Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
733 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-095>101-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-
051-052-060-061-063-064-031445-
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ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOND IL-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-
FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-JERSEY IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-LINCOLN MO-
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MARION MO-MONROE MO-
MONTGOMERY IL-MONTGOMERY MO-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
WARREN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
EDWARDSVILLE...HANNIBAL...LITCHFIELD...MEXICO...QUINCY...SALEM...
ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...VANDALIA
733 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CST THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES ARE BEGINNING TO CLIMB UPWARD...WITH ALL AREAS
EXPECTED TO GET ABOVE FREEZING BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM. PRECIPITATION
HAS MOSTLY ENDED AS WELL...WITH ONLY PATCHY DRIZZLE EXPECTED.

$$

ILZ079-MOZ074-075-084-085-099-032300-
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IRON MO-MADISON MO-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
733 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ALL 
  SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 
  SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES... 
  OVERPASSES...AND UNTREATED ROADS. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS 
  WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL.

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.

&&

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TES

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
412 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

ILZ079-MOZ074-075-084-085-099-041015-
/O.UPG.KLSX.WS.A.0002.150304T1200Z-150305T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLSX.WS.W.0005.150304T0900Z-150305T0600Z/
IRON MO-MADISON MO-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
412 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...WITH THIS ICY MIX TRANSITIONING TO ALL
  SNOW BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE IT
  BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE ONSET OF THE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY
  RESULT A QUICK DETERIORATION OF TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL IS LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH
  BRIDGES... OVERPASSES...AND UNTREATED ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING
  SLIPPERY. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW
  AND ICE COVERED AS WELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW...
SLEET AND/OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

&&

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ILZ069-070-074-101-102-MOZ065-072-073-041015-
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CLINTON IL-CRAWFORD MO-JEFFERSON MO-MARION IL-MONROE IL-
ST. CLAIR IL-WASHINGTON IL-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...SALEM
412 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL BECOMING MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THIS ICY MIX CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
  EARLY WEDNESDAY.  

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES... OVERPASSES...AND 
  UNTREATED ROADS. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME 
  SLIPPERY AS WELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING
LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE
BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD.

&&

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TRUETT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1204 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2015

.UPDATE:
Issued at 916 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2015

No major changes to going forecast tonight. Did delay onset of
higher PoPs but still expect at least some scattered development
within the next several hours so left likely PoPs going for late
tonight. Temperatures are on track indicating precipitation for
the eastern and northern half of the area will most likely at
least initially be freezing rain. Sleet still appears possible
across the far north due to cooler temps aloft.

Gosselin

&&

.SHORT TERM:  (Through Late Tonight)
Issued at 350 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2015

Interesting forecast for tonight, as return flow develops in the
wake of the retreating surface ridge.  Resultant WAA/lift and
moisture return should mean precipitation threat ramping up as the
evening progresses, generally right over the CWA and in the
residually cold and relatively dry low level AMS.  Soundings over
the northeast half of the CWA have a produced warm wedge aloft (as
much as +5C around 850mb) with low levels remaining below freezing.
With the above in mind, the key to the forecast is how rapidly
surface temperatures will rebound after a brief bit of cooling this
evening.  Low level warm advection should also be attempting to push
surface temps above freezing with time,  but think that this will be
a rather slow process with the existing snow cover and believe that
the evaporative cooling that occurs once the precip starts may
temporarily retard the slow northward push of the warmer air.  In our
far north, evaporative cooling processes are likely to cause a bit
of sleet and perhaps even some snow to occur along with the freezing
rain.

Although QPF will be quite light, am concerned about the below
freezing surface temps and the cold ground causing icing conditions
on untreated pavement.  Based on this reasoning, have opted to issue
a winter weather advisory for about the northeast half of the CWA
(along and north of a Mexico-St Louis-Salem IL line), where the
coldest surface temps and slightly higher QPF will be co-located.
Uncertain as to exactly when the precip will start, but think the
"heaviest" will likely be during the overnight hours so will begin
the advisory at 06z.   Will run it long enough to the morning rush
hour...14z Tuesday.

Obviously, additions and/or deletions to the advisory area may be
needed as precip and temp trends become a bit more clear.

Truett

.LONG TERM:  (Tuesday through Next Monday)
Issued at 350 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2015

(Tuesday-Thursday)

Once the freezing rain threat ends early, primary forecast concern
on Tuesday is PoP trends, as warm advection continues lift and
moisture transport into the mid-Mississippi Valley.  Hard to get a
handle on exact precip trends as lift is rather broad and somewhat
unfocused, but there does seem to be some model consensus that
highest PoPs will become focused over the southeast half of the CWA
heading into the afternoon and early evening, with the strongest
moisture advection and lift along and ahead of approaching cold
front.  Instability looks even more meager than before, so have
removed thunder from forecast.

Winter weather concerns return to the forecast Tuesday night and
Wednesday as next round of cold Canadian air undercuts energetic
southwest flow aloft.  The rain over the southeast half of the CWA
will gradually change over to snow across the southeast half of the
CWA as the low level cloud air deepens, and by Wednesday morning
thermal profiles support all snow across the CWA.

All of the synoptic guidance suggests a potent shortwave ejecting
out of the longwave trof over the southern Rockes and pushing into
the southern Plains during the day on Wednesday.  Resultant WAA over
the top of the deepening cold air to our south is expected to
produce a  band of heavy precip from AR into the lower Ohio River
Valley.  Southern sections of our CWA will be on the northern
fringes of this heavier precip.  The last 2 days the NAM has been
the northern outlier with this band of precip and this trend
continued with the 12z run...so have continued to trend forecast to
the more southward solutions of the GFS, GEM and ECMWF.

Early indications are that snow accumulations of 4-6 inches will be
possible in our far southern areas, but a very slight shift in the
track of the system is going to have a huge impact on exact
amounts.  Coordinated the potential for a winter storm watch, but
since the system is still 2 days away opted to wait another forecast
cycle to see if we can get a better handle on the northern fringes
of the system.  However, snow potential will be highlighted in the
HWO and an SPS.

Current timing of shortwave is such that precip should wind down
rapidly on Wednesday evening across the south. Secondary surge of
colder air in the wake of the shortwave should mean clear, dry and
cold weather heading into Thursday.

(Friday through Monday)

Surface ridge to move to the south allowing southerly winds to
return to the region Thursday night.  After a cold start Friday
morning in the single digits to upper teens, temperatures to
moderate through the extended with highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s
Friday, rising into the 40s and 50s for the rest of the weekend and
into early next week. Dry conditions to prevail through the period.

Truett/Byrd

&&

.AVIATION:  (For the 06z TAFs through 06z Tuesday Night)
Issued at 1149 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2015

Specifics for KCOU, KUIN: Light freezing rain was spreading
northeastward across the region ahead of a lifting warm front. As
temperatures rise late overnight and towards morning, the freezing
rain will transition over to rain. The onset of MVFR and IFR
ceilings has been a bit slower than previously anticipated.
Initially southeasterly to southerly winds will become
southwesterly during the day, then turn sharply northwesterly
after a cold front moves through the area towards the end of the
valid TAF period.

Specifics for KSTL, KSUS, KCPS: Light freezing rain was spreading
northeastward across the region ahead of a lifting warm front at
TAF issuance. As temperatures rise late overnight and towards
morning, the freezing rain will transition over to rain. Although
the onset of MVFR and IFR cigs has been a bit slower than
previously anticipated, upstream METARs do show lower cigs
occurring with and behind the precip. Initially southeasterly to
southerly winds will become southwesterly during the day, then
turn sharply northwesterly after a cold front moves through the
area on Tuesday night.

Kanofsky

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES:
MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 8 AM CST Tuesday FOR Audrain MO-
     Knox MO-Lewis MO-Lincoln MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Montgomery
     MO-Pike MO-Ralls MO-Shelby MO-St. Charles MO-St. Louis City
     MO-St. Louis MO-Warren MO.

IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 8 AM CST Tuesday FOR Adams IL-Bond
     IL-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Clinton IL-Fayette IL-Greene IL-
     Jersey IL-Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Montgomery IL-
     Pike IL-St. Clair IL.

&&

WFO LSX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
406 PM CST MON MAR 2 2015

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-031130-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE 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-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
406 PM CST MON MAR 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
ILLINOIS. SOME SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE MIXED WITH THE FREEZING RAIN
OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS ICY MIX...PLEASE REFER TO

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

TONIGHTS FREEZING RAIN THREAT WILL END EARLY TUESDAY.

SNOW IS LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
ON ON WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH ITS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE EXACT
AMOUNTS...SNOWFALLS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A
A SALEM MISSOURI...STE GENEVIEVE LINE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT THE ONSET OF FREEZING RAIN
OVERNIGHT.

TRUETT