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Macon County, Mo Emergency Management
Wednesday January 4th, 2017 :: 03:03 a.m. CST

Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory until 09:00AM Thursday

...ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A QUICK MOVING AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A BROAD SWATH OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF JUST PRIOR TO THE THURSDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...THE COMMUTE MAY STILL BE IMPACTED BY RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING IN NORTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI...AND WILL SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY...TAPERING OFF BEFORE SUNRISE IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AND POINTS WESTWARD...AND BY MID MORNING IN CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ANDREW ... ATCHISON ... BUCHANAN ... CALDWELL ... CARROLL ... CASS ... CHARITON ... CLAY ... CLINTON ... COOPER ... DAVIESS ... DE KALB ... GENTRY ... HOLT ... HOWARD ... JACKSON ... JOHNSON ... LAFAYETTE ... LINN ... LIVINGSTON ... MACON ... NODAWAY ... PETTIS ... PLATTE ... RANDOLPH ... RAY ... SALINE

Instructions:

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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:
Winter Weather Advisory

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