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WWUS43 KEAX 132147
WSWEAX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
347 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007
.ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW
BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIKELY. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL
PUSH TOWARD THE AREA TOMORROW WITH AMPLE MOISTURE OVERSPREADING THE
AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO EFFICIENT SNOW PRODUCTION ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA BY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM
PASSES ACROSS THE REGION.
KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037>039-043>046-053-054-140600-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WS.A.0009.071214T2100Z-071216T0000Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-
JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-
HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...
KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...
PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BOONVILLE...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
347 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS FRIDAY THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST
TO OCCUR ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW AT
TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO SEDALIA LINE WITH AREAS SOUTH OF A PAOLA TO
CLINTON LINE POSSIBLY APPROACHING 7 INCHES. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
FOR THOSE WITHOUT ELECTRICAL POWER...HERE ARE A FEW VERY IMPORTANT
SAFETY TIPS. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS IN ENCLOSED AREAS. IT IS NOT SAFE
TO OPERATE A GENERATOR IN YOUR HOUSE...OR EVEN IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE.
THE EXHAUST FROM THE GENERATOR CONTAINS CARBON MONOXIDE...A DEADLY
GAS THAT IS BOTH COLORLESS AND ODORLESS. GRILLS AND STOVES DESIGNED
FOR COOKING SHOULD NOT BE USED TO GENERATE HEAT INDOORS AS THESE
DEVICES ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR PROLONGED USE AND ALSO PRODUCE CARBON
MONOXIDE.
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