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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 23, 201316 counties in Illinois; 22 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this winter storm warning at Mar 23, 2013, 4:17 AM CDT for 16 counties in Illinois; 22 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 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, 4:17 AM CDT (09:17 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 25, 2013, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
All 38 counties

Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 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, 4:00 AM CDTSNOW 17 S Carlinville, IL
Mar 24, 4:59 AM CDTSNOW 1Lewistown, MO
Mar 24, 5:47 AM CDTSNOW 1Canton, MO
Mar 24, 6:00 AM CDTSNOW 1.6Bowling Green, MO
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 0.84 Nne Ashland, MOTHUNDER SNOW CURRENTLY.
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 2.4Hillsboro, IL
Mar 24, 7:04 AM CDTSNOW 2Hillsboro, ILSINCE LAST NIGHT
Mar 24, 7:10 AM CDTSNOW 1.512 N Columbia, MOTHUNDER SNOW CURRENTLY.
Mar 24, 7:13 AM CDTSNOW 1Brighton, IL
Mar 24, 7:15 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3.51 Nnw Columbia, MOHEAVY SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING WITH THUNDER.
Mar 24, 7:27 AM CDTSNOW 2.55 N Medora, IL
Mar 24, 8:00 AM CDTSNOW 2Novelty, MOSTILL SNOWING.
Mar 24, 8:05 AM CDTSNOW 1.8Ashland, MO
Mar 24, 8:08 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 46 Sse Harrisburg, MOSTORM TOTAL OF 4.0 INCHES. IN THE PAST HOUR OBSERVED 2.5 INCHES.
Mar 24, 8:15 AM CDTSLEET 0.2Sullivan, MOHEAVY SLEET REPORTED AT TIME OF REPORT.
Mar 24, 8:29 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 4.81 N Murry, MOHEAVY SNOW WITH THUNDER
Mar 24, 8:31 AM CDTSNOW 0.3Sullivan, MOSTILL SNOWING
Mar 24, 8:40 AM CDTSNOW 1.5Rosebud, MOSNOWFALL RATE AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR
Mar 24, 8:40 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 4Centralia, MO
Mar 24, 8:44 AM CDTSNOW 2.2Hannibal, MOSTILL SNOWING
Mar 24, 8:46 AM CDTSNOW 2Medora, ILSTILL SNOWING
Mar 24, 8:57 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 7.51 Nnw Columbia, MO7.5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH 4.0 INCHES IN LAST 90 MINUTES. HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES.
Mar 24, 9:00 AM CDTSNOW 1St. Peters, MO
Mar 24, 9:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 2.5Ashland, MOHEAVY SNOW CONTINUES.
Mar 24, 9:03 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3Lewistown, MOFACEBOOK REPORT.
Mar 24, 9:06 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5Centertown, MOFACEBOOK REPORT.
Mar 24, 9:07 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 2Wright City, MOFACEBOOK REPORT.
Mar 24, 9:09 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 4Mexico, MOFACEBOOK REPORT.
Mar 24, 9:10 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3Warrenton, MOFACEBOOK REPORT.
Mar 24, 9:14 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 1Elsah, ILHEAVY SNOW CONTINUES
Mar 24, 9:15 AM CDTSNOW 1.5Catawissa, MOSOME SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW EARLIER.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM CDTSNOW 2.1New Melle, MO
Mar 24, 9:18 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 1Imperial, MOWEB REPORT.
Mar 24, 9:24 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3Perry, MOHEAVY SNOW CONTINUES.
Mar 24, 9:28 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 2.54 N Winfield, MOHEAVY SNOW. THUNDERSNOW OBSERVED.
Mar 24, 9:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 2Chesterfield, MOTHUNDERSNOW.
Mar 24, 9:30 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3.6O'Fallon, MOTHUNDERSNOW OBSERVED
Mar 24, 9:32 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3.2Middletown, MOHEAVY SNOW CONTINUES.
Mar 24, 9:41 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 1.5Chesterfield, IL1.25 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 40 MINUTES
Mar 24, 9:41 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 1.5Chesterfield, MO1.25 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 40 MINUTES
Mar 24, 9:42 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 2Wildwood, MOTHUNDERSNOW
Mar 24, 9:46 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3Monroe City, ILHEAVY SNOW CONTINUES.
Mar 24, 9:46 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3Monroe City, MOHEAVY SNOW CONTINUES.
Mar 24, 9:47 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 2St. Peters, MOTHUNDERSNOW
Mar 24, 9:49 AM CDTSLEET 0.22 S Smithton, ILSLEET CONTINUES.
Mar 24, 9:49 AM CDTSNOW 1.3Robertsville, MOPRECIPITATION IS NOW ALL SNOW. SPOTTER HAD RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER INCH OF SLEET
Mar 24, 9:49 AM CDTSNOW 2.52 Sw Lake St. Louis, MOSNOW CONTINUING
Mar 24, 9:51 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 24 N Elsah, ILTHUNDERSNOW
Mar 24, 9:52 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 2St. Charles, MOTHUNDERSNOW
Mar 24, 9:58 AM CDTSNOW 2.5Gerald, MOSNOW CONTINUING
Mar 24, 9:59 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3.3Fieldon, ILTHUNDERSNOW
Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3Harvester, MOHAVESTER AND HIGHWAY 94
Mar 24, 10:01 AM CDTSNOW 2Troy, MOBRIEF THUNDERSNOW
Mar 24, 10:09 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 2Villa Ridge, MO
Mar 24, 10:11 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3.5Jefferson City, MOHEAVY SNOW CONTINUES.
Mar 24, 10:13 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 21 Ssw Hazelwood, MOSNOW INCREASING IN OBSERVATION.
Mar 24, 10:15 AM CDTSLEET 1Collinsville, ILSOME SNOW MIXED IN...THUNDER ALSO HEARD.
Mar 24, 10:15 AM CDTSNOW 3Linn, MO
Mar 24, 10:15 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 3Wentzville, MOSTILL SNOWING.
Mar 24, 10:15 AM CDTSNOW 4.5New Bloomfield, MO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 230 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, Lincoln, IL 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -54 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
2058 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 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.

161 
WWUS43 KLSX 230917
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
417 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON REGION...

.THE LATEST DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
ACROSS THE REGION. LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IS IT
MOVES FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY NORTH INTO THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY. TEMPERATURES INITIALLY WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT
SNOW...BUT BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY EVENING COLDER AIR WILL FILTER
INTO THE REGION CHANGING THE RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE
POTENTIAL OF THUNDERSNOW A REAL POSSIBILITY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. FURTHER SOUTH
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF TO JUST AN INCH OR TWO ACROSS THE
OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH IN WHAT THE PRECIPITATION TYPE
WILL BE AND IN THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS...THE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED
TO A WARNING. 

THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING.


ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-232200-
/O.UPG.KLSX.WS.A.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-BROWN IL-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-KNOX MO-
LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE MO-MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...HANNIBAL...
JEFFERSON CITY...MEXICO...QUINCY
417 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND SATURDAY EVENING. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO
  SNOW BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND LATE
  SATURDAY NIGHT ELSEWHERE. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL
OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL...
FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-098>102-MOZ052-059>065-232200-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.A.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
GREENE IL-JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN MO-MACOUPIN IL-
MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY IL-ST. CHARLES MO-
ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-WARREN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...
LITCHFIELD...SALEM...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...UNION...VANDALIA
417 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. THE
  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT
  TIMES...SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ADVANCED NOTICE THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS A
CERTAINTY. THOSE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING IN CASE
THE STORM DOES MATERIALIZE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANNED...YOU MAY
WANT TO ADJUST YOUR TRAVEL TIME TO AVOID THE STORM. ALSO...YOU
SHOULD USE THIS ADVANCED NOTICE TO MAKE CERTAIN YOUR VEHICLE IS
WINTERIZED. MAKE PREPARATIONS AT HOME BY STOCKING EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES...SUCH AS FOOD...MEDICINE...AND EXTRA HEATING FUEL...
JUST IN CASE THE STORM MAKES TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.

&&

$$

TES
8 follow-up statements
513 
WWUS43 KLSX 231925
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
225 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.MODEL DATA FROM THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO SHOW THERE WILL BE A
MAJOR WINTER STORM STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN TONIGHT AND QUICKLY
CHANGE TO SNOW OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
THE CHANGEOVER LINE FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL MARCH STEADILY
SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND BE NEAR THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR BY
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL CONTINUE MOVING
SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN TWO WAVES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A RELATIVE
MINIMUM BETWEEN THE TWO WAVES. THE FIRST WAVE WILL TAPER OFF
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL
RAMP UP AGAIN DURING THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY MORNING. CURRENT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE WILL BE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW AND
POTENTIALLY THUNDERSNOW. THE SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST
TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-098>101-MOZ061-063-064-241000-
/O.UPG.KLSX.WS.A.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0500Z/
BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-JERSEY IL-
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-ST. CHARLES MO-
ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...
LITCHFIELD...SALEM...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...VANDALIA
225 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. THE
  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT
  TIMES...SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHTER SUNDAY EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL
OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL...
FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ102-MOZ052-059-060-062-065-241000-
/O.UPG.KLSX.WS.A.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-JEFFERSON MO-LINCOLN MO-MONROE IL-
WARREN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION
225 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. THE 
  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT 
  TIMES... SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING 
  OFF TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL
OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL...
FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-241000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-BROWN IL-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-KNOX MO-
LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE MO-MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...HANNIBAL...
JEFFERSON CITY...MEXICO...QUINCY
225 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND SATURDAY EVENING. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER 
  TO SNOW BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND 
  LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ELSEWHERE. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL 
  THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES 
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

CARNEY
065 
WWUS43 KLSX 232103
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
403 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.MODEL DATA FROM THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO SHOW THERE WILL BE A
MAJOR WINTER STORM STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN TONIGHT AND
QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. THE CHANGEOVER LINE FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL MARCH
STEADILY SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND BE NEAR THE INTERSTATE
70 CORRIDOR BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL
CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING. CURRENT INDICATIONS
ARE THAT THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN TWO WAVES. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A RELATIVE MINIMUM BETWEEN THE TWO WAVES. THE FIRST WAVE WILL
TAPER OFF ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE...BUT
PRECIPITATION WILL RAMP UP AGAIN DURING THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY
MORNING. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE WILL BE BANDS OF
HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY THUNDERSNOW. THE SNOW WILL FINALLY
TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING.

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-098>101-MOZ061-063-064-241000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0500Z/
BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-JERSEY IL-
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-ST. CHARLES MO-
ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...
LITCHFIELD...SALEM...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...VANDALIA
403 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT CDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. THE 
  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT 
  TIMES... SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHTER SUNDAY EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ102-MOZ052-059-060-062-065-241000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-JEFFERSON MO-LINCOLN MO-MONROE IL-
WARREN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION
403 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. THE 
  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT 
  TIMES... SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING 
  OFF TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-241000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-BROWN IL-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-KNOX MO-
LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE MO-MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...HANNIBAL...
JEFFERSON CITY...MEXICO...QUINCY
403 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND SATURDAY EVENING. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER 
  TO SNOW BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND 
  LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ELSEWHERE. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL 
  THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES 
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ074-079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-241000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.WW.Y.0008.130324T1200Z-130325T0000Z/
CRAWFORD MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
403 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM
CDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW ON SUNDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON OR
  EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITY
  CONDITIONS...AND ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS. SLIPPERY DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ROADS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME
SLIPPERY ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A
SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN APPROACHING
BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND CURVES.

&&

$$

CARNEY
914 
WWUS43 KLSX 240326
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1026 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.THE LATEST MODEL INFORMATION CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT AN EARLY
SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER
TO ALL SNOW OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
THE CHANGEOVER LINE FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL MARCH STEADILY
SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND WILL BE NEAR THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR BY
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RAIN TO SNOW LINE WILL CONTINUE MOVING
SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN TWO WAVES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A RELATIVE
MINIMUM BETWEEN THE TWO WAVES. THE FIRST WAVE WILL TAPER OFF
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL
RAMP UP AGAIN DURING THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY MORNING. CURRENT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE WILL BE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW AND
POTENTIALLY THUNDERSNOW. THE SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST
TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-098>101-MOZ061-063-064-241530-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0500Z/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-
ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS
1026 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
  LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
  SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHTER SUNDAY EVENING...BUT
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ102-MOZ052-059-060-062-065-241530-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
MONROE IL-LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-
JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION
1026 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
  LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>051-241530-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.130324T0500Z-130325T0000Z/
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-
MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-
COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN...
COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY
1026 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

* TIMING...THE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
  OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  TO FLURRIES SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ074-079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-241530-
/O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0008.130324T1200Z-130325T0000Z/
WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
1026 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW ON SUNDAY MORNING 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON 
  OR EARLY EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITY 
  CONDITIONS...AND ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS. SLIPPERY DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ROADS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME
SLIPPERY ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A
SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN APPROACHING
BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND CURVES.

&&

$$

BRITT
065 
WWUS43 KLSX 240917
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
417 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.AN UNUSUALLY STRONG LATE SEASON SNOW STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT AND DELIVER HEAVY SNOWFALL. MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND INTO MUCH OF THE REGION WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO AREAS EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY LATE MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL SNOW
FROM THE START FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 IN ILLINOIS...BUT WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN
OR SLEET FOR AREAS TO THE SOUTH...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY.
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE WILL BE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW
AND POTENTIALLY THUNDERSNOW DURING THE COURSE OF THE STORM. THE SNOW
WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.


ILZ074-242200-
/O.UPG.KLSX.WW.Y.0008.130324T1200Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
WASHINGTON IL-
417 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WORK
  ITS WAY INTO THE AREA DURING LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ095>097-102-MOZ036-052-065-242200-
/O.EXT.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-JEFFERSON MO-LINCOLN MO-MONROE IL-PIKE IL-
PIKE MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...QUINCY
417 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WORK
  ITS WAY INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047>051-059-060-062-242200-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
OSAGE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-WARREN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...HANNIBAL...JEFFERSON CITY...
MEXICO...UNION
417 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WORK
  ITS WAY INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNDOWN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-098>101-MOZ061-063-064-242200-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-JERSEY IL-
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-ST. CHARLES MO-
ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...
LITCHFIELD...SALEM...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...VANDALIA
417 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WORK
  ITS WAY INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-242200-
/O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0008.130324T1200Z-130325T0000Z/
CRAWFORD MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
417 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON OR
  EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITY 
  CONDITIONS...AND ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS. SLIPPERY DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ROADS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME
SLIPPERY ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A
SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN APPROACHING
BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND CURVES.

&&

$$

TES
828 
WWUS43 KLSX 240948 CCA
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
447 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AN UNUSUALLY STRONG LATE SEASON SNOW STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT AND DELIVER HEAVY SNOWFALL. MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND INTO MUCH OF THE REGION WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO AREAS EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY LATE MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL SNOW
FROM THE START FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 IN ILLINOIS...BUT WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN
OR SLEET FOR AREAS TO THE SOUTH...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY.
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE WILL BE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW
AND POTENTIALLY THUNDERSNOW DURING THE COURSE OF THE STORM. THE SNOW
WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.


ILZ074-242245-
/O.UPG.KLSX.WW.Y.0008.130324T1200Z-130325T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
WASHINGTON IL-
447 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WORK
  ITS WAY INTO THE AREA DURING LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ095>097-102-MOZ036-052-065-242245-
/O.EXT.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-JEFFERSON MO-LINCOLN MO-MONROE IL-PIKE IL-
PIKE MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...QUINCY
447 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WORK
  ITS WAY INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047>051-059-060-062-242245-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
OSAGE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-WARREN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...HANNIBAL...JEFFERSON CITY...
MEXICO...UNION
447 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WORK
  ITS WAY INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNDOWN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-098>101-MOZ061-063-064-242245-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-JERSEY IL-
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-ST. CHARLES MO-
ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...
LITCHFIELD...SALEM...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...VANDALIA
447 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WORK
  ITS WAY INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-242245-
/O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0008.130324T1200Z-130325T0000Z/
CRAWFORD MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
447 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON OR
  EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITY 
  CONDITIONS...AND ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS. SLIPPERY DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ROADS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME
SLIPPERY ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A
SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN APPROACHING
BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND CURVES.

&&

$$

TES
902 
WWUS43 KLSX 242046
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
346 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BUT STILL
IMPACTING EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...

.THE WINTER STORM WHICH HAS BEEN POUNDING THE REGION TODAY IS
MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW WITH EMBEDDED
BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS BAND ACROSS
THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA...AND ALONG ND NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR
IN ILLINOIS. THE HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END AROUND
MIDNIGHT IN THESE AREAS AS THE BAND MOVES OUT OF THE AREA.

MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047>051-059-060-062-250000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
OSAGE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-WARREN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...HANNIBAL...JEFFERSON CITY...
MEXICO...UNION
346 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
  WORK ITS WAY INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  INTO THE AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNDOWN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>102-MOZ036-052-061-063>065-
250500-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
ADAMS IL-BOND IL-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-
GREENE IL-JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN MO-MACOUPIN IL-
MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-
ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
WASHINGTON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
EDWARDSVILLE...LITCHFIELD...QUINCY...SALEM...ST CHARLES...
ST LOUIS...VANDALIA
346 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
  WORK ITS WAY INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE 
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE 
  ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET 
  SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO 
  POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...
MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK
FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
SHOVEL... FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM
CLOTHING.

&&

$$

ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-250000-
/O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
CRAWFORD MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
346 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THIS 
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...TAPERING OFF IN THE 
  AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITY 
  CONDITIONS...AND ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS. SLIPPERY DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ROADS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME
SLIPPERY ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A
SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN APPROACHING
BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND CURVES.

&&

$$

CARNEY
111 
WWUS43 KLSX 250010
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
710 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BUT STILL
IMPACTING EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...

MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-047>051-059-060-062-250115-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNIBAL...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...
JEFFERSON CITY...UNION
710 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HEAVY SNOW HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINOR.

$$

ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-250115-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130325T0000Z/
RANDOLPH IL-CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
710 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING OVER THE AREA. ANY
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WITH BE MINOR.

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>102-MOZ036-052-061-063>065-
250500-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-PIKE MO-LINCOLN MO-
ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...ST CHARLES...
ST LOUIS
710 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. A FEW AREAS
  MAY STILL HAVE MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE
  THE REST OF THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM WILL BE
  UP TO 15 INCHES TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 OVER PARTS OF EAST
  CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING WHERE
  ROAD HAVE YET TO BE CLEARED. SOME AREAS MAY STILL SEE GREATLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW.  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD ALSO
  COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER THAT SHOVELLING SNOW IS HARD WORK...EVEN FOR THOSE IN
GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION. BE CERTAIN TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS...AND
DRESS WARMLY.

THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER POSTPONING
TRAVEL UNTIL ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

&&

$$

BRITT
884 
WWUS43 KLSX 250455
WSWLSX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1155 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>102-MOZ036-052-061-063>065-
250600-
/O.EXP.KLSX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130325T0500Z/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-PIKE MO-LINCOLN MO-
ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...ST CHARLES...
ST LOUIS
1155 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE REGION AS THE WINTER STORM
MOVES INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT
IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

$$

BRITT

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 4:03 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLSXRandolph, Washington27 hr

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Winter Storm Warnings in Missouri, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Illinois, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013

Sources

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