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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO

February 15, 201534 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this winter storm warning at Feb 15, 2015, 3:39 AM CST for 34 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Feb 15, 2015, 3:00 PM CST. 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
Feb 15, 2015, 3:39 AM CST (09:39 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 16, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
All 37 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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
Feb 16, 3:55 AM CSTSNOW 36 Wnw Springfield, MO
Feb 16, 3:55 AM CSTSNOW 3Niangua, MOTHREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SLEET. 2.7 INCHES OF SNOW.
Feb 16, 4:48 AM CSTSNOW 2.5Lebanon, MO
Feb 16, 5:00 AM CSTSNOW 5Battlefield, MO
Feb 16, 5:00 AM CSTSNOW 5Willow Springs, MO
Feb 16, 5:00 AM CSTSNOW 6Anderson, MO
Feb 16, 5:10 AM CSTSNOW 4.3Webb City, MO
Feb 16, 5:22 AM CSTSNOW 3.5Eudora, MO
Feb 16, 5:22 AM CSTSNOW 5Seymour, MO
Feb 16, 5:22 AM CSTSNOW 6.5Highlandville, MO
Feb 16, 5:28 AM CSTSNOW 7Ava, MO
Feb 16, 5:48 AM CSTSLEET 1.5Koshkonong, MO
Feb 16, 5:48 AM CSTSNOW 6Exeter, MO
Feb 16, 5:48 AM CSTSNOW 7Spokane, MO
Feb 16, 6:00 AM CSTSNOW 46 Wnw Springfield, MO
Feb 16, 6:00 AM CSTSNOW 68Springfield, MO
Feb 16, 6:06 AM CSTSNOW 3.8Aurora, MO
Feb 16, 6:18 AM CSTSNOW 5Branson West, MO
Feb 16, 6:20 AM CSTSNOW 7Cabool, MO
Feb 16, 6:26 AM CSTSNOW 1Cole Camp, MO
Feb 16, 6:26 AM CSTSNOW 1Sunrise Beach, MO
Feb 16, 6:26 AM CSTSNOW 4Washburn, MO
Feb 16, 6:26 AM CSTSNOW 4.5Nixa, MO
Feb 16, 6:45 AM CSTSNOW 3West Plains, MO
Feb 16, 6:45 AM CSTSNOW 6.5Ponce De Leon, MO
Feb 16, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 44 Nw Eagle Rock, MO1/2 INCH SLEET. 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW.
Feb 16, 7:08 AM CSTSNOW 3Windyville, MO
Feb 16, 7:08 AM CSTSNOW 4Walnut Grove, MO
Feb 16, 7:08 AM CSTSNOW 7Willow Springs, MO
Feb 16, 7:11 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Pittsburg, MO
Feb 16, 7:15 AM CSTSNOW 43 Wsw Republic, MO
Feb 16, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 2.51 W Sarcoxie, MO
Feb 16, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 4.84 Ssw Springfield, MO
Feb 16, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 10Willow Springs, MORELAYED BY MEDIA.
Feb 16, 7:39 AM CSTSNOW 3Buffalo, MO
Feb 16, 7:39 AM CSTSNOW 3.51 S Morgan, MO
Feb 16, 7:39 AM CSTSNOW 58 N Dora, MO
Feb 16, 7:49 AM CSTSNOW 3.54 Ne Fair Grove, MO
Feb 16, 7:53 AM CSTSNOW 5Ozark, MORIVERDALE ROAD IN OZARK.
Feb 16, 7:55 AM CSTSNOW 4.8Forsyth, MORELAYED BY MEDIA. ALSO 0.5 INCHES SLEET.
Feb 16, 7:55 AM CSTSNOW 9Ava, MORELAYED BY MEDIA.
Feb 16, 7:56 AM CSTSNOW 8Round Spring, MO
Feb 16, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 52 S Manes, MO
Feb 16, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 5.3Forsyth, MO1/2 INCH OF SLEET...4.75 INCHES OF SNOW.
Feb 16, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 8Bruner, MO
Feb 16, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 4.1Ene Springfield, MO
Feb 16, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 4.23 Sw Hollister, MO
Feb 16, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 4.56 Ese Houston, MO
Feb 16, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 53 Ne Protem, MO
Feb 16, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 74 Ese Houston, MO
Feb 16, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 77 Ne Mountain View, MO
Feb 16, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 7.14 Ese Houston, MO
Feb 16, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 8.53 Sse Mansfield, MO
Feb 16, 8:18 AM CSTSNOW 73 S Mansfield, MO
Feb 16, 8:28 AM CSTSNOW 4.5Ash Grove, MO
Feb 16, 8:28 AM CSTSNOW 86 W Alley Spring, MO
Feb 16, 8:41 AM CSTSNOW 3.91 Nw Verona, MOALSO 0.4 INCHES OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. FORMER NWS EMPLOYEE REPORT.
Feb 16, 8:44 AM CSTSNOW 5.55 Nw Kimberling City, MOALSO SLEET.
Feb 16, 9:10 AM CSTSNOW 5.54 N Crane, MO
Feb 16, 9:10 AM CSTSNOW 88 S Goodhope, MO

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

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 82 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2015-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2015-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -89 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1348 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 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.

017 
WWUS43 KSGF 150939
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
339 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW INCREASINGLY LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO
MONDAY...

.ONE OR MORE BANDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW
EXPANDING AND FILLING IN ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AFTER DARK
TONIGHT. WITHIN THIS AREA OF MODERATE SNOW...SEVERAL ADDITIONAL
BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FORM. WHILE IT IS STILL NOT
ENTIRELY CLEAR WHERE THESE BANDS WILL SET UP...THEY WILL BE MOST
LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS
OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THESE BANDS OF SNOW.
SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...BEFORE
ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
HOURS ON MONDAY.

GIVEN THE EXPECTED BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS WILL
VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE AREA. IN GENERAL...A WIDESPREAD 5 TO
7 INCHES OF SNOW APPEARS POSSIBLE...WITH ACCUMULATIONS PERHAPS
APPROACHING 10 INCHES WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW SET UP.
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TIMING...MOVEMENT...AND STRENGTH OF THE
HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW...SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 12
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

THE EXPECTED START TIME TO SNOW AND ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE FINE TUNED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR FORECAST
UPDATES.

KSZ097-101-MOZ070-071-077-079>083-088>098-101>106-152100-
/O.UPG.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.150215T1500Z-150216T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGF.WS.W.0001.150216T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-
DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-
DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...BOLIVAR...
BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
339 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN
  MISSOURI SOUTH OF A FORT SCOTT TO VICHY LINE FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDESPREAD FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...THOUGH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS BETWEEN TEN AND
  TWELVE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
  SEVERAL SMALL SCALE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...
  RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN STORM TOTAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE CAN BE
  EXPECTED WITHIN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. HEAVY
  SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY
  DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

KSZ073-MOZ055>058-066>069-078-152100-
/O.UPG.KSGF.WW.Y.0005.150215T1500Z-150216T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGF.WS.W.0001.150215T2100Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-
CAMDEN-CEDAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...
VERSAILLES...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON
339 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A FORT
  SCOTT...KANSAS TO VICHY...MISSOURI LINE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDESPREAD FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE BANDS OF
  HEAVY SNOW FORM. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. HEAVY
  SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY
  DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

BOXELL
10 follow-up statements
079 
WWUS43 KSGF 151136
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
536 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW INCREASINGLY LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO
MONDAY...

.ONE OR MORE BANDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW
EXPANDING AND FILLING IN ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AFTER DARK
TONIGHT. WITHIN THIS AREA OF MODERATE SNOW...SEVERAL ADDITIONAL
BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FORM. WHILE IT IS STILL NOT
ENTIRELY CLEAR WHERE THESE BANDS WILL SET UP...THEY WILL BE MOST
LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. SNOWFALL RATES IN
EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THESE BANDS OF
SNOW. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...
BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY.

GIVEN THE EXPECTED BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS WILL
VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE AREA. IN GENERAL...A WIDESPREAD 5 TO
7 INCHES OF SNOW APPEARS POSSIBLE...WITH ACCUMULATIONS PERHAPS
APPROACHING 10 INCHES WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW SET UP.
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TIMING...MOVEMENT...AND STRENGTH OF THE
HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW...SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING
12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

THE EXPECTED START TIME TO SNOW AND ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE FINE TUNED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR FORECAST
UPDATES.

KSZ073-MOZ055>058-066>069-078-152100-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.150215T2100Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-
CAMDEN-CEDAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...
VERSAILLES...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON
536 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A FORT
  SCOTT...KANSAS TO VICHY...MISSOURI LINE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDESPREAD FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE BANDS OF
  HEAVY SNOW FORM.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. HEAVY
  SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY
  DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

KSZ097-101-MOZ070-071-077-079>083-088>098-101>106-152100-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.150216T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-
DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-
DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...BOLIVAR...
BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
536 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN
  MISSOURI SOUTH OF A FORT SCOTT TO VICHY LINE FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDESPREAD FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...THOUGH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS BETWEEN TEN AND
  TWELVE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
  SEVERAL SMALL SCALE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...
  RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN STORM TOTAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE CAN BE
  EXPECTED WITHIN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. HEAVY
  SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY
  DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

BOXELL
276 
WWUS43 KSGF 152047
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
247 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW INCREASINGLY LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO
MONDAY...

.ONE OR MORE BANDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW EXPANDING AND
FILLING IN ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION BY MID TO LATE EVENING. WITHIN THIS
AREA OF MODERATE SNOW...SEVERAL ADDITIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO FORM. WHILE IT IS STILL NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHERE THESE
BANDS WILL SET UP...THEY WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR
CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THESE BANDS OF SNOW. SNOW WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO MONDAY... BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

GIVEN THE EXPECTED BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS WILL
VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE AREA. IN GENERAL...A WIDESPREAD 5 TO
8 INCHES OF SNOW APPEARS POSSIBLE...WITH ACCUMULATIONS PERHAPS
APPROACHING 10 INCHES WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW SET UP.
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TIMING...MOVEMENT...AND STRENGTH OF THE
HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW...SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING
12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

THE EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY TO BE FINE TUNED THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REMAIN ALERT FOR FORECAST UPDATES.

KSZ073-MOZ055>058-066>069-078-160500-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.150215T2100Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-
CAMDEN-CEDAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...
VERSAILLES...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON
247 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A FORT
  SCOTT...KANSAS TO VICHY...MISSOURI LINE FROM EARLY EVENING THROUGH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDESPREAD FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE BANDS OF
  HEAVY SNOW FORM.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. HEAVY
  SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY
  DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

KSZ097-101-MOZ070-071-077-079>083-088>098-101>106-160500-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.150216T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-
DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-
DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...BOLIVAR...
BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
247 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN
  MISSOURI SOUTH OF A FORT SCOTT TO VICHY LINE FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDESPREAD SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...THOUGH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS BETWEEN TEN AND
  TWELVE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
  SEVERAL SMALL SCALE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...
  RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN STORM TOTAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE CAN BE
  EXPECTED WITHIN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. HEAVY
  SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY
  DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

LINDENBERG
424 
WWUS43 KSGF 160042
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
642 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY...

.EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY TO BE UPDATED THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN
ALERT FOR FORECAST UPDATES.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-161000-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
642 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ALONG WITH SLEET AND SOME
FREEZING RAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A MIX OF WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL RAPIDLY
  DEVELOP THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING WITH AN INCREASE IN
  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WITH TIME. SLEET MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN
  WILL DEVELOP INITIALLY THROUGH 9 PM BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW
  LATER TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN WITH THE ONSET OF THE
  WINTER PRECIPITATION. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...DEVELOPING REGION WIDE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING... AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE ENDING BY MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED
  WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MORE LOCALIZED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS
  IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
  ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY.

  SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF INCH COULD OCCUR ACROSS FAR
  SOUTHERN MISSOURI OR GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60. MINOR SLEET
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
  EVENING BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO SLEET AND SNOW. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT
  IN VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
  FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED
  AND TREACHEROUS. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW
  WILL MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR A WINTER
  STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE
PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING
OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN
MAKING TURNS.

$$

FOSTER
793 
WWUS43 KSGF 160329
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
929 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY...

.EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY TO BE UPDATED THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN
ALERT FOR FORECAST UPDATES.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-161200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
929 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ALONG WITH SLEET AND SOME FREEZING
RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A MIX OF WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE
  TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THE REMAINDER OF THE
  EVENING. SLEET WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO MOSTLY SNOW
  OVERNIGHT. SOME FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR NEAR THE ARKANSAS BORDER
  THIS EVENING.

  ACCORDING TO THE MISSOURI AND KANSAS DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME HAZARDOUS.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...DEVELOPING REGION WIDE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE ENDING BY MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED
  WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MORE LOCALIZED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS
  IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
  ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY.

  SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF INCH COULD OCCUR ACROSS FAR 
  SOUTHERN MISSOURI OR GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60.
  MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
  BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO SLEET AND SNOW.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT
  IN VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
  FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED
  AND TREACHEROUS. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW
  WILL MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU.
THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER
CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...EXTRA CLOTHING AND
ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.

$$

FOSTER
613 
WWUS43 KSGF 160524
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1124 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR
FORECAST UPDATES.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-161200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
1124 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ALONG WITH SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  FROM NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI ALONG THE I-44
  AND HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDORS. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER
  HOUR IN THIS BAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLEET COULD LINGER ALONG THE
  ARKANSAS BORDER.
 
  THE MISSOURI AND KANSAS DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATE
  THAT MOST ROADS HAVE BECOME ICE AND SNOW COVERED.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...IMPACTING THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED
  WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI ALONG AND SOUTH
  OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 10
  INCHES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY
  DUE TO HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.

  SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF INCH COULD OCCUR ACROSS FAR 
  SOUTHERN MISSOURI OR GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60.
  MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT
  IN VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
  FROM THROUGH MONDAY AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TREACHEROUS.
  HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED BANDS OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT
  VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT
ALONG WITH YOU. 

$$

FOSTER
959 
WWUS43 KSGF 160751
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
151 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-161600-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
151 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SLEET HAS CHANGED TO SNOW IN MOST LOCATIONS
  EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ANY ADDITIONAL POCKETS OF SLEET SHOULD
  CHANGE TO SNOW BY 3 AM. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS
  AND JUST SOUTH OF THE U.S. 60 CORRIDOR THROUGH 5 OR 6 AM...WITH
  SNOWFALL RATES LIKELY EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER HOUR. THE HEAVIEST
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MONETT THROUGH AVA...WHERE
  BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ADDITIONAL OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  THROUGH DAYBREAK...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. 
 
  ROADS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE SNOW COVERED AND
  HAZARDOUS...AND TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...IMPACTING THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY
  MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED
  WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI ALONG AND SOUTH
  OF THE U.S. 60 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 10 INCHES
  CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY DUE
  TO HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  REGION FROM THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES IN LOCALIZED
  BANDS OF SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ROADWAYS
  CLEAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

BOXELL
170 
WWUS43 KSGF 161045
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
445 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-162100-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
445 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES
  ALONG AND SOUTH OF U.S. 60 EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL
  RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY WITHIN THE HEAVIEST AREAS
  OF SNOW. LIGHTER SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING FURTHER TO THE
  NORTH AND WEST. 

  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO ONE
  INCH ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN
  KANSAS...TO ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 44
  CORRIDOR...TO TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  AND THE EASTERN OZARKS.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOW AND
  SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
  MISSOURI...WHERE FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.
  AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST WILL BE LESS...WITH STORM TOTAL
  AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS THE I-44 CORRIDOR...AND
  TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN
  KANSAS. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE
  WILL BE COMMON IN AREAS OF MODERATE AND HEAVY SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
  AREA...RESULTING IN 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...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

BOXELL
487 
WWUS43 KSGF 161518
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
918 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-162100-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
918 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A FINAL BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL
  PUSH EAST ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
  OZARKS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS FROM A FEW TENTHS UP TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM. THE HEAVIEST TOTALS FROM THIS FINAL BAND
  OF SNOW WILL BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AFTER THIS FINAL BAND OF SNOW
  PASSES...SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES AND THEN END BY EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 49 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW
  WILL THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
  MISSOURI OZARKS FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOW AND
  SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
  MISSOURI...WHERE FIVE TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.
  AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST WILL BE LESS...WITH STORM TOTAL
  AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ACROSS THE I-44 CORRIDOR...AND
  TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN
  KANSAS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A MILE WILL BE
  COMMON IN AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED TO AS LOW AS A HALF MILE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
  MISSOURI THIS MORNING AS THAT HEAVIER SNOW BAND PASSES.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED INTO EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA...RESULTING IN 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...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

SCHAUMANN
483 
WWUS43 KSGF 161836
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1236 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066-067-077-078-088-093-101-161945-
/O.CAN.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-
CEDAR-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...NEOSHO...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
1236 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE SNOW IS ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA AND HAS COME
TO AN END ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO WESTERN MISSOURI
THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAD BEEN CANCELLED ACROSS
THESE LOCATIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

$$

MOZ057-058-068>071-079>083-089>092-094>098-102>106-162100-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
MILLER-MARIES-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-
TEXAS-DENT-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-
HOWELL-SHANNON-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...
CABOOL...SALEM...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...
ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...AURORA...
MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...
EMINENCE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
1236 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A FINAL BAND OF MODERATE SNOW IS PUSHING
  SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON.
  AT NOON THE BAND WAS GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 44
  CORRIDOR. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH WITH
  LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 2 PM ALONG AND SOUTH OF
  INTERSTATE 44 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 THIS AFTERNOON. THE
  HEAVIEST TOTALS FROM THIS FINAL BAND OF SNOW WILL BE ACROSS WEST
  CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AFTER THIS FINAL BAND OF SNOW
  PASSES...THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REMINDER
  OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOW AND
  SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
  MISSOURI...WHERE FIVE TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. AMOUNTS
  TO THE NORTH AND WEST WILL BE LESS...WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF
  FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES ACROSS THE I-44 CORRIDOR...AND TWO TO FIVE INCHES
  ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A MILE WILL BE
  COMMON IN THE BAND OF MODERATE SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON .

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED INTO EARLY THIS  
  AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA...RESULTING IN 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...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

WFO SGF
729 
WWUS43 KSGF 162054
WSWSGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
254 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015


MOZ057-058-068>071-079>083-089>092-094>098-102>106-162200-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150216T2100Z/
MILLER-MARIES-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-
TEXAS-DENT-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-
HOWELL-SHANNON-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...
CABOOL...SALEM...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...
ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...AURORA...
MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...
EMINENCE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
254 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE SNOW ACROSS IS COMING TO AN END. FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. THEREFORE
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM. 

&&

$$

WFO SGF

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 15, 3:09 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 3:09 AM CST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
309 AM CST Sun Feb 15 2015

...Major Forecast Changes this Morning...Significant Snow
Increasingly Likely Starting This Evening...

.SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight)
Issued at 308 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

Well, what has been a challenging forecast over the last few days
has really become quite interesting early this morning, with the
numerical guidance suite seemingly arriving on a consensus
(finally) on today/tonight's winter weather event. A few of the
global models started to latch on to a stronger, more northerly
solution with yesterday's 12Z runs, and that trend certainly
continued with the 00Z and 06Z iterations, with nearly all
available guidance now suggesting significant snowfall for most--
if not all--of the forecast area.

Starting out this morning, rather expansive high pressure,
centered over western Lake Superior, is nosing south into the
area, with 2 AM temperatures in the teens and 20s. A persistent
northeast breeze is not only helping to reinforce this cold
airmass, but also producing wind chills between 5 above and 5
below. Temperatures will drop a few more degrees by sunrise, with
wind chills at or below zero for most.

The first significant forecast change for today is a later onset
for snow, with most locations not seeing much of anything until
after dark tonight. Temperatures today will range from the low 20s
across central Missouri and the eastern Ozarks, to low to mid 30s
over far southwestern Missouri and southeastern Kansas. Cloud
cover will increase substantially this afternoon as the shortwave
of interest--evident this morning on water vapor across northern
Oregon/southern Washington--begins to approach the region.

A band of snow is then expected to develop late this afternoon
across central Missouri, as an upper level jet across the Ohio
Valley starts to backbuild into the region, placing most of the
CWA squarely under the right entrance region by this evening. Lift
from this jet will combine with an expected band of mid level
frontogenesis across Central Missouri to produce one or more bands
of snow late this afternoon or early evening. There will be some
dry air to work through, but for now it doesn't look like anything
that won't be able to be overcome.

As mentioned above, the bulk of the expected snowfall is now
expected to fall after dark, especially from mid to late evening
through the overnight hours.  Lift will increase substantially this
evening, with a surface trough developing across Texas and
translating east through southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana.
A fairly large shield of snow will fill in this evening across the
area, and persist into the daytime hours Monday.  A bit of sleet or
snow pellets may be possible at onset across southwestern Missouri,
but overall, expect the vast majority of what falls to be in the
form of snow.

Within this shield of precipitation, one or more bands of moderate
to heavy snow are expected to develop, with guidance showing areas
of both frontogenesis and mid level instability, suggesting the
potential for convective elements (both slant-wise and upright).
While these bands of heavier snow look most likely to occur along
and south of the I-44 corridor, predictability is decidedly low
with such a feature. Do note that where these bands do form, very
heavy snowfall rates in excess of 2" per hour can be expected.

Snow will be heaviest through the overnight hours tonight, with
things slowly starting to taper off during the late morning on
Monday from west to east. Portions of the eastern and southeastern
CWA may see snow persist into mid or late afternoon Monday.

Given the expected bands of heavier snow, accumulations will vary
considerably across the CWA. In general, however, a widespread
5-7" of snow appears possible for much of the area, with
accumulations perhaps approaching double digits where those
heavier bands set up, which will be most likely across southern
Missouri. Depending on the exact timing, movement, and strength of
the heaviest bands of snow, localized amounts in excess of 12" can
not be ruled out across southern Missouri. It's also important to
note that given rather cold temperatures, this snow will likely be
lighter and fluffier than usual. While winds aren't expected to be
all that strong, some blowing and drifting of snow is possible.
For this forecast, a 15:1 snow to liquid ratio was used.

With these expected snow amounts in mind, the Winter Weather
Advisory will be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for the
entire forecast area. The start time has been pushed back, with
the Warning starting at 21Z (3 PM) for areas along and north of a
Ft. Scott to Vichy line, and 00Z (6 PM) elsewhere. Again, for most
of the area, little to no snow is expected until after dark.

Finally, please keep in mind that while forecast confidence in
significant snowfall is increasing, expected amounts will likely
change to some degree, especially as the predictability of
enhanced snow bands becomes more clear. Everyone is encouraged to
remain alert for forecast updates through the day Sunday into
Sunday night.

.LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday)
Issued at 308 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

A decidedly cold period of weather is expected through at least
midweek. The upper level pattern will be highly amplified with a
longwave trough locked in place across the eastern CONUS. Cross
polar flow will keep a consistent fetch of cold air coming into
the region, resulting in temperatures a good 20+ degrees below
average. Will have to keep close tabs on just how cold
temperatures will get, especially at night, with snow cover in
place across the area.

A clipper front will move through the area on Tuesday into
Tuesday night bringing at the very least flurries, if not the
potential for a brief bout light snow. At this point, the coldest
day/night looks like it may end up being Wednesday/Wednesday night
as skies clear and surface high pressure moves into the area and
delivers the brunt of the cold airmass. Highs will struggle to
warm out of the teens on Wednesday with lows well into the single
digits, and a risk to go below zero in several locations.

The upper level trough axis shifts east beginning Thursday and
this will shift the coldest air to our east. Nevertheless, we will
still experience well below average temperatures as readings
slowly moderate. On Friday and Saturday, the medium range models
are hinting at a pattern change. As a result, model spread is
quite high and confidence in the forecast decreases considerably.
There are hints at a storm system moving through the region in the
Fri/Sat time frame. Given significant differences in timing, PoPs
have been kept on the low side for now, and will slow play ramping
things up until there is better agreement/clearer signal.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday Night)
Issued at 1137 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

Pilots can expect VFR conditions at area terminals overnight into
Sunday morning. Ceilings will gradually lower Sunday afternoon as
a storm system approaches. Some light snow or sleet may develop
by late afternoon. Snow will become widespread Sunday evening with
prevailing MVFR to areas of IFR conditions in low ceilings and
snow. Sleet may fall at times at the Branson terminal.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 9 AM this morning to 6 AM CST
     Monday FOR MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106.

KS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 9 AM this morning to 6 AM CST
     Monday FOR KSZ073-097-101.

&&

SHORT TERM...Boxell
LONG TERM...Gagan
AVIATION...Foster
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 11:14 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1114 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-160515-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
1114 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT WILL DROP BELOW ZERO AT MANY LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

  WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AT
  MANY LOCATIONS SUNDAY MORNING.

  SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE
  ENDING MONDAY. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
  EARLY MONDAY. A GENERAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
  WITH THE POTENTIAL OF LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF
  THIS STORM SYSTEM AND EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN.
  ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SNOWFALL FORECAST WILL BE MADE AS THIS SYSTEM
  APPROACHES.

  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA
  SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

  VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA FOR AT
  LEAST THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE
  DIGITS AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

FOSTER

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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.