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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1228 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

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BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
1228 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED HAIL RISK.
  LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.
  LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK.
  LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK.
  ELEVATED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK.
  ELEVATED SNOW AND SLEET RISK.

DISCUSSION...

FREEZING RAIN WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT.
THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SLEET BY EARLY
SUNDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WHICH WOULD ENHANCE
PRECIPITATION RATES AND AMOUNTS. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY
PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES FROM
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI. THESE WINDS AND
FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS OVERNIGHT.

PLEASE REFERENCE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT WITH SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED AT VARIOUS
TIMES. SNOW WILL BE MOST COMMON NORTH OF U.S. 54 SUNDAY...WITH
FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BRANSON TO EMINENCE. BETWEEN
THESE TWO AREAS...SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY
SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW ACROSS MOST OF
THE OUTLOOK AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR DETAILS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI ON
SUNDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE PRECIPITATION RATES AND AMOUNTS.

NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...AND WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS MAY ENHANCE THE IMPACT OF FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES.

A BITTERLY COLD AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

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FOSTER