- County,
- Winter Weather Advisory issued May 02 at 9:57PM CDT until May 03 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS
- Effective: 9:57 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013
- Expires: 1 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2013
...EXCEPTIONALLY RARE MAY SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...
.AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL AND RARE LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A POTENT
UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS SLOWLY TRACKING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH RAIN
MIXING OR TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE KANSAS AND
MISSOURI STATE LINE NORTH NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI. THIS
WILL GENERALLY OCCUR FROM THE INTERSTATE 49 CORRIDOR NORTHWARD TO THE
INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
FRIDAY.
* LOCATION...EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI... NORTH
NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI.
* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY
* SNOW...SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
LOWER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON ROADWAYS.
* IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SUSTAINED AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. THIS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND
A MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT.
* OTHER IMPACTS...DESPITE A LATE ONSET TO SPRING...MANY TREES ARE
BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OR HAVE DEVELOPED LEAVES AND WHEN COMBINED
WITH A HEAVY WET SNOW... SOME SNAPPING OF BRANCHES IS POSSIBLE.- See more at NOAA


