Saturday, December 17, 2016

Winter weather advisory issued for Springfield area, hazardous road conditions developing

(From the National Weather Service)


...HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION...

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CHEROKEE-MILLER-MARIES-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-
TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-
CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER SPRINGS...LOWELL...RIVERTON...
COLUMBUS...NEUTRAL...SHERWIN...STIPPVILLE...AURORA SPRINGS...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VICHY...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
DECATURVILLE...ROACH...VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...LAQUEY...WAYNESVILLE...NORTHWYE...ROLLA...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CHARITY...FOOSE...MARCH...PLAD...WINDYVILLE...
OLIVE...LYNCHBURG...LEBANON...PLATO...ROBY...BENDAVIS...HUGGINS...
LAKE SPRING...BANGERT...DARIEN...GLADDEN...HOWES...JADWIN...
SALEM...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...NORTHVIEW...SEYMOUR...ROGERSVILLE...
DAWSON...GRAFF...MOUNTAIN GROVE...DUNCAN...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...
AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...MARIONVILLE...NIXA...CHRISTIAN CENTER...
OZARK...SELMORE...ANDERSON...NOEL...GOODMAN...SOUTH WEST CITY...
PINEVILLE...ROCKY COMFORT...MONETT...MADRY...CASSVILLE...
KIMBERLING CITY...CRANE...ELSEY...INDIAN POINT...
SILVER DOLLAR CITY
646 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WERE BEGINNING TO
  TRANSITION INTO LIGHT SNOW OVER THE REGION. THE SNOW WILL FALL
  ON TOP OF A GLAZE OF ICE WHICH OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY MAKING FOR
  CONTINUED HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* MAIN IMPACTS...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET HAVE
  LED TO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
  THROUGH THE REGION FROM FROM EARLY TO MID EVENING. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF
  ICE AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS
  OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES
  IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS AND IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL RANGE FROM -7 TO -15 DEGREES FROM
  LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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