SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 443 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2015
ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-302200- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO- LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO- AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO- LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO- WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO- MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON
443 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2015
...WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO MOST OF OUR REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY...AND THEN BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 ON SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY...SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR...WITH THE RAIN GRADUALLY BECOMING MIXED WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY TO PIN DOWN EXACT SNOW TOTALS...IT APPEARS THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE AS YOU HEAD SOUTH...WITH 1-3 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR...AND ACCUMULATIONS OF UNDER AN INCH OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. SPECIFIC SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE EXTREMELY DEPENDENT UPON THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...AND A SLIGHT WARMING OR COOLING OF THE AIRMASS COULD MAKE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN THE SNOWFALL THAT AN AREA RECEIVES.
SNOWFALL FORECASTS MAY BE ADJUSTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE OF THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES A BIT MORE CLEAR.
THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MAY ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDTIIONS...SO PLAN YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY.
PLEASE BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES.
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