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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Kansas City, MO

March 23, 201333 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this winter storm warning at Mar 23, 2013, 4:01 AM CDT for 33 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 2013, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
All 40 counties

Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 24, 12:01 AM CDTSNOW 2.1Independence, MOSNOW TOTALS THROUGH MIDNIGHT NEAR 35TH AND CRYSLER.
Mar 24, 1:00 AM CDTSNOW 1.8Pleasant Hill, MOOFFICIAL MEASUREMENT AT THE PLEASANT HILL FORECAST OFFICE.
Mar 24, 2:00 AM CDTSNOW 2.55 Nw Easton, MOSNOW MEASURED THROUGH 2 AM.
Mar 24, 4:07 AM CDTSNOW 31 S Cameron, MOACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 330 THIS MORNING.
Mar 24, 5:20 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5Greenwood, MO5.0 INCHES TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. 1.5 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR. REPORTED BY RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE.
Mar 24, 5:20 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5.2Shawnee, KSAT WEATHER OR NOT INC
Mar 24, 5:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 4.55 Wnw Parkville, MOAT MO 45 AND I-435 IN NW KCMO
Mar 24, 5:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.53 Ese Roeland Park, MOBROOKSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IN KCMO. LIGHTNING OBSERVED
Mar 24, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 52 Sse Overland Park, KSAT US 69 AND 135TH ST. 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY
Mar 24, 6:24 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7.52 Ne Union Star, MOMODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING.
Mar 24, 6:30 AM CDTSNOW 4.55 Nw Kearney, MO
Mar 24, 6:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5.5Lees Summit, MO
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 12 W Ethel, MO
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 2Brookfield, MO0.20 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 2.5Carrollton, MO
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 33 S Richmond, MO
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 34 Ne Amity, MO
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 3.81 W Gallatin, MO
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5.43 Nne Grandview, MO107TH AND BLUE RIDGE IN SOUTH KC. SEVERAL CLAPS OF THUNDER
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8Raytown, MO
Mar 24, 7:30 AM CDTSNOW 2Dearborn, MO
Mar 24, 7:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 4.5Boonville, MO
Mar 24, 7:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7.5N Lone Jack, MO
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTSNOW 3Princeton, MO
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTSNOW 42 Nne St Joseph, MO
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTSNOW 43 E Kearney, MO
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 4Butler, MOMEASURED AT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTSNOW 54 W Butler, MO
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5.81 Wnw Weatherby Lake, MO0.67 INCH WATER EQUIVALENT
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6Bonner Springs, KS
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 710 Sse Kansas City, MOIN SOUTH KC
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 83 Ese Roeland Park, MOBROOKSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IN KCMO
Mar 24, 8:20 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7Leavenworth, KS
Mar 24, 8:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.8Shawnee, KSAT WEATHER OR NOT INC
Mar 24, 8:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 73 W Lake Lotawana, MOIN EASTERN LEES SUMMIT
Mar 24, 8:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 55 E Raytown, MOIN NORTHERN LEES SUMMIT
Mar 24, 8:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7Gladstone, MO
Mar 24, 8:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 83 E Roeland Park, MOAT KSHB STUDIO IN KANSAS CITY MO
Mar 24, 8:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8.5Greenwood, MO
Mar 24, 8:55 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 53 W Centerview, MO
Mar 24, 8:55 AM CDTSNOW 7.8Overland Park, KS
Mar 24, 8:57 AM CDTSNOW 7.5Boonville, MOBRIEF POWER OUTAGE NEAR HWY 98.
Mar 24, 9:00 AM CDTSNOW 3.5Troy, KS
Mar 24, 9:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 72 Ese Shawnee, KS68TH AND LACKMAN
Mar 24, 9:28 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 64 Nne Fairway, MO
Mar 24, 9:28 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7.84 Nw Osborn, MORELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.
Mar 24, 9:30 AM CDTSNOW 0.3Macon, MOLIGHT DUSTING
Mar 24, 9:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 72 Sse Lake Quivira, KSAT SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY AND LACKMAN RD IN SHAWNEE
Mar 24, 9:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 8Belton, MO
Mar 24, 9:35 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6Platte City, MO
Mar 24, 9:41 AM CDTSNOW 3Trenton, MO
Mar 24, 9:44 AM CDTSNOW 3Trenton, MO
Mar 24, 9:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 75 Ssw Courtney, MORELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.
Mar 24, 9:45 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 84 Ssw Kansas City, MOIN MIDTOWN KANSAS CITY
Mar 24, 9:56 AM CDTSNOW 5Cameron, MOLIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING. MEASURED AT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.
Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 0Lees Summit, MO
Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDTSNOW 2Lock Springs, MO
Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDTSNOW 3.5Marshall, MO
Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5Parkville, MO
Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7.5Blue Springs, 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 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 159 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2013-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2013-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
545 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

341 
WWUS43 KEAX 230901
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
401 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH A BROAD SWATH OF 6 TO 9 INCHES...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL
FALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR. STAY ALERT TO THE LATEST
FORECAST INFORMATION.

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ004>008-012>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-231700-
/O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0003.130324T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.WS.W.0004.130324T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-ANDREW-DE KALB-
DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-
COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...ALBANY...STANBERRY...
BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...
GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...
POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...PARKVILLE...
PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...KANSAS CITY...
INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...
NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...
WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
401 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM
  SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE ONSET
  OF PRECIPITATION HOWEVER WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT ACCUMULATING
  SNOW DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING FROM WEST TO
  EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 9 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS APPROACHING A
  FOOT OF SNOW IN SOME LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL MAY
  ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MOZ001>003-011-231700-
/O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0003.130324T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.WW.Y.0006.130324T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...
MOUND CITY...OREGON
401 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM
  SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE ONSET
  OF PRECIPITATION HOWEVER WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT ACCUMULATING
  SNOW DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING FROM WEST TO
  EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS APPROACHING A
  FOOT OF SNOW IN SOME LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT
  CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL MAY ALSO
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
038 
WWUS43 KEAX 231636
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1136 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH A BROAD SWATH OF 6 TO
9 INCHES...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR.
STAY ALERT TO THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION.

KSZ103>105-MOZ028-029-037-240300-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.130324T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE
1136 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN AREA
  FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE
  ONSET OF PRECIPITATION HOWEVER WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT
  ACCUMULATING SNOW DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE
  TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY
  EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING LATE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. 
  SNOWFALL MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ025-102-MOZ004>008-012>017-020>025-030>033-038>040-240300-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.130324T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...
BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...
GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...
POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN
1136 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
  KANSAS THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE
  ONSET OF PRECIPITATION HOWEVER WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT
  ACCUMULATING SNOW DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING
  LATE TONIGHT INTO LATE SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER
  OFF SUNDAY EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING LATE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. 
  SNOWFALL MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ057-060-MOZ043>046-053-054-240300-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.130324T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE...
HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BOONVILLE...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
1136 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
  KANSAS THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES AT THE ONSET OF
  PRECIPITATION HOWEVER WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT ACCUMULATING SNOW
  DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING FROM
  WEST TO EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING LATE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. 
  SNOWFALL MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MOZ001>003-011-240300-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0006.130324T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...
MOUND CITY...OREGON
1136 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA 
  FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT 
  THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION HOWEVER WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT 
  ACCUMULATING SNOW DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW 
  IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW 
  FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
  TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING SATURDAY 
  NIGHT CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL 
  MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CDB
709 
WWUS43 KEAX 240040
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
740 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH A BROAD SWATH OF 6 TO
9 INCHES...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR.

KSZ103>105-MOZ028-029-037-240845-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE
740 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS LATE THIS EVENING CAUSING
  ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL MAY ALSO REDUCE
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ025-102-MOZ004>008-012>017-020>025-030>033-038>040-240845-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...
BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...
GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...
POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN
740 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION HAS SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
  MISSOURI EARLY THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE
  REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO LATE
  SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING FROM
  WEST TO EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT
  CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL MAY ALSO
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ057-060-MOZ043>046-053-054-240845-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE...
HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BOONVILLE...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
740 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION HAS SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
  MISSOURI EARLY THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE
  REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT INTO LATE
  SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING FROM
  WEST TO EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT
  CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL MAY ALSO
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MOZ001>003-011-240845-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...
MOUND CITY...OREGON
740 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BY LATE TONIGHT CAUSING
  ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL MAY ALSO REDUCE
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BLAIR
003 
WWUS43 KEAX 240628
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
128 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THIS
MORNING...

.A SIGNIFICANT SNOW STORM WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA OVERNIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH A BROAD SWATH OF 6 TO 8
INCHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO CHILLICOTHE
TO MACON LINE. FURTHER NORTH...AMOUNTS WILL RAPIDLY TAPER OFF TO
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.

KSZ103>105-MOZ028-029-037-241430-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE
128 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF LULL...STEADY SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
  OVERSPREAD WESTERN MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS AFTER
  BEFORE 2 AM. SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  9 AM...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
  DAY. 

* RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES...WILL AFFECT KANSAS CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
  BETWEEN 2 AND 8 AM. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 8
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ON ROADS OVERNIGHT AS
  SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASES AND TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING.
  ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
  ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ025-102-MOZ004>008-012>017-020>025-030>033-038>040-241430-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-
LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...
BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...
SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...
GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...
POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN
128 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF LULL...STEADY SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
  OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 2 AND 5 AM. SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT
  TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES...WILL AFFECT AREAS ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
  ST. JOSEPH TO CHILLICOTHE TO MACON LINE...WHERE TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FURTHER
  NORTH...AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE QUICKLY...AND IF TRENDS
  CONTINUE...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ALONG THE IOWA BORDER MAY BE
  LOWERED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ON ROADS OVERNIGHT AS
  SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASES AND TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING.
  ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
  ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ057-060-MOZ043>046-053-054-241430-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE...
HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BOONVILLE...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
128 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...AFTER A SEVERAL HOUR LULL OF FLURRIES AND DRIZZLE...STEADY
  SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL MISSOURI AFTER 4 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  WILL THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DURING THE
  AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

* RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES...WILL AFFECT MID MISSOURI BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADS TOWARD DAYBREAK
  CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL MAY ALSO
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MOZ001>003-011-241430-
/O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...
MOUND CITY...OREGON
128 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM WEST
  TO EAST.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON ARE GENERALLY
  EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING THEM SLICK AND
  HAZARDOUS.

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.

&&

$$

BOOKBINDER
840 
WWUS43 KEAX 240850
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
350 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

.A LATE SEASON SNOW STORM WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THIS
MORNING...WITH GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH
A BROAD SWATH OF 5 TO 7 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
KANSAS CITY TO CHILLICOTHE TO MACON LINE. FURTHER NORTH...AMOUNTS
WILL RAPIDLY TAPER OFF TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ALONG THE IOWA
BORDER.

KSZ102-MOZ004>008-012-241700-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KEAX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T2100Z/
DONIPHAN-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-ANDREW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...
PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...SAVANNAH
350 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
  SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 AND
  4 INCHES FROM ALBANY TO BETHANY TO UNIONVILLE. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING THEM SLICK AND
  HAZARDOUS. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ020-021-028-029-037-043-053-241700-
/O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130324T2100Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-
BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...
LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL
350 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
  WESTERN MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING.
  SNOWFALL RATES COULD LOCALLY APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL
  HOURS ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METRO...SOUTHWARD. THE SNOWFALL WILL
  GRADUALLY WIND DOWN AFTER 10 AM.

* RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES...WILL AFFECT WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS
  THROUGH 8 AM. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A THUNDERSTORM
  IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK AND
  HAZARDOUS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND THEY WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW
  PACKED. GUSTY WINDS TO 25 MPH...COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
  WILL REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES PRODUCING EXTREMELY
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MOZ013>017-022>025-030>033-038>040-241700-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-
MACON-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...
MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...
BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...
SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...
MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN
350 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL
  INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD LOCALLY
  APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM HIGHWAY
  50...NORTHWARD ACROSS INTERSTATE 70 AFTER 7 AM. THE ACCUMULATING
  SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER NOON. 

* RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES...WILL AFFECT THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK AND
  HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING...AND THEY WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW PACKED.
  GUSTY WINDS TO 25 MPH...COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES PRODUCING EXTREMELY
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MOZ044>046-054-241700-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...
CLINTON
350 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD MID
  MISSOURI THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD LOCALLY APPROACH 2
  INCHES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM HIGHWAY 50...NORTHWARD
  ACROSS INTERSTATE 70 AFTER 7 AM. THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL
  BEGIN TO WIND DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON.

* RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES...WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM WARRENSBURG AND
  CLINTON...EASTWARD TO SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE AFTER DAYBREAK. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK AND
  HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY FALL BELOW
  FREEZING. GUSTY WINDS TO 25 MPH...COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
  WILL REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES PRODUCING EXTREMELY
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MOZ001>003-011-241700-
/O.EXT.KEAX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T2100Z/
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...
MOUND CITY...OREGON
350 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1
  AND 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING THEM SLICK AND
  HAZARDOUS. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO LEAD TO AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

BOOKBINDER
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WWUS43 KEAX 241700
WSWEAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1200 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

.LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
HOWEVER...MOST ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. ANY
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A HALF
INCH...AND THE MAIN THREATS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

MOZ013>017-022>025-030>033-038>040-044>046-054-242100-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.WW.Y.0007.130324T1700Z-130324T2100Z/
DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-
MACON-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...
TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...HAMILTON...POLO...
CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...WARRENSBURG...
SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...CLINTON
1200 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE
  GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH.

* IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
  RECENTLY FALLEN AND FALLING SNOW TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE AREA.


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.

&&

$$

KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ020-021-028-029-037-043-053-242100-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130324T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.WW.Y.0007.130324T1700Z-130324T2100Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-
BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...
LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...
PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL
1200 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE
  GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH.

* IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
  RECENTLY FALLEN AND FALLING SNOW TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE AREA.


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.

&&

$$

KSZ102-MOZ001>008-011-012-241800-
/O.CAN.KEAX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T2100Z/
DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-
SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT
CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...
UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH
1200 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON...MOST ACCUMULATING AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE
AREA.

$$

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 Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 22, 11:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 11:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1156 PM CDT Fri Mar 22 2013

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...

Saturday - Sunday:

The main focus for this period of time continues to be the likelihood
of a winter storm to affect the area from Saturday afternoon through
Sunday afternoon. There are considerable uncertainties though and as
we usually see models converge on a common solution by now, we are
still dealing with varying temperatures at the surface and aloft as a
result of shifts in the upper low and its relation to its surface
low.

The biggest uncertainty at this point is the temperature, and even
then, mainly within a few thousand feet of the surface, as
temperatures aloft are all supportive of snow. Models continue to
warm the region up into the mid to even upper 40s. This seems too
warm given persistent cloud cover and an easterly fetch of wind
advecting in similar temperatures. So have maintained temperatures in
eastern Kansas and western Missouri that are around 40 degrees or so.
This will tend to inhibit much snow from making it to the surface so
initially, most of the forecast area will see just rain. As the the
surface low shifts east and the inverted trough axis moves through,
colder temperatures will work into the region allowing for a
transition to all snow. Timing of this transition is quite
challenging due to uncertainty with the temperatures, and thus modest
uncertainty exists with this change over. But, based on the latest
trends, temperatures will cool off soonest in northwest Missouri,
with snow likely in that region by late Saturday afternoon or
evening. Temperatures will cool progressively from northwest to
southeast through the evening and overnight, with east central
Kansas and west central Missouri seeing a transition during the
evening and into the overnight, most likely from about 9 pm through
midnight. This transition line will then work through the remainder
of the forecast area by 3 to as late as 5 am Sunday morning.

With regards to snow amounts, the trend has been a slight northward
and eastward shift with the heaviest amounts. We will still see a
broad swath of likely 4 to as much as 8 inches through most of the
region. This will accumulate first through our western zones, due to
the earlier transition over from rain to snow, and then snow will
persist through much of the day in our east with most of their
accumulations coming Sunday morning through mid afternoon. We will
likely continue to see light snow later in the day Sunday as the main
system pulls away to the east but these accumulations will be minor
if any at all with temperatures hovering at or just above freezing
across the area.

For headlines, have kept the winter storm watch going. With amounts
looking to average around 6 inches and with considerable uncertainty
with temperatures and timing and how they will impact snow amounts,
confidence is just not high enough to issue a warning at this time.
Also, with temperatures hovering around freezing and timing being
late Saturday night into Sunday, there is considerable uncertainty
with how impactful this system will be. If higher snow amounts were
more likely and it occurring on a workday morning, would be more apt
to hoist a warning. But confidence just not there at this point.

CDB

Monday - Thursday:

After a weekend of wintry weather, the remainder of the week looks
to be rather unsettled with temperatures remaining much below normal
for the beginning of the week. A few flurries will be possible
Monday as the broad east-west oriented trough extending across much
of the Central Plains continues to swing southward into the
south-central portion of the country. Flurries will generally end
from west to east as isentropic down-glide sets up across the area
behind the departing system. The region will see a gradual warm-up
through the remainder of the week as weak 700mb ridging builds
across the Central Plains.

Towards the end of the week...a weak shortwave trough will move
across the area. A surface trough is currently progged to be
positioned from the Texas Panhandle region up through east-central
Missouri and will allow for a few rain showers, and potentially a
few snow showers once temperatures begin to cool overnight Thursday.

&&

.AVIATION...

For the 06Z TAFs...MVFR conditions are expected to persist through
the rest of the early morning hours until the early afternoon hours of
Saturday. Some potential for mist or drizzle early this morning, but
don't think it will impact terminals sufficiently enough to warrant
including in the TAF at this time.

Rain is expected to move in during the mid-afternoon hours, with
liquid in the Kansas City terminals, and a rain-snow mix possible at
the Saint Joseph -KSTJ- terminal farther north due to the cold near
ground temperatures. Confidence in specifics of the flight categories
is a bit low, but the general timing continues to look fairly decent
with MVFR dropping quickly into the IFR range in the evening hours,
with LIFR expected to onset near the end of the current TAF cycle.
However, LIFR conditions at the tail end of the TAF cycle might onset
several hours earlier than currently forecast.

Cutter

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...WINTER STORM WATCH from Saturday evening through Sunday evening
     FOR MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-
     054.

KS...WINTER STORM WATCH from Saturday evening through Sunday evening
     FOR KSZ025-057-060-102>105.

&&

WFO EAX
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 7:14 PM CDT, 8 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
714 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-231230-
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-
COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
714 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE
TRACK OF THIS STORM...AND POTENTIAL TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE ARRIVAL
OF THE SNOW ON SATURDAY...MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
OVER MUCH OF EASTERN KANSAS AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF MISSOURI. AT
THIS TIME A BROAD SWATH OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER
MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. THERE WILL ALSO LIKELY BE AREAS THAT SEE UP
TO A FOOT OF SNOW...THOUGH THIS WILL MORE ISOLATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

CUTTER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 4:01 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryEAXAndrew, Atchison, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Mercer and 4 more32 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.