Alert archive / Missouri / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 20, 2011, 6:29 AM CST for 7 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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 20, 2011, 6:29 AM CST (12:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Seneca, MO | |
| Jan 20, 8:52 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Nixa, MO | |
| Jan 20, 10:16 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 N Forsyth, MO | |
| Jan 20, 12:02 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Ozark, MO | STORM TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 12 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
- 453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
741 WWUS43 KSGF 201229 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 629 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SNOW IMPACTING THE REGION INTO THURSDAY... .SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS TODAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES. THIS EPISODE OF WINTER WEATHER WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH MOISTURE...CAUSING SNOW TO DEVELOP AND FALL ACROSS THE REGION. MOZ095-103-104-201800- /O.UPG.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.WS.W.0001.110120T1229Z-110120T1800Z/ CHRISTIAN-STONE-TANEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIXA...OZARK...KIMBERLING CITY... GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH 629 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD 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. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...HEAVY SNOW WAS ONGOING OVER FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL RANGE FROM FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES. * IMPACTS...THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE. THEREFORE ANYONE COMMUTING TO WORK OR SCHOOL TODAY SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. 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...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS... EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ MOZ093-094-101-102-201800- /O.UPG.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.WS.W.0001.110120T1229Z-110120T1800Z/ NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON... ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE 629 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...HEAVY SNOW WAS ONGOING OVER FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL RANGE FROM FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES. * IMPACTS...THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE. THEREFORE ANYONE COMMUTING TO WORK OR SCHOOL TODAY SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS... EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ MOZ090-201800- /O.EXT.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRINGFIELD 629 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS MORNING. THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL SHIFT INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST... CAUSING ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE OF AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. TODAY'S MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE DANGEROUS ACROSS THE OZARKS. ANYONE COMMUTING TO SCHOOL OR WORK SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL ALSO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. 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. && $$ MOZ057-058-069>071-080>083-091-092-096>098-105-106-202030- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT- WEBSTER-WRIGHT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-OZARK-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA... OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE... ROLLA...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM... MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...AVA... WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA... THAYER...ALTON 629 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS MORNING. THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL SHIFT INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST... CAUSING ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE OF AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. TODAY'S MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE DANGEROUS ACROSS THE OZARKS. ANYONE COMMUTING TO SCHOOL OR WORK SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL ALSO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>068-077>079-088-089-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... GREENFIELD 629 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS MORNING. THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL SHIFT INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST... CAUSING ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE OF AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. TODAY'S MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE DANGEROUS ACROSS THE OZARKS. ANYONE COMMUTING TO SCHOOL OR WORK SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL ALSO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. 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. && $$ CRAMER
3 follow-up statements
100 WWUS43 KSGF 201433 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 833 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON... .LARGE BAND OF SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR...WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING. THIS SYSTEM IS PROGRESSIVE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR BY MIDDAY...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS AND FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE AFTERNOON. A FEW FLURRIES WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO OR HOLDING NEARLY STEADY IN THE 20 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. MOZ093>095-101>104-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA... OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE... KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH 833 AM CST THU JAN 20 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. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 10 AM...TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 AM. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW IS ONGOING NOW ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL RANGE FROM THREE TO SIX INCHES. * IMPACTS...AREAS ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. 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...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS... EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ MOZ057-058-069>071-080>083-091-092-096>098-105-106-202245- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT- WEBSTER-WRIGHT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-OZARK-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA... OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE... ROLLA...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM... MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...AVA... WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA... THAYER...ALTON 833 AM CST THU JAN 20 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. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH MIDDAY. THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY EXIT FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LINGERING SNOW FLURRIES EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...AREAS ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. 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. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>068-077>079-088>090-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD 833 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN ONE INCH IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...AREAS ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GAGAN
010 WWUS43 KSGF 201618 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1018 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON... .A BAND OF SNOW CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW IS TAPERING TO FLURRIES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING. THIS SYSTEM IS PROGRESSIVE... AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS THROUGH MIDDAY. A FEW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHT SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES OFF ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS AND FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TO MIDDLE 20S BY MIDDAY...WITH ONLY A FEW DEGREES OF WARMING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH READINGS IN THE 20 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. MOZ093>095-101>104-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA... OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE... KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH 1018 AM CST THU JAN 20 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. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED FLURRIES THROUGH MIDDAY. LITTLE...IF ANY...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR SIX INCHES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...AREAS ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY... ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. 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...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS... EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ MOZ057-058-069>071-080>083-091-092-096>098-105-106-210000- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT- WEBSTER-WRIGHT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-OZARK-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA... OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE... ROLLA...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM... MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...AVA... WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA... THAYER...ALTON 1018 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH MIDDAY. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...ROUGHLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SALEM TO HARTVILLE TO BRANSON...THROUGH MIDDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF AROUND FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...AREAS ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY... ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>068-077>079-088>090-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD 1018 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...ENDING BY MIDDAY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...AREAS ROADS ARE PARTIALLY TO COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. 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. && $$ GAGAN
975 WWUS43 KSGF 201805 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1205 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON... .LIGHT SNOW IS QUICKLY COMING TO AN END. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS ALL BUT SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...WHERE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE COLD...RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO MIDDLE 20S. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. MOZ093>095-101>104-201915- /O.EXP.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA... OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE... KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH 1205 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED WITH ONLY A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...THE WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. AREAS ROADS CONTINUE TO BE PARTIALLY TO COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MIDDLE 20S WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM RANGES FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. && $$ MOZ057-058-069>071-080-081-091-092-201915- /O.CAN.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-DALLAS-LACLEDE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA... OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE... ROLLA...BUFFALO...LEBANON...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD 1205 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED WITH ONLY A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. AS A RESULT...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS ROADS CONTINUE TO BE PARTIALLY TO COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MIDDLE 20S WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM RANGES FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>068-077>079-088>090-201915- /O.EXP.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T1800Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD 1205 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED WITH ONLY A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...THE ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. AREAS ROADS CONTINUE TO BE PARTIALLY TO COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MIDDLE 20S WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM RANGES FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. && $$ MOZ082-083-096>098-105-106-210000- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T0000Z/ TEXAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-OZARK-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...AVA... WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA... THAYER...ALTON 1205 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SALEM...TO MOUNTAIN GROVE... TO GAINESVILLE. UP TO ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF AROUND FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...AREAS ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADWAYS TODAY... ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. 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. $$ GAGAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 20, 5:37 AM CST, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 5:37 AM CST, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
537 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011
...AVIATION UPDATE...
.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FORECAST FOCUS WILL BE WITH SNOW CHANCES TODAY...TEMPERATURES
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND THEN WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER
THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION.
FIRST WAVE OF SNOWFALL WAS JUST ENDING ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CWA
EARLY THIS MORNING. FAIRLY DECENT ISENTROPIC LIFT OCCURRED WITH
THIS SYSTEM MUCH OF THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
AND HELPED TO PRODUCE AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES IN OUR NORTHERN CWA
EARLIER THIS EVENING. SHORTWAVE NUMBER TWO WAS DIVING SOUTHEAST
INTO NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER TEXAS AND AN INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHEAST OF
THE LOW INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. AREA OF SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO
TAKE SHAPE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
EXPAND EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI THE REMAINDER OF
THE NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY
AFFECT LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 AND MORE THAN LIKELY SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 60 IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI. STILL THINK 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE IT DIMINISHES BY MIDDAY IN THE WEST
AND MID AFTERNOON IN THE EAST.
COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO DIG SOUTH INTO THE REGION ON THE WESTERN
SIDE OF THE INVERTED TROUGH THROUGH THE DAY AND DON'T SEE MUCH IN
THE WAY OF WARMING AS THIS OCCURS...DESPITE THE POSSIBILITY OF
SOME SUNSHINE DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE WEST. AS A
RESULT...EXPECTING MOST OF THE HIGHS TO OCCUR THIS MORNING.
THE SKY IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING LEAVING A CLEAR SKY DURING THE NIGHT.
AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST...CENTERED NEAR ST. LOUIS BY 12Z FRI. FAIRLY LIGHT WIND
IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN CWA OVERNIGHT. WITH A
FRESH SNOWPACK HAVE ALTERED LOWS SIGNIFICANTLY DOWNWARD FROM WHAT
MOS IS OUTPUTTING. HAVE ALSO UNDERCUT GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS ON
FRIDAY. FRIDAY NIGHTS LOWS WILL BE A BIT MORE TRICKY AS CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION AS THE NEXT SHORTWAVE MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION. DOESNT LOOK LIKE A SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
MAKER...BUT COULD SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER NORTHEAST CWA.
SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH ROUGHLY EVERY 1.5 TO 2 DAYS THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE GFS IS BRINGING IN QUITE A BIT OF QPF
WITH THE SYSTEM ON SUNDAY/SUNDAY EVENING...HOWEVER ECMWF KEEPS THE
MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTH FOR NOW. HAVE MENTIONED
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE GRIDS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INCH
OR TWO OF SNOW WITH THE SYSTEM LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
LINDENBERG
&&
.AVIATION...
PILOTS FLYING IN AND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AIRPORTS CAN
EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING HOURS.
A WINTER STORM WAS ONGOING ACROSS THE REGION...CAUSING A LARGE AREA
OF MODERATE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 1 MILE THROUGH
MOST OF THE MORNING...WITH CEILINGS AROUND 300-500 FEET. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SOMETIME AROUND MID DAY...AS SNOW EXITS EAST
OF THE SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AIRPORTS.
BY THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF
TONIGHT...PILOTS CAN EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS. SURFACE WINDS TONIGHT
WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AS AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
BUILDS OVER THE AREA.
CRAMER
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MOZ057-
058-069>071-080>083-090>092-095>098-103>106.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR MOZ055-056-
066>068-077>079-088-089-093-094-101-102.
KS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR KSZ073-097-101.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 4:37 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 437 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-211045- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 437 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS ELEVATED. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED RISK OF SNOW. LIMITED RISK FOR EXTREME COLD. DISCUSSION... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI TODAY...MAINLY SOUTH OF A FORT SCOTT KANSAS TO FORT LEONARD WOOD LINE. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM 5 AM THROUGH 2 PM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY WITH THE SNOW ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST...FROM LATE MORNING IN THE WEST TO THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON IN THE EAST. AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE ZERO TO 7 ABOVE RANGE FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS. WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEVERAL WAVES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) LINDENBERG
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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.