Winter Weather Advisory For Bates County and Surrounding Counties

WEATHER FOR BATES COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9AM FRIDAY THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY... .A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO SET UP ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI FRIDAY NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AND MOVING OUT OF THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS FRIDAY NIGHT. AREAS WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND HIGHWAY 71. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WEST OF THAT LINE. A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRECEDE THE THE SNOW EVENT ON FRIDAY...WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. ICE MAY ALSO ACCUMULATE DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ALONG AND NORTH OF A HWY 36 LINE. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE I-49 WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS EXTREME WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA.

THE TIMING FOR THE FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...TRANSITIONING TO RAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WILL LIKELY TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY END BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL END EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS... EXPOSED SURFACES INCLUDING ROADWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...VISIBILITY MAY BECOME LOW DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIEST SNOW. ROADS COULD ALSO BECOME PACKED WITH SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.