WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1032 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY.
* A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PLAINS. THIS STORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES
FOR AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ST. JOSEPH TO
CHILLICOTHE TO KIRKSVILLE.
* LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD
AREAS NORTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO KIRKSVILLE LINE OVERNIGHT. ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY COME TO AN END ACROSS ALL BUT FAR NORTHERN MISSOURI
AROUND DAYBREAK...AND THAT LULL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MID
AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA. SNOW
MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
LOCATIONS IN NORTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI SEEING
MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 10 INCHES.
* IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IS
POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERSPREAD THE REGION. THE BLOWING SNOW
MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...CREATING EVEN MORE DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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