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...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY...
A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH
MIDDAY OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO
EAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF
30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE THE DRIFTING OF SNOW ONTO ROADS.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...RADAR TRENDS SHOW BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW
OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE REGION WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL
INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEE THE LATEST STORM REPORTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM
3 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FORM THE NEVADA AREA
NORTHEAST TO COLE CAMP IN WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES WITH HEAVIER SNOW.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS.
CHECK THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS.