HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 506 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 445 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
441 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS-
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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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 356 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MISSOURI
TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND TURN TO SNOW TONIGHT AS COLD
AIR RUSHES IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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KNOX-LEWIS-SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-
OSAGE-CALLAWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNIBAL...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...
JEFFERSON CITY
356 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
THROUGH CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.
* STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINTER
PRECIPITATION...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND
GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS COULD LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...AND REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
* TRAVEL ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI COULD BECOME
DANGEROUS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL FOR
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST
FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ADVANCED NOTICE THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS A
CERTAINTY. THOSE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING IN CASE
THE STORM DOES MATERIALIZE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANNED...YOU MAY
WANT TO ADJUST YOUR TRAVEL TIME TO AVOID THE STORM. ALSO...YOU
SHOULD USE THIS ADVANCED NOTICE TO MAKE CERTAIN YOUR VEHICLE IS
WINTERIZED. MAKE PREPARATIONS AT HOME BY STOCKING EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES...SUCH AS FOOD...MEDICINE...AND EXTRA HEATING FUEL...
JUST IN CASE THE STORM MAKES TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.
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