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Macon County, Mo Emergency Management
Saturday November 24th, 2018 :: 09:56 p.m. CST

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...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
947 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2018

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL EXPECTED SUNDAY...

.A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW WITH SNOW RATES ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS EXCEEDING ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF I-70, WHERE 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED, WITH LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70 LOWER SNOW TOTALS IN THE 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF ROUTE 50. THE POWERFUL STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. AS A RESULT, TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

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PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UNIONVILLE, LANCASTER, QUEEN CITY, GREENTOP, DOWNING, GLENWOOD, MILAN, GREEN CITY, KIRKSVILLE, CAMERON, PLATTSBURG, LATHROP, HAMILTON, BRAYMER, POLO, BRECKENRIDGE, CHILLICOTHE, BROOKFIELD, MARCELINE, MACON, AND LA PLATA

947 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2018

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.

* WHERE...PUTNAM, SCHUYLER, SULLIVAN, ADAIR, CLINTON, CALDWELL, LIVINGSTON, LINN AND MACON COUNTIES.

* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

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Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Blizzard Warning

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