HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 506 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 445 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 Expires:200912261045;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
441 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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441 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE
TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF A COLUMBIA...QUINCY LINE....WITH LITTLE
IF ANY ACCUMULATION ELSEWHERE.
STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS
IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LINGER FROM CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST MISSOURI INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL THAT
THEY OBSERVE...OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.
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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 433 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 915 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...RAPID FREEZING OF WATER ON ROADS LIKELY AS STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...
A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. TEMPERATURES
ARE FALLING AT A RATE OF 10 DEGREES OR MORE PER HOUR. THIS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE RAPID FREEZING OF ANY WATER WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED ON
AREA ROADS...BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...SIDEWALKS...AND OTHER EXPOSED
SURFACES. THIS WILL CAUSE BLACK ICE CONDITIONS...AND COULD MAKE
DRIVING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD
CONDITIONS. WATCH FOR WET ROADS WHICH WILL LIKELY FREEZE VERY
RAPIDLY AS TEMPERATURES DROP. ALLOW FOR EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE AND
SLOW DOWN APPROPRIATELY FOR TURNS AND CURVES IN THE ROAD.
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CARNEY
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