- County,
- Special Weather Statement issued March 21 at 4:46AM CDT by NWS
- Effective: 4:46 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2013
- Expires: 7 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2013
...SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE OZARKS TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...ANOTHER...AND MUCH STRONGER...STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING WIDESPREAD
WINTER WEATHER TO A LARGE PART OF THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WEEKEND...
WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PARTS OF OUR REGION OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND NIGHTS.
THE FIRST STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO THE OZARKS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALLS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE AN INCH
OR TWO OF SNOW IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A SALEM...ELLINGTON
LINE...WITH GREATER ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HEART OF THE OZARKS.
A SECOND...AND MUCH MORE INTENSE STORM SYSTEM...WILL BE TAKING AIM
ON THE CENTRAL U.S. OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE LATEST FORECAST
DATA ON THIS STORM SUGGESTS THAT IT WILL HAVE ALL OF THE NECESSARY
INGREDIENTS TO BRING WIDESPREAD ADVERSE WINTER WEATHER TO A LARGE
PART OF THE NATIONS MIDSECTION.
IN MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS...IT APPEARS THAT THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS
STORM WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS SNOW DEVELOPS ACROSS
THE REGION. DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF THE STORM HEAVY SNOW WILL
CERTAINLY BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...SINCE THE EXACT TRACK OF THE
STORM IS STILL UNKNOWN...IT IT TOO EARLY DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL.
THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE NATIONS MIDSECTION DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.- See more at NOAA


