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Winter weather advisory in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday
A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area through 6 a.m. Wednesday.
According to the National Weather Service, total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches and ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
The NWS said to plan on slippery road conditions. A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Expect slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
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Rain and snow showers expected
Wintry weather is expected to impact the region from late this morning/noon time through the overnight hours. A strong cold front will move through the area and rapidly cool temperatures down, back below freezing. Widespread drizzle and light rainfall will occur ahead of the front and as temperatures rapidly cool down behind the front, a flash freeze of whatever liquid left on area roads is possible, especially untreated roads and surfaces. Additionally, as temperatures become cold enough, freezing drizzle will transition to snowfall. The heaviest snows will be across north central to northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. Ice amounts will generally be less than 0.05”, but that will be enough to add to the potentially slick road conditions. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Rain. Patchy fog between 11 a.m. and noon. High near 44. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain and snow showers likely before 8 p.m., then a chance of snow showers and freezing drizzle between 8 p.m. and midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before 7 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Saturday: A chance of snow between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
Tuesday school closures and late starts
Cowgill man dead, 2 hospitalized after crash
CLINTON COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 8:30p.m. Monday in Clinton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Ford Explorer driven by Wei Q. Li, 29, Cameron, was northbound on U.S. 69 three miles east of Lathrop. The driver failed to stop at the intersection of Missouri Highway 116 and continued into the path of an eastbound 1994 Buick Regal driven by Leonard E. Vanderpool, 79, Cowgill.
Vanderpool was pronounced dead at the scene.
Passengers in the Ford Anna Chen, 16 and Fang Ming, 58, both of Cameron were transported to the hospital in Liberty. Li was not injured and the only one in the crash wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.
Heaviest weekend snow hits portions of southeast Missouri, leaves much of state with less than predicted totals
(Missourinet) – The predicted heavy snow for mid and northern Missouri never materialized over the weekend, as the stronger part of the storm system developed in southeast Missouri.
Dan Spaeth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, which tracks southeast Missouri said the area received 4-6 inches Saturday afternoon, although there was a pocket with larger totals.
“The main swath in Missouri for the highest amounts went from Carter and Wayne Counties up into Madison County where we did have some 7-9 inch isolated reports,” said Spaeth.
Wind gusts of 50-55 miles per hour were felt in Cape Girardeau.
A 15-vehicle crash blocked a section of Interstate 55 Saturday in southeast Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation reported the interstate near Ste. Genevieve was blocked because of the crash, which included a firetruck from Zell that was responding to the incident. Motorists were urged to find an alternate route. There was no immediate word on injuries.
In eastern Missouri, St. Charles received about 2 inches of snow while Farmington had an estimated 1.4 inches. The city of St. Louis received 0.7 inches.
Meteorologist Spencer Mell with the National Weather Service in Kansas City said several factors contributed to the storm fizzling out in mid and north Missouri.
“The storm system itself wound up being further north,” said Mell. “The better energy for the whole storm system wound up being further south where they got the severe weather. And over our area, we wound up getting dried out with those strong winds that moved down into the area, so all three of those factors cut our snow totals.”
Narrow portions of far northern Missouri, including Harrison County and the town of Bethany, received about 4-6 inches of snow while Kirksville had roughly 3-4 inches. Some 2-3 inches of snow fell on other portions of north Missouri, including St. Joseph and Maryville while 1-2 inches fell in Chillicothe. Most of the rest of mid and southwest Missouri received a dusting of snow accumulations up to an inch in some spots.
Steve Lindenberg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Springfield, said the Saturday storm began to pick up momentum in his area.
“It was just starting out to strengthen as it was moving through the Springfield area,” said Lindenberg. “And then as the day wore it strengthened quite a bit.”
Springfield received less than an inch while Branson to the south recorded an inch. As much as four inches fell in West Plains to the southeast of Springfield in southern Missouri. In a Facebook post, the City of West Plains asked drivers to avoid Highway 63 where there was a 15-car accident near Thayer.
Slick conditions also led to a semi crash on I-44 that closed down westbound traffic through Springfield for approximately four miles Saturday afternoon.
As of 8 a.m. Sunday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol had responded to 1,784 calls for service, 660 stranded motorists and 304 crashes which resulted in 45 injuries, 4 fatalities—2 believed to have been weather-related.
Mell with the National Weather Service in Kansas City says more snow is headed to the state in the upcoming days and next weekend in what is called “clipper storms.”
“We’ll see these weak disturbances work through the area that could produce light amounts of snow, a few shots of it through the weekend,” Mell said.
Clipper storms that occur across the plains and midwest states typically bring light snow, strong winds, and colder temperatures.
St. Joseph Chamber to host Elected Officials Social
The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its first Elected Officials Social.
Chamber Director of Communications and Marketing Kristi Bailey said, after the recent election, there are a lot of new office holders in Buchanan County. Bailey said anyone in the business community is invited to attend an event this week to meet and talk with newly elected officials from the school district and city and county government.
“There will be appetizers and drinks provided and it’s just kind of a meet and greet, come and go as you please type of an event,” Bailey said. “(We) just wanted to give our residents an opportunity to come out, if they have questions, if they just want to shake a hand and get their face in front of someone, to come out and do that with us.”
The social takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, at Room 108 located at 722 Felix Street.
Missouri teen hospitalized after Jeep rolls
HARRISON COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Sunday in Harrison County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Jeep Cherokee driven by Olivia M. Babinski, 17, Eagleville, was northbound on Route W two miles west of Bethany.
The driver lost control of the Jeep in the snow. The vehicle traveled across the center line, off the west side of the road. The driver overcorrected and the Jeep traveled off the east side of the road and rolled.
A private vehicle transported Babinski to the Harrison County Hospital. She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.
Breezy with wind chill values in single digits
A cold, cloudy, and breezy Martin Luther King Day is expected today with highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s. The cold temperatures coupled with winds gusting to 25 to 35 mph will keep wind chill values in the single digits and teens much of the day. Early tomorrow morning drizzle will develop over the area. There will be the chance for light freezing drizzle across northern Missouri tomorrow morning however, that should quickly transition to just drizzle. Drizzle or light rain will persist through the day Tuesday before a light mix becomes possible Tuesday night. Light glazing will be possible. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
M.L.King Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: A chance of drizzle after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of drizzle before 7 a.m., then rain showers likely between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers after 4 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Snow showers and freezing rain likely before 9 p.m., then a chance of snow showers between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Thursday: A chance of snow showers after 7 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers before 7 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Friday Night: A chance of snow showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.