Alert archive / Missouri / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 24, 2012, 2:38 PM CST for 9 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 3 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 24, 2012, 2:38 PM CST (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 4:24 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Barry County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Howell County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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 25, 10:59 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Alton, MO | ROADWAYS ARE COVERED WITH SNOW. |
| Dec 26, 1:27 AM CST | SNOW 1 | West Plains, MO | |
| Dec 26, 1:28 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Thayer, MO |
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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 1504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
415 WWUS43 KSGF 242038 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 238 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS STARTING CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION STARTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON...PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CASSVILLE TO HOUSTON TO SALEM LINE. AMOUNTS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION. LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH ACROSS THE I-44 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES AND EVEN JUST SMALL NORTH OR SOUTH ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF SNOW AMOUNTS. FREQUENTLY CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS REGARDING THIS STORM SYSTEM. MOZ082-096>098-104>106-250445- /O.UPG.KSGF.WS.A.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.WS.W.0001.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ TEXAS-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...AVA...WEST PLAINS... WINONA...EMINENCE...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA... THAYER...ALTON 238 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CASSVILLE TO HOUSTON TO SALEM LINE IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AMOUNTS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE. INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS DURING THE STORM. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IMPACTING WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS VERY DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ102-103-250445- /O.NEW.KSGF.WS.W.0001.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ BARRY-STONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY... GALENA 238 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CASSVILLE TO HOUSTON TO SALEM LINE IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AMOUNTS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE. INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS DURING THE STORM. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IMPACTING WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS... EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ MOZ083-250445- /O.UPG.KSGF.WS.A.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ DENT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SALEM 238 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ANDERSON TO HARTVILLE TO ROLLA LINE...INCLUDING THE I-44 CORRIDOR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44...TO 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-44. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IMPACTING WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN CHALLENGING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MOZ057-058-069>071-079>081-088>095-101-250445- /O.NEW.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-JASPER- DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA... OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE... ROLLA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON... NIXA...OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE 238 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ANDERSON TO HARTVILLE TO ROLLA LINE...INCLUDING THE I-44 CORRIDOR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44...TO 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-44. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IMPACTING WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN CHALLENGING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BOXELL
9 follow-up statements
433 WWUS43 KSGF 250427 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1027 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP ON THE NORTHEASTERN PERIPHERY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...AND MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE LATEST MODEL DATA HAS SHIFTED THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM TO THE SOUTHEAST...WHICH WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND IMPACT NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LATER STATEMENTS AS ADJUSTMENTS TO EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND THE WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE LIKELY. MOZ082-096>098-102>106-251230- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ TEXAS-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...AVA...WEST PLAINS... WINONA...EMINENCE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY... GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER... ALTON 1027 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CASSVILLE TO HOUSTON TO SALEM LINE IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AMOUNTS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTER IF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS FURTHER SOUTH. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IMPACTING WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ057-058-069>071-079>081-083-088>095-101-251230- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-DENT- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN- MCDONALD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA... OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE... ROLLA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...SALEM...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON... NIXA...OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE 1027 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ANDERSON TO HARTVILLE TO ROLLA LINE...INCLUDING THE I-44 CORRIDOR FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTER IF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS FURTHER SOUTH. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IMPACTING WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN CHALLENGING TRAVEL CONDITIONS STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SCHAUMANN
181 WWUS43 KSGF 251003 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 403 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK...AFFECTING FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LATEST FORECAST DATA HAS SHIFTED THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM TO THE SOUTHEAST...WHICH WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND IMPACT NORTHERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND WESTERN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY. IF TRAVELING...CLOSELY MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE UNFOLDING WINTER STORM. MOZ082-096-098-102>105-251815- /O.CAN.KSGF.WS.W.0001.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ TEXAS-DOUGLAS-SHANNON-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...AVA...WINONA... EMINENCE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA... BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA 403 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO THREE INCHES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ONTO AREA ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MOZ057-058-069>071-079>081-088>091-093-094-251115- /O.CAN.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-JASPER- DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA... OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE... ROLLA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...NEOSHO... AURORA...MOUNT VERNON 403 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THE PROJECTED STORM TRACK HAS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH WITH HEAVIER SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL SOUTH OF THE REGION. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...A DUSTING TO LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. && $$ MOZ097-106-251815- /O.EXT.KSGF.WS.W.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ HOWELL-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...THAYER...ALTON 403 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING TONIGHT. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN OPEN COUNTRY AND HILLTOPS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT STARTING LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ083-092-095-101-251815- /O.EXT.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ DENT-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD... NIXA...OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE 403 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING TONIGHT. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ONTO AREA ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DSA
210 WWUS43 KSGF 251729 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1129 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN OZARKS... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY...BRINGING A SWATH OF SNOWFALL INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A FEW FLURRIES...UP TO A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE I-44 CORRIDOR. HEAVIER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER SOUTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON COUNTIES. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IF TRAVELING...CLOSELY MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE UNFOLDING WINTER STORM. MOZ097-106-260130- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ HOWELL-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...THAYER...ALTON 1129 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON COUNTIES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN OPEN COUNTRY AND HILLTOPS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT STARTING LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ082-083-092-095-096-098-101>105-260130- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ TEXAS-DENT-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WINONA... EMINENCE...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE... KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE... THEODOSIA 1129 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTH OF A CASSVILLE TO SALEM LINE. MOST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MID TO LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO THREE INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ONTO AREA ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BOXELL
782 WWUS43 KSGF 252119 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 318 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN OZARKS... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BRINGING A SWATH OF SNOWFALL INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A FEW FLURRIES...UP TO A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE I-44 CORRIDOR. HEAVIER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER SOUTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON COUNTIES. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IF TRAVELING...CLOSELY MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE UNFOLDING WINTER STORM. MOZ097-106-260530- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ HOWELL-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...THAYER...ALTON 318 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM TOMORROW MORNING FOR HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON COUNTIES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN OPEN COUNTRY AND HILLTOPS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT STARTING LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ082-083-092-095-096-098-101>105-260530- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ TEXAS-DENT-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WINONA... EMINENCE...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE... KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE... THEODOSIA 318 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM TOMORROW MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTH OF AN ANDERSON TO SALEM LINE. MOST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MID TO LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO FOUR INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ONTO AREA ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BOXELL
772 WWUS43 KSGF 260144 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 744 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS WESTERN MISSISSIPPI EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT...AND WILL BE CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH LIGHTER SNOW FURTHER WEST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS LIKELY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE HEAVY SNOW SWATH...WITH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE 1 TO 3 INCH SWATH EXTENDING FROM WESTERN PORTIONS OF TABLE ROCK LAKE...NORTHEAST TOWARDS AVA AND EDGAR SPRINGS. BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING TO THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. IF TRAVELING...CLOSELY MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE UNFOLDING WINTER STORM. MOZ097-106-260945- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ HOWELL-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...THAYER...ALTON 744 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY WITHIN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY MIDNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON COUNTIES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN OPEN COUNTRY AND HILLTOPS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT STARTING LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ082-083-092-095-096-098-101>105-260945- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ TEXAS-DENT-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WINONA... EMINENCE...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE... KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE... THEODOSIA 744 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FROM MID TO LATE EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM A DUSTING TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTH OF AN ANDERSON TO SALEM LINE. MOST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MID TO LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ONTO AREA ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SCHAUMANN
947 WWUS43 KSGF 260406 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1006 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AS OF MID EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT...AND WILL BE CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... WITH LIGHTER SNOW FURTHER NORTH AND WEST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS LIKELY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE HEAVY SNOW SWATH...WITH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE 1 TO 3 INCH SWATH EXTENDING FROM WESTERN PORTIONS OF TABLE ROCK LAKE...NORTHEAST TOWARDS AVA AND EDGAR SPRINGS. BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. IF TRAVELING...CLOSELY MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE UNFOLDING WINTER STORM. MOZ097-106-261200- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ HOWELL-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...THAYER...ALTON 1006 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY WITHIN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH 3 AM. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY 3 AM WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN HOWELL COUNTY UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON COUNTY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH 3 AM TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING THROUGH 3 AM. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON COUNTIES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN OPEN COUNTRY AND HILLTOPS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT. FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ082-083-092-095-096-098-101>105-261200- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ TEXAS-DENT-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WINONA... EMINENCE...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE... KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE... THEODOSIA 1006 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM ABOUT A HALF INCH UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 3 AM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY IN THE GAINESVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...AND WINONA AREAS. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTH OF AN ANDERSON TO SALEM LINE. MOST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ONTO AREA ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SCHAUMANN
002 WWUS43 KSGF 260526 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1126 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AS OF LATE EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT...AND WILL BE CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH LIGHTER SNOW FURTHER NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL MISSOURI OZARKS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS LIKELY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE HEAVY SNOW SWATH...WITH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE 1 TO 3 INCH SWATH EXTENDING FROM BRANSON TO HARTVILLE TO NORTHERN DENT COUNTY. BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. IF TRAVELING...CLOSELY MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE UNFOLDING WINTER STORM. MOZ095-101>103-260630- /O.CAN.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIXA...OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE... MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA 1126 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MOZ097-106-261200- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ HOWELL-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...THAYER...ALTON 1126 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 3 AM...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY WITHIN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY 3 AM WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN HOWELL COUNTY UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON COUNTY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH 3 AM TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING THROUGH 3 AM. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON COUNTIES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN OPEN COUNTRY AND HILLTOPS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT. FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ082-083-092-096-098-104-105-261200- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ TEXAS-DENT-WRIGHT-DOUGLAS-SHANNON-TANEY-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...AVA...WINONA...EMINENCE...BRANSON... FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA 1126 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM ABOUT A HALF INCH UP TO 3 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY IN THE GAINESVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...AND WINONA AREAS. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTH AND EAST OF A BRANSON TO HARTVILLE TO SALEM LINE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ONTO AREA ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SCHAUMANN
733 WWUS43 KSGF 260747 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 147 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI WAS LIFTING NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL BE CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH LIGHTER SNOW FURTHER NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL MISSOURI OZARKS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS LIKELY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE HEAVY SNOW SWATH...WITH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE 1 TO 3 INCH SWATH EXTENDING FROM BRANSON TO HARTVILLE TO NORTHERN DENT COUNTY. BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW... ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. IF TRAVELING...CLOSELY MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE UNFOLDING WINTER STORM. MOZ092-104-260900- /O.CAN.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ WRIGHT-TANEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...BRANSON... FORSYTH 147 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MOZ097-106-261200- /O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ HOWELL-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...THAYER...ALTON 147 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 4 AM...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY WITHIN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY 4 AM WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN HOWELL COUNTY UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON COUNTY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR HOWELL AND OREGON COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH 4 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING THROUGH 4 AM. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON COUNTIES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN OPEN COUNTRY AND HILLTOPS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING WITH MOST AREA ROADS BEING REPORTED AS SNOW COVERED AND SLICK BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. FALLING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE THE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MOZ082-083-096-098-105-261200- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ TEXAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-SHANNON-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...AVA... WINONA...EMINENCE...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA 147 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 4 AM WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM ABOUT A HALF INCH UP TO 3 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY IN THE GAINESVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...AND WINONA AREAS. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTH AND EAST OF A BRANSON TO HARTVILLE TO SALEM LINE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BLOW AND DRIFT ONTO AREA ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS WERE REPORTED AS COVERED OR PARTIALLY COVERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HATCH
833 WWUS43 KSGF 261024 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 424 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 MOZ097-106-261130- /O.CAN.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ HOWELL-OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PLAINS...THAYER...ALTON 424 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AREA ROADS CONTINUE TO BE INDICATED AS COVERED OR PARTIALLY COVERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACT TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. && $$ MOZ082-083-096-098-105-261130- /O.CAN.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ TEXAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-SHANNON-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...AVA... WINONA...EMINENCE...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA 424 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AREA ROADS CONTINUE TO BE INDICATED AS COVERED OR PARTIALLY COVERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACT TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. && $$ HATCH
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 Dec 24, 11:45 AM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 11:45 AM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1145 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012
...UPDATE TO AVIATION...
.UPDATE...
WANTED TO PROVIDE A VERY PRELIMINARY UPDATE REGARDING THE WINTER
STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT AT LEAST PORTIONS OF THE CWA OVER THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. 12Z NAM HAS ARRIVED OVER THE LAST HOUR OR SO...AND
AN INITIAL LOOK SUGGESTS THAT IT HAS NOT CHANGED DRASTICALLY FROM
THE 00Z AND 06Z RUNS FROM LAST NIGHT...SAVE FOR A VERY SLIGHT (30
MILES AT MOST) SHIFT SOUTH. QPF FROM I-44 SOUTH REMAINS
HEAVY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTIVE SNOW STILL A POSSIBILITY
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. BASED ON THE 12Z NAM...MAY NEED TO
INCREASE SNOW TOTALS SUBSTANTIALLY FROM WHAT IS CURRENTLY
ADVERTISED OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI. IT CERTAINLY APPEARS THAT THE
POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM REMAINS.
THAT SAID...HERE IS AN OUTLINE OF THE GAME PLAN FOR TODAY: GIVEN
THE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS STORM...AND THE FACT THAT THIS
MORNING'S 12Z GUIDANCE WILL HAVE THE BEST UPPER AIR DATA COVERAGE SO
FAR...WILL WAIT ON THE 12Z GFS BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE
OFFICIAL FORECAST. THE OPTIMISTIC HOPE IS THAT THE GFS TRENDS A
HAIR NORTH...BRINGING THE GFS AND NAM INTO NEAR LOCK-STEP. ONCE
THE 12Z NAM AND GFS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED...WILL ALLOW ANY CHANGES
TO GOING WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES TO "FALL OUT" OF THE
FORECAST. HOPEFULLY...HEADLINE DECISIONS CAN BE MADE BY MIDDAY OR
VERY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION TO OFFICIAL WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS...VARIOUS
WEB BRIEFING/SITUATIONAL REPORTS/WEB STORIES...AND OTHER VALUE-ADDED
PRODUCTS WILL BE UPDATED AS THE MORNING GOES ON...AND THE
FORECAST...HOPEFULLY...BECOMES MORE CLEAR.
BOXELL/GRIFFIN/RUNNELS/KARDELL
&&
.DISCUSSION...
ALL ATTENTION IS ON THE CHRISTMAS DAY STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT
SOUTHERN MISSOURI WITH SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THIS FEATURE WAS
APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST THIS MORNING...AND HASN'T BEEN
THOROUGHLY SAMPLED BY RAOBS JUST YET.
ONE ITEM I'D LIKE TO MENTION RIGHT AWAY...WATER VAPOR ANALYSIS IS
SHOWING A STRONG BULGE NEAR THE SPEED MAX AND JUST TO THE NORTHWEST
OF LOS ANGLES. I'M NOT SURE IF THE MODEL MASS FIELDS HAVE FULLY
ACCOUNTED FOR THIS.
QUITE OF BIT OF DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE WITH HPC MODEL DIAGNOSTICS AND
OFFICES SURROUNDING US. THERE IS STRONG AGREEMENT THAT THE ECMWF
AND UKMET HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON THE UPPER LOW TRACK. HPC ALSO
MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE SATELLITE INDICATIONS OF ABUNDANT
STRATOSPHERIC AIR INTRUDING INTO THE TROUGH JUST OFF THE WEST
COAST...WHICH IS ANOTHER ARGUMENT FOR STRONGER DIGGING...AND A MORE
SOUTHERLY TRACK.
THE ECMWF HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY CONSISTENT WITH IT'S RUN TO RUN
SOLUTIONS...WHILE THE UKMET HAS NUDGED IT'S TRACK CLOSER TO THE
ECMWF'S VERSION AS WELL. FOR ALL THESE REASONS...OUR SNOWFALL
FORECAST WAS STRONGLY LEANED IN FAVOR OF THE ECMWF'S SOUTHERN STORM
TRACK...AND IT'S RESULTANT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS.
SPEAKING OF PRECIP AMOUNTS...THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POSSIBLE
NEGATIVES REGARDING MOISTURE QUALITY. LARGE CLUSTERS OF DEEP
CONVECTION WILL EVOLVE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. THIS
SHOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF POSSIBLE MOISTURE ADVECTED INTO THE
COMMA HEAD OF THE UPPER LOW.
ALSO...WE'RE LOOKING AT OBSERVATIONS ACROSS NEBRASKA...AND DEW
POINTS ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS AIR MASS IS MOVING
SOUTHWARD...SO THE OZARKS LOW LEVEL AIR WILL ONLY BECOME DRIER WITH
TIME. THIS COULD HAVE A MITIGATING EFFECT ON SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS...PARTICULARLY FOR THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR.
FOR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...WE HAVE VALUES RANGING FROM 7
INCHES IN FAR SOUTHEAST OREGON COUNTY. AMOUNTS QUICKLY TAPER OFF TO
4 INCHES NEAR WEST PLAINS...WITH A CORRIDOR OF 3 INCHES FROM BRANSON
TO SALEM. FOR THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD UP
TO ROLLA...I THINK 1 INCH IS A SAFE BET AT THIS POINT.
TIMING...SNOW IS FORECASTED TO DEVELOP OVER FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI
CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON...AND EXPAND UP TO THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR
PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT. 6PM CHRISTMAS TO MIDNIGHT ON THE 26TH...WILL BE
THE TIME FRAME WHEN THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL OCCURS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 44. SNOW ENDS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
WEDNESDAY...AND EXITS EAST INTO ILLINOIS AND INDIANA.
A COLD AIR MASS WILL PERSIST OVER THE OZARKS...WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY
WARMING INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON WEDNESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS FALL
WELL INTO THE TEENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON FRIDAY...AND
COULD FORCE ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT
APPEAR TO BE AS STRONG...AND WILL HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE TO WORK
WITH. FOR NOW I'VE KEPT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FORECAST UNDER AN INCH
FOR FRIDAY'S WAVE.
A COLD AND DRY WEEKEND IS ON TAP...WITH HIGHS ONLY WARMING INTO THE
20S AND LOWER 30S ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
CRAMER
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.
CLOUD COVER WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS A
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THERE COULD BE SOME LOWERED
VISIBILITIES IN THE MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA DURING THE NEXT TAF PERIOD.
KARDELL
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR MOZ082-083-096>098-104>106.
KS...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 1:04 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 104 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-251915- 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- 104 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL STILL EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK. DISCUSSION... WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-44...STARTING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN ANDERSON TO HARTVILLE TO SALEM LINE. ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION...WITH RELATIVELY HIGHER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. NORTH OF THIS LINE...AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGHER THAN USUAL WITH THIS STORM...AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE FINE TUNED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AS NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS WILL ESPECIALLY BE IMPACTED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A COLD AIRMASS CONTAINING WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 10 DEGREES WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST. .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) BOXELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | Barry, Camden, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent and 19 more | 38 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.