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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ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
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 WEATHER ADVISORY
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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MILLER-MARIES-PULASKI-PHELPS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-
DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LEBANON...HOUSTON...
CABOOL...SALEM...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...
MANSFIELD...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...BRANSON...
FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
400 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...RAIN WILL BRIEFLY TURN TO SLEET
BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW THIS EVENING MAINLY AFTER 9 PM ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...OR AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM
BRANSON...TO LEBANON...TO ELDON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE BEFORE ENDING CHRISTMAS DAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. 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 CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...INCLUDING ALONG HIGHWAYS 63 AND 160.
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGH WINDS
AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ANTICIPATED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS
WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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