HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 353 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 345 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM TABLE ROCK LAKE TO LAKE OF THE OZARKS...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE FORECASTED FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. MORE
SPECIFICALLY...THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS
ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY TABLE ROCK LAKE...TO
SPRINGFIELD...TO VERSAILLES. ALONG WITH THIS SNOW
ACCUMULATION...THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET...PRIOR TO PRECIPITATION CHANGING COMPLETELY OVER TO SNOW.
REGARDING THE TIMING OF THIS EPISODE OF WINTER WEATHER...RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FROM
WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON...EVENTUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 45 MPH AT TIMES WHILE THE HEAVY SNOW IS
FALLING. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS FROM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
BOTTOM LINE...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.
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 FROM LATE TONIGHT 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.
&&
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)
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
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.
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-240500-
/O.UPG.KSGF.WS.A.0003.091224T1800Z-091226T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGF.WS.W.0004.091224T2100Z-091226T0000Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...LAMAR
256 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SLEET...WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THIS
INCLUDES LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE FROM BAXTER SPRINGS TO LAMAR
TO SCHELL CITY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 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 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 COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH AND
SOUTH ORIENTED ROAD WAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 69 IN KANSAS AND
HIGHWAY 71 IN MISSOURI. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGH
WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ANTICIPATED. EXPECT
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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..
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 300 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
WILL MOVE INTO OKLAHOMA 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 COULD COMBINE TO MAKE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088>090-093-094-101-102-
231700-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WS.A.0003.091224T1800Z-091226T0000Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-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...
SPRINGFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE
300 AM 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 AFTERNOON
INTO THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI...OR WEST OF A LINE FROM CASSVILLE...TO SPRINGFIELD...TO
WARSAW.
* 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...IF THEY MATERIALIZE...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 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.
$$
CLAYCOMB