Tarkio MO Weather Forecast Tarkio Current Weather

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY FOR AREAS
GENERALLY NORTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO MACON LINE. WARM AIR ALOFT MAY
WORK INTO THE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WHICH WILL
LEAD TO A TRANSITION PERIOD TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THIS PERIOD A
MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW AND POSSIBLY SLEET IS EXPECTED...GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KANSAS CITY TO CARROLLTON TO MACON.

AS THE STORM SYSTEM MATURES...COLDER AIR WILL QUICKLY WORK INTO THE
OUTLOOK AREA FROM WEST TO EAST LEADING TO A RAPID TRANSITION BACK TO
SNOW BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. CURRENTLY...AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO MACON MISSOURI HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6
INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL APPROACHING A FOOT IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI.

INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WINTER
STORM. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY AS THIS STORM EXITS. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND THE EXPECTED 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 NEAR THE
IOWA AND MISSOURI BORDER MAY EXPERIENCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF -10 TO
-15 DEGREES. PROPER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN ANTICIPATION OF
THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THEY
RECEIVE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.