Lewis (Missouri)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
4:07 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007
MAJOR ICE STORM UNDERWAY.
SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION CONTINUES TO OCCUR AS A LARGE BAND OF
PRECIPITATION MOVES EAST FROM CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI THROUGH WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS BAND OF INTENSE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION.
ANOTHER ROUND OF FREEZING RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. THEREFORE, A WINTER STORM WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THOSE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-KNOX-LEWIS-SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-
BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-
GASCONADE-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF; LITCHFIELD, QUINCY, HANNIBAL, BOWLING, GREEN,
COLUMBIA, MEXICO, JEFFERSON CITY
4:07 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007
ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF
INCH OR MORE ARE LIKELY IN PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA. SOME SLEET
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ALSO. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING TODAY.
ICE IS EXPECTED TO READILY ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES...
SUCH AS SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS, ROADS AND PARKING LOTS. PLAN FOR A SLOW TRIP
AND USE SPECIAL CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING BRIDGES AND CURVES. REMEMBER THAT
ICE DEPOSITED BY FREEZING RAIN IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE, SO DO NOT BE
CAUGHT OFF GUARD.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY. THEREFORE, A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THOSE IN
THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING, AND IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANNED, YOU
MAY WANT TO ADJUST YOUR TRAVEL TIME TO AVOID THE ICE STORM. ALSO, YOU SHOULD
USE THIS ADVANCED NOTICE TO MAKE CERTAIN YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED. MAKE
PREPARATIONS AT HOME BY STOCKING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES SUCH AS FOOD, MEDICINE
AND EXTRA HEATING FUEL JUST IN CASE THE STORM MAKES TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS
IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.
Short Term Forecast
Lewis (Missouri)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
5:41 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-KNOX-LEWIS-SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-
RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-
LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS-
ST. LOUIS CITY-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF; LITCHFIELD, QUINCY, EDWARDSVILLE, HANNIBAL, BOWLING
GREEN, COLUMBIA, MEXICO, JEFFERSON CITY, ST CHARLES, UNION...ST LOUIS
5:41 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007
NOW!
ICE STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATION LIKELY THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 5:30 AM, WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY
CONTINUOUS BAND OF FREEZING RAIN, ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND
SLEET, EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST MISSOURI TO
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI TO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS
INCLUDES THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE St. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA.
THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS MOVING NORTHEAST, WHICH MEANS NEARLY
CONTINUOUS FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING, AND SINCE THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE FAIRLY
HEAVY, DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE TO
OCCUR. LOSS OF POWER AND TELEPHONE SERVICE IS A VERY REAL
POSSIBILITY ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO TREES.
AT 5 AM, ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ICE WAS
COVERING TREES IN COLUMBIA WITH AROUND TWO INCHES OF SLEET AND
ICE ACCUMULATION ON ROADS.
TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS DUE TO THE THICK
COATING OF ICE AND SLEET. EVEN HIGHWAYS THAT HAVE BEEN SALTED MAY
BECOME QUITE SLICK IF THE PRECIPITATION IS HEAVY ENOUGH. IF YOU
MUST DRIVE, BE VERY ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS.
CVKING
Special Weather Statement
Lewis (Missouri)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
5:40 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-KNOX-LEWIS-SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-
BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-
GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF; LITCHFIELD, QUINCY, HANNIBAL, BOWLING GREEN,
COLUMBIA, MEXICO, JEFFERSON CITY, ST CHARLES, UNION
5:40 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007
DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATION LIKELY THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 5:30 AM, WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY
CONTINUOUS BAND OF FREEZING RAIN ALONG WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS AND SLEET EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST MISSOURI TO
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI TO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS
INCLUDES THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA.
THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS MOVING NORTHEAST, WHICH MEANS NEARLY
CONTINUOUS FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING, AND SINCE THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE FAIRLY
HEAVY, DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE TO
OCCUR. LOSS OF POWER AND TELEPHONE SERVICE IS A VERY REAL
POSSIBILITY ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO TREES.
AT 5 AM, ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ICE WAS
COVERING TREES IN COLUMBIA WITH AROUND TWO INCHES OF SLEET AND
ICE ACCUMULATION ON ROADS.
TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS DUE TO THE THICK
COATING OF ICE AND SLEET. EVEN HIGHWAYS THAT HAVE BEEN SALTED MAY
BECOME QUITE SLICK IF THE PRECIPITATION IS HEAVY ENOUGH. IF YOU
MUST DRIVE, BE VERY ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS.
CVKING
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