WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 630 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...RAIN WILL BRIEFLY TURN TO SLEET
BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE
HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ANTICIPATED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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DSA
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