…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING…ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW.
* WINDS…NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS…THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES… OVERPASSES…AND UNTREATED ROADS. PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL CAUSE PERIODIC RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.