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Smithville Missouri Police Department
Monday February 25th, 2013 :: 03:28 p.m. CST

Advisory

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WARNING AREA. HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF KANSAS CITY EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM PAOLA... KANSAS TO HARRISONVILLE AND SEDALIA... MISSOURI.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN SNOWPACKED ROADS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Address/Location
Smithville Missouri Police Department
107 West Main Street
Smithville, MO 64089

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-532-0500

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