HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 603 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
601 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS
AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THIS MORNING. MORE SPECIFICALLY...A BAND
OF MODERATE SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST THIS MORNING AND IMPACT LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF
A LINE FROM ROUGHLY WARSAW TO HERITAGE TO CASSVILLE. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA
THROUGH NOON TIME TODAY.
WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 35 MPH AT TIMES WHILE THE SNOW IS FALLING.
THIS WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES
EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT.
BOTTOM LINE...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED EARLY THIS MORNING AS
MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE ICY OR SNOW COVERED AND WILL CONTINUE TO
BE COVERED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWS THROUGH NOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS.
IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THROUGH SATURDAY.
INTERESTS ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD
KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AS DETAILS BECOME CLEARER REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF THIS
STORM SYSTEM.
.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: 552 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...REMNANTS OF STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO CONTINUE IMPACTING PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST AND THE SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
OZARKS...
.A STRONG STORM NOW CENTERED OVER NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI MISSOURI
CONTINUES TO PROVIDE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS
AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THIS MORNING. THE LAST BAND OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW FALL RESIDES OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WILL TRACK TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST THIS
MORNING. THIS WILL PROVIDE ONE LAST BURST OF SNOWFALL TO THE
WARNED AREA BEFORE MOVING NORTH LATER THIS MORNING. GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHERE HEAVIER
SNOWFALL TOTALS OCCUR OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE OZARKS IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL
ALSO BE A PROBLEM WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE...CAUSING
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THIS MORNING.
OVERALL...LOCATIONS ALONG THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDER WILL
EXPERIENCE THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION...WHILE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
EASTERN OZARKS MAY ONLY EXPERIENCE A MINOR ACCUMULATION.
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CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-BARRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...NEOSHO...
AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE
551 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUE
  ALONG THE WESTERN MISSOURI AND OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS BORDERS.
  ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOW THROUGH NOON IS EXPECTED WITH THE
  HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 71 CORRIDOR.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN
  INCH CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
  CASSVILLE TO HERMITAGE TO WARSAW. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE
  EXPECTED IN COUNTIES CLOSE TO THE MISSOURI...OKLAHOMA...AND
  KANSAS STATE LINES.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY PRODUCE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ONE
  QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES NEAR THE WESTERN MISSOURI STATE LINE.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
  IMPACTED...INCLUDING  HIGHWAYS 71...13...60 AND INTERSTATE 44.
  THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND AREA WEB CAMS
  INDICATE THAT MOST MAJOR STATE HIGHWAYS ARE EITHER PARTIALLY OR
  COMPLETELY SNOW AND SLEET COVERED FROM HIGHWAY 13 AND POINTS TO
  THE WEST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND MIXED WINTRY
PRECIPITATION MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. 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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