HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 605 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST FRI DEC 18 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
SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY SPREAD INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSOURI TOWARDS
SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI FRIDAY MORNING AND
QUICKLY SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI BY THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL
UNCERTAIN...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS LIKELY. NORTHEAST AND PARTS OF
CENTRAL MISSOURI HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING MORE THAN TWO INCHES
OF SNOW WHILE AREAS FROM MARYVILLE TO BOONVILLE MAY SEE AN INCH OR
TWO OF SNOW...WITH LOCATIONS FROM ST JOSEPH TO KANSAS CITY RECEIVING
LESS THAN AN INCH.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE TRICKY IN FORECASTING SNOW AMOUNTS DUE TO
ITS FAST MOVEMENT AND LIMITED MOISTURE BEING OFFSET BY THE INCREASING
STRENGTH OF THE STORM DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT
POCKETS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDWEST SUNDAY AND
BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO NORTHEAST MISSOURI. AT THIS TIME THERE IS
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO THE TRACK OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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