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URGENT
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WWUS43 KSGF 030937
WSWSGF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
337 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014
KSZ073-097-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-031200-
/O.CAN.KSGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-
HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...WARSAW...
COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...
EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON
337 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 44 EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE SNOW HAS ENDED...TRAVEL
WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED AS ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED.
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
DROPPING TO AROUND ZERO DEGREES BY DAYBREAK. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 THROUGH MID DAY TODAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN A RISK FOR
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
&&
$$
KSZ101-MOZ082-083-088>095-101>103-031200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
CHEROKEE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...HOUSTON...
CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...
MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...
AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...
MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA
337 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW
CONTINUE ACROSS THE U.S. 60 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS MORNING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITIES OF LESS
THAN ONE MILE...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK. IN
ADDITION...TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE
DEGREES. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF U.S. 60.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY
BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION HAS BECOME DIFFICULT AND
DANGEROUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY LIMIT THE VISIBILITY
TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
RESULT IN A RISK FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
&&
$$
MOZ096>098-104>106-031200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
337 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW
CONTINUE ACROSS THE U.S. 60 AND 63 CORRIDORS EARLY THIS MORNING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITIES OF LESS
THAN ONE MILE...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST DAYBREAK. IN
ADDITION...TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE
DEGREES. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
DAYBREAK ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. IF SNOW PERSISTS
LONGER...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WINTER STORM WARNING MAY NEED
TO BE EXTENDED.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG
U.S. 60.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY
BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION HAS BECOME DIFFICULT AND
DANGEROUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY LIMIT THE VISIBILITY
TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
RESULT IN A RISK FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
&&
$$
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