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WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6PM CST WED UNTIL 6PM CST THU ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. * WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE.

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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED. THE RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY, MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. BEGIN YOUR TRAVEL WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS, AND CARRY A WINTER STORM KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL, FLASHLIGHT, CELLPHONE, FOOD AND WATER, AND BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING. IN ILLINOIS, CALL 1-800-452-4368 FOR ROAD INFORMATION.