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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
543 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014
MOZ082-083-096>098-104>106-031800-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
TEXAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HOUSTON…CABOOL…SALEM…AVA…
WEST PLAINS…WINONA…EMINENCE…BRANSON…FORSYTH…
GAINESVILLE…THEODOSIA…THAYER…ALTON
543 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS…AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
AND THE EASTERN OZARKS. IN ADDITION…BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED…SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE EASTERN OZARKS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY…NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT
IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION HAS BECOME DIFFICULT AND
DANGEROUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY LIMIT THE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL RESULT IN A RISK FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
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.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Mon Mar 3 2014 6:44AM EST
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