Winter Storm Watch issued for Branson, Monett, McDonald County areas

(From the National Weather Service)

CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-
OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...
WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...
KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...
THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
332 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS SOUTH OF A PINEVILLE TO
  EMINENCE LINE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

* FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH TO TWO TENTHS
  OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY DIMINISH WITH THE
  MODERATE TO HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE
  ROADWAYS AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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