Here are the latest advisories for the Metro and MetroRegion.
Expect freezing drizzle to develop over Metro K.C. around or just after midnight.
I still expect the worst of this storm passing to our north thru northeast- we should (better) see above freezing temperatures by noon Thursday.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
448 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008
...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
MISSOURI THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. ON tHURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW ABUNDANT MOISTURE NORTHWARD WHILE COLD AIR LEFT OVER BY A RETREATING AREA OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING KEEPING THE COLD AIR IN PLACE NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING OVER WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI WITH FREEZING RAIN EXPANDING IN COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS AREA FORECAST NORTH OF A ST JOSEPH TO KIRKSVILLE LINE WHERE ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY. FURTHER SOUTH FROM THE ST JOSEPH AREA TO MACON ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE. AREAS FROM KANSAS CITY TO MOBERLY SOUTHWARD CAN EXPECT LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS... OVERLAND PARK... OLATHE... PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY... WESTON... LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND... CARROLLTON... SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY... KANSAS CITY... INDEPENDENCE... LEXINGTON... CONCORDIA... MARSHALL... FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN
448 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY.
AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TO FORM FROM EXTREME EAST CENTRAL KANSAS INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI BY THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. SOME PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO FORECAST TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE WARMER AIR MOVES BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES BY THEN WILL REACH THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S AND ALL OF THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
448 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008
...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
MISSOURI THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. ON tHURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW ABUNDANT MOISTURE NORTHWARD WHILE COLD AIR LEFT OVER BY A RETREATING AREA OF ARCTIC HIGH pRESSURE. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING KEEPING THE COLD AIR IN PLACE NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING OVER WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI WITH FREEZING RAIN EXPANDING IN COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS AREA FORECAST NORTH OF A ST JOSEPH TO KIRKSVILLE LINE WHERE ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY. FURTHER SOUTH FROM THE ST JOSEPH AREA TO MACON ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE. AREAS FROM KANSAS CITY TO MOBERLY SOUTHWARD CAN EXPECT LESS tHAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... ATCHISON... TROY... CAMERON... GALLATIN... JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH... PLATTSBURG... KINGSTON... HAMILTON... POLO... CHILLICOTHE... BROOKFIELD... MACON... LA PLATA
448 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY
TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO FORM FROM EXTREME EAST CENTRAL KANSAS INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...AND MAY EVEN MIX WITH RAIN AS TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK.
IN ADDITION...A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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MJ
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
448 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008
...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
MISSOURI THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW ABUNDANT MOISTURE NORTHWARD WHILE COLD AIR LEFT OVER BY A RETREATING AREA OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING KEEPING THE COLD AIR IN PLACE NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING OVER WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI WITH FREEZING RAIN EXPANDING IN COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS AREA FORECAST NORTH OF A ST JOSEPH TO KIRKSVILLE LINE WHERE ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY. FURTHER SOUTH FROM THE ST JOSEPH AREA TO MACON ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE. AREAS FROM KANSAS CITY TO MOBERLY SOUTHWARD CAN EXPECT LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
\INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA... MOUND CITY... RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL... WARRENSBURG... SEDALIA... BOONVILLE... BUTLER... RICH HILL... CLINTON
448 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM
CST THURSDAY.
AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS... EVEN A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE CAN CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. FORTUNATELY WARMER AIR WILL BE DRAWN NORTH AND BY THE NOON HOUR TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REACH THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S AND ALL OF THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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