THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK. ELEVATED SNOW AND SLEET RISK. DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LIGHT SLEET...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SNOW AND RAIN...WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR TRAVEL IMPACTS. A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW...SLEET...AND SOME RAIN WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF INCH TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDOR. SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-44 CORRIDOR EAST OF HIGHWAY 65. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. AS THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION ENDS LATE TONIGHT...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED AND UNTREATED SURFACES. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED OVER SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI THIS EVENING...AND LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR MORE PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI. LIGHT SNOW WILL IMPACT FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD BE MINOR AND CONFINED TO AREAS SOUTHEAST OF BRANSON TO SALEM LINE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:09:13 +0000
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