Tonights Winter Weather Event - Sunday, February 14

It now appears that some here in the Ozarks may see more accumulating snow. This is not expected to be a significant storm - just minor accumulations of anywhere from a trace to perhaps 3 inches where the heavier snow bands develop. However it may be just enough to cause some slick spots on area roadways.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for parts of the Ozarks.

Here is the latest Advisory information from the National Weather Service in Springfield:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
513 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OVER AREAS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS
THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEVADA TO
EMINENCE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE MOST OF THIS SNOWFALL. SNOWFALL
WILL BE INTERMITTENT IN NATURE...COMING DOWN IN SHORT LIVED
BURSTS...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ALONG WITH CREATING
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS.

MOZ055>058-066>071-078>083-091-092-098-150600-
/O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-100215T0600Z/
BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-
PULASKI-PHELPS-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-WEBSTER-
WRIGHT-SHANNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...
BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...MARSHFIELD...
ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...WINONA...EMINENCE
513 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS WILL
BE SHORT LIVED...BUT COME DOWN IN HEAVY BURSTS...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES WHILE CREATING MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. THESE SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE INTERMITTENT IN NATURE...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MOST OF THE EVENING.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM NEVADA TO EMINENCE WILL EXPERIENCE THESE INTERMITTENT SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM A TRACE
TO TWO INCHES.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED TONIGHT ESPECIALLY ON
SECONDARY ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON
ROAD SURFACES. ROAD CONDITIONS COULD RAPIDLY DETERIORATE IN THE
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. MOTORIST SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CRAMER

Next, here is a graphic of the counties included in the Advisory:

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Areas outside of the Advisory are only expected to receive a trace to 1 inch of snow.

We are having one heck of a snow squall here in north Nixa it look almost like a white out for a few minutes now there is snow on the side walks and grass. Took a picture of it and will post it to facebook.

We already had a thread for this, but hey, SNOW!

Greene County and several others under a winter weather advisory now. 1 inch expected. If people would slow down and be careful there wouldn't be so many accidents in a VERY MINOR winter event.

*Updated WWA from NWS Springfield*

The Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded that now includes the following counties in Southwest Missouri: Greene, Dade, Barton, Bourbon in Kansas, Lawrence, Christian, Stone, Taney, Douglas, Ozark, Howell and Oregon.

Here is the updated WWA graphic:
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Amen to that.

The snow continues to fall here! What a surprise to wake up this morning and see quite a world of white. Good thing we have the day off of school anyway!