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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
502 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

ILZ058>060-097>099-MOZ035-036-042-052-250215-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.260124T1500Z-260126T0000Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Pike IL-Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-
Ralls MO-Pike MO-Audrain MO-Lincoln MO-
Including the cities of Mexico, Bowling Green, Pittsfield, and
Litchfield
502 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6
PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and
  7 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central
  Illinois and central, east central, and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The rapid accumulation of snow will make travel extremely difficult,
if not impossible. If travel is necessary, be sure to exercise
extreme caution. If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food
and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Illinois, the
latest road conditions can be obtained at
www.gettingaroundillinois.com. In Missouri, the latest road
conditions can be obtained at traveler.modot.org/map or by calling
1-888-275-6636.

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
502 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-MOZ041-047>051-059>065-072>075-
084-085-099-250215-
/O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260126T0000Z/
Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-
Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Boone MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-
Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint
Charles MO-Franklin MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-
Jefferson MO-Crawford MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte
Genevieve MO-Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Farmington, Sparta, Fulton, Salem, Vandalia,
Alton, Washington, Union, Sullivan, Belleville, Saint Louis,
Centralia, Chester, Jefferson City, Cahokia, Saint Charles, Columbia,
and Edwardsville
502 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 12
  inches.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and
  central, east central, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The rapid accumulation of snow will make travel extremely difficult,
if not impossible. If travel is necessary, be sure to exercise
extreme caution. If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food
and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Illinois, the
latest road conditions can be obtained at
www.gettingaroundillinois.com. In Missouri, the latest road
conditions can be obtained at traveler.modot.org/map or by calling
1-888-275-6636.

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
420 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-242200-
/O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.260124T1800Z-260126T0300Z/
Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-
Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Tuscola, Paris, Sullivan, Effingham,
Charleston, Winchester, Lincoln, Clinton, Decatur, Flora,
Danville, Jacksonville, Petersburg, Mattoon, Taylorville,
Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Marshall, Beardstown, Newton,
Springfield, Lawrenceville, Shelbyville, Greenup, Robinson, and
Olney
420 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and
  10 inches, with 10 to 12 inches possible from I-70 south.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west
  central Illinois.

* WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Blowing and drifting
  snow is possible Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening with north
  winds gusting 20 to 25 mph.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for
Illinois can be obtained on the Internet at
www.gettingaroundillinois.com

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
316 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

KSZ025-057-060-103>105-MOZ028>031-037>040-043>046-053-054-242200-
/O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260126T0000Z/
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-Platte-
Clay-Ray-Carroll-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-
Pettis-Cooper-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Kearney, Excelsior Springs, Parkville,
Pleasanton, Concordia, Glasgow, Shawnee, Fort Leavenworth,
Lawson, Windsor, Kansas City, Atchison, Pleasant Hill, Boonville,
Clinton, Odessa, Warrensburg, Lenexa, Adrian, Gladstone,
Osawatomie, Louisburg, Stanley, Marshall, Fayette, Kansas City
Kansas, Rich Hill, Platte City, New Franklin, Sedalia, Belton,
Harrisonville, Olathe, Lansing, Paola, Mound City, Leavenworth,
La Cygne, Butler, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lexington,
Higginsville, Weatherby Lake, Richmond, Carrollton, Raymore,
Weston, and Overland Park
316 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 4 and 6
  inches.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central,
  north central, and west central Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

The latest road conditions in Kansas can be obtained by calling 5 1
1 and in Missouri by visiting traveler.modot.org.

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
303 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-242200-
/O.CON.KPAH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260126T0000Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-
Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-
Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union
KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-
Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-
Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Paducah, Princeton, Poseyville, Bardwell,
Mayfield, Cairo, Mound City, Van Buren, Doniphan, Madisonville,
Murray, Rockport, Evansville, Vienna, Carbondale, Benton, Mount
Vernon, Morganfield, Jackson, Bloomfield, Greenville, Piedmont,
Charleston, Elkton, Perryville, Sikeston, Jonesboro, Dixon,
Herrin, West Frankfort, Wickliffe, Cape Girardeau, New Madrid,
Smithland, Fort Branch, Fairfield, Hopkinsville, Petersburg,
Calhoun, Henderson, Eddyville, Mount Carmel, Clinton,
McLeansboro, Boonville, Shawneetown, Poplar Bluff, Murphysboro,
Metropolis, Hickman, Albion, Pinckneyville, Elizabethtown,
Marion, Marble Hill, Cadiz, Golconda, Harrisburg, Carmi, and
Owensboro
303 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026 /403 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. A band of 9 to 13 inch accumulations peaking
  roughly from around Van Buren, Missouri across Southern Illinois
  and the Ohio River counties of Western Kentucky to the Evansville
  Tri-State region. 5 to 8 inches of snow is forecast in other
  locations across far southeast Missouri and southern portions of
  west Kentucky. Periods of heavy sleet in far southeast Missouri
  and western Kentucky are possible, mainly Saturday evening through
  midday Sunday, with some freezing rain possible in the southern
  Kentucky Pennyrile. Sleet mixing in those areas may add up to over
  an inch, with a light glaze of freezing rain.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
  Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult and may become impossible
  at times. Extreme cold will exacerbate the danger.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can
be obtained by visiting www.weather.gov/pah/roads

Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use
extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary.

&&

$$

DW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
125 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-242200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260126T0000Z/
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-
125 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and
  14 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central,
  south central, southwest, and west central Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Kansas, call 5 1 1 for road
conditions.  In Missouri, call 1-888-275-6636 for road conditions.

&&

$$

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http://weather.gov/sgf

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