Winter storm watch issued for Springfield, southwest Missouri, six to eight inches of snow possible

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
405 AM CST Fri Mar 1 2019

...Winter Storm Watch for Portions of Southeast Kansas and the
Missouri Ozarks Saturday Night and Sunday...

.A storm system developing over west Texas will track eastward
across the lower Mississippi Valley this weekend. Abundant
moisture will spread northward into southeast Kansas and the
Missouri Ozarks and interact with a cold airmass over the region.
Snow may become heavy at times Saturday night and Sunday. A wintry
mix with snow, sleet and freezing rain will also be possible and
could lead to dangerous travel conditions.


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Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee,
Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus,
Neutral, Sherwin, Stippville, Warsaw, Whitakerville, Cole Camp,
Crockerville, Mora, Edmonson, Lincoln, Versailles, Rocky Mount,
Stover, Laurie, Aurora Springs, Eldon, Lake Ozark, Vichy, Nevada,
Tiffin, Appleton City, Johnson City, Weaubleau, Hermitage,
Quincy, Wheatland, Cross Timbers, Osage Beach, Camdenton,
Decaturville, Roach, Village of Four Seasons, Fort Leonard Wood,
Laquey, Waynesville, Northwye, Rolla, Kenoma, Lamar,
Cedar Springs, El Dorado Springs, Filley, Arnica,
Caplinger Mills, Stockton, 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, Aurora, Mount Vernon,
Marionville, Teresita, Winona, Birch Tree, and Montier
405 AM CST Fri Mar 1 2019

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy snow and mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
  accumulations of 6 to 8 inches will be possible north of a line
  from Pittsburg Kansas to Bolivar to Rolla. South of this line
  and north of Highway 60, snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches
  combined with sleet accumulations up to two tenths of an inch
  and ice accumulations of a light glaze will be possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east
  central, south central, southwest and west central Missouri.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could be very difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant
snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.