Faraday
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Post by Faraday on Feb 17, 2008 11:19:21 GMT -5
Offical battle has been called on account of weather. Spread the word.
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Post by Lady Nyt Dunne of Dominion on Feb 17, 2008 12:54:52 GMT -5
I suggest staying at home with some cocoa and a movie... the weather is dangerous outside and the storm does not appear to be letting up any time before 4pm. The national weather service has said the following regarding this storm:
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THIS MORNING INTO ILLINOIS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY...HEAVY RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO SNOW.
THE CHANGE OVER WILL BE SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN DAYBREAK TO THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THE ST JOSEPH TO KANSAS CITY AREAS...NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THIS BAND. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL OF LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS AS BURSTS OF SNOW MAY CAUSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR.
IN ADDITION... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS BY MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS WILL BE INCREASING INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM OVERNIGHT AND INTO THIS MORNING HAS ALSO CAUSED FLOOD WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. PLEASE SEE THE FLOOD WARNING PRODUCTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
THE SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS... BUT THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE TONIGHT.
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