Alert archive / Missouri / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this blizzard warning at Dec 19, 2012, 2:18 PM CST for 8 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 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
- Dec 19, 2012, 2:18 PM CST (20:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 11:40 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
Counties Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Maryville, MO | SNOW TOTAL THROUGH 7AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Rockport, MO | SNOW TOTAL THROUGH 7AM. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 W Cosby, MO | SNOW TOTAL THROUGH 7AM. |
| Dec 20, 9:52 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Maryville, MO |
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, 8.3 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
- 1328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 524 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
031 WWUS43 KEAX 192018 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 218 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL BRING WIDESPREAD IMPACTS TO THE REGION TONIGHT... .THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES LATER TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-200945- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 218 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHWEST MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET WEDNESDAY EVENING... QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-200945- /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0001.121220T0300Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 218 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHWEST MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFTER 10PM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-200945- /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0001.121220T0500Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 218 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AFTER 10PM AND TRANSITION ENTIRELY TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ053-054-200945- /O.EXB.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0500Z-121220T1800Z/ BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON 218 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN OR OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AFTER 2AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THURSDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MOZ033-040-045-046-200945- /O.EXB.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ RANDOLPH-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBERLY...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN... SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 218 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN OR OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 3AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING BY 6AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF A TRACE TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THURSDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-200945- /O.EXT.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0500Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG 218 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN OR OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AFTER 2AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THURSDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031-032-039-200945- /O.EXT.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MARSHALL 218 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 3AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ DUX
6 follow-up statements
859 WWUS43 KEAX 200253 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL BRING WIDESPREAD IMPACTS TO THE REGION TONIGHT... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM HAS BEGUN TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THIS EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO MANY AREAS OF MISSOURI ALREADY THIS EVENING...THOUGH THE FOCUS FOR THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-201100- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST IN OVERSPREADING NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AROUND 11 PM TO MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201100- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.121220T0300Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST IN OVERSPREADING NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201100- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.121220T0500Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST IN OVERSPREADING NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND 2 TO 3 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN THE HOURS AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201100- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0500Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AFTER 3 AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THURSDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201100- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 3 AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ CUTTER
988 WWUS43 KEAX 200739 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL BRING WIDESPREAD IMPACTS TO THE REGION TONIGHT... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM HAS BROUGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TONIGHT HOWEVER RAIN HAS BEGUN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-201545- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN HAS BEGUN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET TONIGHT AND WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201545- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET BY 3 AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...DURING THE EARLY MORNING INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201545- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND 3 TO 4 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201545- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN IS PERSISTING ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. HOWEVER RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AFTER 4 AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING... THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THURSDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201545- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IS PERSISTING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. HOWEVER...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 3 AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$
963 WWUS43 KEAX 201003 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IMPACTING THE REGION THIS MORNING... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA THIS MORNING. RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OVER NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36... THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET BY 4AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN HAS BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND 4 TO 5 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN HAS BEGUN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AFTER 4 AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING... THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING INTO SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IS PERSISTING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. HOWEVER... RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 5 AM... QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$
826 WWUS43 KEAX 201148 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IMPACTING THE REGION THIS MORNING... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA THIS MORNING. RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OVER NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * RADAR TRENDS...A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND COMBINING WITH NEAR 50 MPH WINDS. THIS IS LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36... THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * RADAR TRENDS...A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND COMBINING WITH NEAR 50 MPH WINDS. THIS IS LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET BY 4AM... QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN HAS BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND 4 TO 5 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING... THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * RADAR TRENDS A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING THROUGH EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LEADING TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA FOR TWO TO 3 MORE HOURS WITH SNOW DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS MORNING. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING... THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING INTO SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION... THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IS PERSISTING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. HOWEVER... RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 5 AM... QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ CDB
159 WWUS43 KEAX 201502 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE REGION... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. SNOW WILL FOCUS ITSELF ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-4 INCHES. MOZ001>006-011-012-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE WESTERN EDGE OF SNOWFALL IS SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI WITH SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY 10 AM. HOWEVER...THIS LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH NEAR 50 MPH WINDS LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH BLOWING SNOW AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH MAY BE POSSIBLE BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE WESTERN EDGE OF SNOWFALL IS SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS WITH SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY 10 AM. HOWEVER...THIS LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH NEAR 50 MPH WINDS LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY 10AM...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 10AM. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 AND 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE WESTERN EDGE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE EAST AND THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREAS BY 10AM....BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOWFALL. HOWEVER VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LEADING TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NOON HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY 10AM. HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN A HALF INCH BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING INTO SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION... THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL LEAD TO NEAR WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DUX
657 WWUS43 KEAX 201740 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON BEGINS TO EXIT THE REGION... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOW MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. SNOW WILL FOCUS ITSELF ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-5 INCHES. MOZ001>006-011-012-201845- /O.CAN.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNING AREA...HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH 3PM. THESE WINDS WILL WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201845- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNING AREA...HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH 3PM. THESE WINDS WILL WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201845- /O.CAN.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNING AREA...HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH 3PM. THESE WINDS WILL WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MOZ007-008-016-202100- /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 1PM. BLOWING SNOW AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INTO THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAY BREAK A SHORT PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH 1PM. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-202100- /O.EXT.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 1PM. BLOWING SNOW AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INTO THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAY BREAK A SHORT PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH 1PM. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$
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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.