HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 104 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
102 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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102 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. LITTLE TO
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA TODAY.
WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO SUNDAY...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS.
WIND CHILLS IN SINGLE DIGITS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 400 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN OVER
SOUTHWEST TEXAS THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS LOW...MUCH COLDER AIR
WILL BE DRAWN INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI AS STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
INITIALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS
AFTERNOON...RAIN WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE OVER TO MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW FALL AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS
AND LOW 20S THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE SEASONS FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY EVENING INTO
EARLY FRIDAY.
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DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...
MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...
CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA
400 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...RAIN WILL BRIEFLY TURN TO SLEET THEN
ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET ACROSS SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THEN END CHRISTMAS
DAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CASSVILLE...TO
SPRINGFIELD...TO VERSAILLES.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MOST
LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES
REDUCED TO NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS
DAY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 13...60
AND 65...AND INTERSTATE 44. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ANTICIPATED.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS EVENING.
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...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED..
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 256 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN OVER
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS
THURSDAY MORNING AND INTERACT WITH GULF MOISTURE STREAMING INTO
THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH.
INITIALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PROGRESS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT
AND FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOW 20S THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE SEASONS FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY EVENING INTO
EARLY FRIDAY.
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MORGAN-CAMDEN-DALLAS-CHRISTIAN-STONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERSAILLES...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
BUFFALO...NIXA...OZARK...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA
256 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...MOVING INTO
AREAS FROM KIMBERLING CITY...TO SPRINGFIELD...TO VERSAILLES
OVERNIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST
TO EAST. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR
ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS
DAY COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITH DRIFTING SNOW AND
HAZARDOUS  DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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