 
  EASTERN KANSAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM ROCKPORT AND 
  PRINCETON...SOUTH THROUGH THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN 
  AREA...AND CONCORDIA. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...THE
  HEAVIER SNOW WILL BE AFFECTING AREAS FROM FROM GENTRY AND
  BETHANY... THROUGH GALLATIN AND KINGSTON TO TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE
  AND CARROLLTON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AT 15 TO 20
  MPH WILL CAUSE SNOW TO DRIFT AND MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

* TIMING...A BAND OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE TO SWING THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS. THIS SNOW MAY PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF
  ACCUMULATION..ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE METRO AREA.
  FURTHER SOUTH...ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
  REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACROSS THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA SNOWFALL
  AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH IN SOUTHERN KANSAS CITY
  TO AROUND 1-3 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF KANSAS CITY...TO
  4 TO 6 INCHES FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI INTO NORTH
  CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS...TRAVEL
  WILL BE HAZARDOUS. ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT SOME DELAYS DUE
  TO SNOW COVERED ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS BASED ON
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MOZ016-024-025-032-033-039-040-046-231800-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110124T0000Z/
SULLIVAN-LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-COOPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILAN...GREEN CITY...BROOKFIELD...
MACON...LA PLATA...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...
FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...BOONVILLE
935 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION IMPACTED WILL RANGE FROM NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL... 
  AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM 
  MILAN AND MACON SOUTH THROUGH MARSHALL...BOONVILLE AND 
  WARRENSBURG TO CLINTON. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...THE HEAVIER
  BAND OF SNOW WILL BE AFFECTING AREAS FROM LINNEUS TO MARSHALL
  EASTWARD THROUGH MACON...MOBERLY...FAYETTE AND BOONVILLE. SNOWFALL
  RATES OF UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS
  WILL BE INCREASING AND START GUSTING AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS WILL
  CAUSE SNOW TO DRIFT AND MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO
  IN MARSHALL AND BOONVILLE TO 3 TO 5 INCHES IN MOBERLY...
  MACON...MARCELINE AND LINNEUS.

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS...TRAVEL
  WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT SOME DELAYS
  DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS BASED
  ON CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

DEROCHE
543 
WWUS43 KEAX 231757
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1157 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI...

.A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH-
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS GRADUALLY ERODED OR ENDED. AN
ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA.

KSZ102-MOZ012-013-020-021-231900-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
DONIPHAN-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...
ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG
1157 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

WHILE A FEW FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON....ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ025-103>105-MOZ003>006-014-015-022-023-028>031-037-038-231900-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110123T1800Z/
ATCHISON KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-WORTH-GENTRY-
HARRISON-MERCER-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-PLATTE-CLAY-
RAY-CARROLL-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...
BETHANY...PRINCETON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...HAMILTON...
POLO...CHILLICOTHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...KANSAS CITY...
INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA
1157 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WHILE ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON....ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

MOZ016-039-040-046-231900-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110124T0000Z/
SULLIVAN-SALINE-HOWARD-COOPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILAN...GREEN CITY...MARSHALL...
FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...BOONVILLE
1157 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WHILE ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON....ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

MOZ024-025-032-033-232100-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110124T0000Z/
LINN MO-MACON-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...
SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY
1157 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION IMPACTED WILL BE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI
  INCLUDING MACON...MOBERLY...BROOKFIELD AND BRUNSWICK.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...PERIODIC
  LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN AT OR
  BELOW AN INCH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL STORM
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON AND BLOWING ACROSS
  ROADWAYS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT
  SOME DELAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS... AND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST
  PLANS BASED ON CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

DEROCHE

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.