HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 619 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 630 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION IS
GRADUALLY PULLING EAST THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW FROM AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A DONIPHAN KANSAS TO KIRKSVILLE
MISSOURI LINE. A BLIZZARD WARING CONTINUES ACROSS THIS AREA UNTIL
NOON TODAY WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSOURI THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A PLATTSBURG
TO SEDALIA LINE. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES
CAN BE EXPECTED CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA UNTIL NOON TODAY.
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND THE EXISTING SNOW
PACK. IN ADDITION...THE BRISK WINDS WILL LEAD TO WINDS CHILL READINGS
NEAR OF BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.
LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO KIRKSVILLE LINE MAY
EXPERIENCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -20 DEGREES. PROPER PRECAUTIONS
SHOULD BE TAKEN IN ANTICIPATION OF THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THEY
RECEIVE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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