Alert archive / Missouri / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Kansas City, MO
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:01 AM CDT | SNOW 2.1 | Independence, MO | SNOW TOTALS THROUGH MIDNIGHT NEAR 35TH AND CRYSLER. |
| Mar 24, 1:00 AM CDT | SNOW 1.8 | Pleasant Hill, MO | OFFICIAL MEASUREMENT AT THE PLEASANT HILL FORECAST OFFICE. |
| Mar 24, 2:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Nw Easton, MO | SNOW MEASURED THROUGH 2 AM. |
| Mar 24, 4:07 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 1 S Cameron, MO | ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 330 THIS MORNING. |
| Mar 24, 5:20 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Greenwood, MO | 5.0 INCHES TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. 1.5 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR. REPORTED BY RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Mar 24, 5:20 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.2 | Shawnee, KS | AT WEATHER OR NOT INC |
| Mar 24, 5:30 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 5 Wnw Parkville, MO | AT MO 45 AND I-435 IN NW KCMO |
| Mar 24, 5:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 3 Ese Roeland Park, MO | BROOKSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IN KCMO. LIGHTNING OBSERVED |
| Mar 24, 6:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 2 Sse Overland Park, KS | AT US 69 AND 135TH ST. 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Mar 24, 6:24 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 2 Ne Union Star, MO | MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Mar 24, 6:30 AM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Nw Kearney, MO | |
| Mar 24, 6:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Lees Summit, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | 2 W Ethel, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Brookfield, MO | 0.20 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | Carrollton, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 3 S Richmond, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 4 Ne Amity, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3.8 | 1 W Gallatin, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.4 | 3 Nne Grandview, MO | 107TH AND BLUE RIDGE IN SOUTH KC. SEVERAL CLAPS OF THUNDER |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Raytown, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:30 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Dearborn, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Boonville, MO | |
| Mar 24, 7:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | N Lone Jack, MO | |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Princeton, MO | |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | 2 Nne St Joseph, MO | |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | 3 E Kearney, MO | |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Butler, MO | MEASURED AT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | 4 W Butler, MO | |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | 1 Wnw Weatherby Lake, MO | 0.67 INCH WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Bonner Springs, KS | |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 10 Sse Kansas City, MO | IN SOUTH KC |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Ese Roeland Park, MO | BROOKSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IN KCMO |
| Mar 24, 8:20 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Leavenworth, KS | |
| Mar 24, 8:30 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | Shawnee, KS | AT WEATHER OR NOT INC |
| Mar 24, 8:30 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 W Lake Lotawana, MO | IN EASTERN LEES SUMMIT |
| Mar 24, 8:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 5 E Raytown, MO | IN NORTHERN LEES SUMMIT |
| Mar 24, 8:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Gladstone, MO | |
| Mar 24, 8:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 E Roeland Park, MO | AT KSHB STUDIO IN KANSAS CITY MO |
| Mar 24, 8:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Greenwood, MO | |
| Mar 24, 8:55 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 W Centerview, MO | |
| Mar 24, 8:55 AM CDT | SNOW 7.8 | Overland Park, KS | |
| Mar 24, 8:57 AM CDT | SNOW 7.5 | Boonville, MO | BRIEF POWER OUTAGE NEAR HWY 98. |
| Mar 24, 9:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Troy, KS | |
| Mar 24, 9:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Ese Shawnee, KS | 68TH AND LACKMAN |
| Mar 24, 9:28 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Nne Fairway, MO | |
| Mar 24, 9:28 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | 4 Nw Osborn, MO | RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| Mar 24, 9:30 AM CDT | SNOW 0.3 | Macon, MO | LIGHT DUSTING |
| Mar 24, 9:30 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Sse Lake Quivira, KS | AT SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY AND LACKMAN RD IN SHAWNEE |
| Mar 24, 9:30 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Belton, MO | |
| Mar 24, 9:35 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Platte City, MO | |
| Mar 24, 9:41 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Trenton, MO | |
| Mar 24, 9:44 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Trenton, MO | |
| Mar 24, 9:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Ssw Courtney, MO | RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| Mar 24, 9:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Ssw Kansas City, MO | IN MIDTOWN KANSAS CITY |
| Mar 24, 9:56 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Cameron, MO | LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING. MEASURED AT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. |
| Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Lees Summit, MO | |
| Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Lock Springs, MO | |
| Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Marshall, MO | |
| Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Parkville, MO | |
| Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Blue 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.
- 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
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
114 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 EAXHazardous 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:01 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Mercer and 4 more | 32 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.