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Macon County, Mo Emergency Management
Friday December 16th, 2016 :: 03:14 p.m. CST

Advisory

Wind Chill Advisory until 12:00PM Sunday

...FREEZING DRIZZLE...ACCUMULATING SNOW...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN MISSOURI WITH ACTIVITY CONTINUING OVERNIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ALL ACTIVITY SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SATURDAY EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL APPROACH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH BY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FOLLOWED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAIR ... ANDREW ... ATCHISON ... BUCHANAN ... CALDWELL ... CLINTON ... DAVIESS ... DE KALB ... GENTRY ... GRUNDY ... HARRISON ... HOLT ... LINN ... LIVINGSTON ... MACON ... MERCER ... NODAWAY ... PUTNAM ... SCHUYLER ... SULLIVAN ... WORTH

Instructions:

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

Address/Location
Macon County, Mo Emergency Management
101 Washington
Macon, MO 63552

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Wind Chill Advisory

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