winter weather and heavy rain saturday morning update
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Winter Weather and Heavy Rain Saturday Morning Update. Issued at 12/21/2013 at 5:30 AM National Weather Service - Springfield, MO http://www.weather.gov/sgf. Highlights. Early Saturday Morning. Heavy Rain. 32 Degrees. Heavy Rain. Springfield Missouri Forecast Office. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Winter Weather and Heavy RainSaturday Morning Update
Issued at 12/21/2013 at 5:30 AMNational Weather Service - Springfield, MO
http://www.weather.gov/sgf
Highlights
What Where Timing Impacts
Freezing Rain NW of a Cassville to Salem line
Improving conditions today
0.25”-0.40”, locally up to 0.5”
Heavy Rain/Flooding South of a Branson to
Salem lineThrough this
afternoonFlooding of low water
crossings, streams, rivers
Accumulating SnowNorth of I-44, especially north of a Columbus to
Osage Beach lineThis evening and
tonight1-3” of snow impacting
travel
Springfield MissouriForecast Officewww.weather.gov/springfield/
Freezing Rain
• Areas north of a Cassville to Salem line
Moderate to Heavy
Rain
• Southern and south central Missouri; heaviest south of a Branson to Salem line
Amounts
• Additional 0.1” to 0.2” of freezing rain, 1-2” of rain
Impacts
• Freezing rain may cause travel concerns• Flooding will be possible across south central
Missouri
Early Saturday Morning
32 Degrees Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Springfield MissouriForecast Officewww.weather.gov/springfield/
Freezing Rain
• Areas north of a line from Joplin to Vichy
Moderate to Heavy
Rain
• South of I-44
Amounts
• Additional 0.1” to 0.2” of freezing rain, 1-2” of rain
Impacts
• Freezing rain may cause travel concerns• Flooding will be possible across south central
Missouri
Mid Day Saturday
32 Degrees
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Springfield MissouriForecast Officewww.weather.gov/springfield/
Mid to Late Afternoon Saturday
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
32 Degrees
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Springfield MissouriForecast Officewww.weather.gov/springfield/
Beginning
• Freezing rain and rain changes to snow Sat. evening
Amounts
• 1”-3” of snow north, lower amounts south
Ending
• Sunday morning
Impacts
• Snow will cause travel difficulties, especially where it falls on ice
Tonight Changing over to Snow
Trace-1”1”-3”
Trace
Winter Storm WatchFlood Watch
Flood Watch
Winter Storm Warning
Winter Wx Advisory
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