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WWUS43 KEAX 110002
WSWEAX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
602 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007
...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING ICE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...
A COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER MUCH OF KANSAS INTO
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH TUESDAY...WHILE A POWERFUL
STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MEXICAN BAJA SHIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS WILL BE A LONG-DURATION EVENT WITH FREEZING RAIN
MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUING THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO
HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AVERAGING BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH. EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY...WHICH WILL
RESULT IN RAPID ICE ACCUMULATIONS WITH AMOUNTS LOCALLY EXCEEDING ONE
INCH. DUE TO THE HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...THIS LONG DURATION
STORM MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TREES...WHILE
MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
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ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-ANDREW-DE KALB-
DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-
LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-
COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY...
LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...ALBANY...
STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...
DOWNING...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...
MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...
KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...
LA PLATA...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...RICHMOND...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...
KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...
CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...
HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...
BOONVILLE...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON
602 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007
...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY
NIGHT...
AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY
NIGHT.
AT 6 PM...A LARGE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS INTO WESTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THEN OVERSPREAD THE
REST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI BY 10 PM. PERIODS OF FREEZING
RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE FREEZING
RAIN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND
TUESDAY. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL
PRODUCE RAPID ICE ACCUMULATIONS WITH AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING ONE
INCH. THE AREA OF HIGHEST IMPACT INCLUDES KANSAS CITY...ST
JOSEPH...CHILLICOTHE...KIRKSVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD. CHECK FURNACES AND
FUEL LEVELS. 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.
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ONCE THE
FREEZING RAIN BEGINS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER AND CARRY ALONG A SAFETY SUPPLY KIT THAT INCLUDES
FOOD... BLANKETS AND A CELL PHONE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD
TO THE DANGER.
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ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...MOUND CITY...OREGON
602 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT.
A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AFTER 8 PM...
AFFECTING TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE AND SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES. PRECIPITATION MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SLEET
EXPECTED. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF INCH OF ICE
ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET POSSIBLE. THIS STORM SYSTEM
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD. CHECK FURNACES AND
FUEL LEVELS. 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.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ONCE THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
BEGINS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING
ORDER AND CARRY ALONG A SAFETY SUPPLY KIT THAT INCLUDES FOOD...
BLANKETS AND A CELL PHONE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.
$$
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