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AREA #1: ALL SNOW & BLIZZARD WITH 14 TO 22 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECT

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#1

http://www.abc17news.com/news.php?id=804

AREA #1: ALL SNOW & BLIZZARD WITH 14 TO 22 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED - this is for Audrain, Boone, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Macon, Moniteau, Monroe, Morgan, Pettis, Randolph, and Saline counties…including the cities of Columbia, California, Marshall, Sedalia, Boonville, Fayette, Keytesville, Moberly, Mexico, Macon, and Paris.

  • Very light sleet or snow through this evening. A very light glazing is possible, along with up to 1 inch of sleet or snow.
  • Snow will rapidly develop late tonight and become heavy at times all day on Tuesday. A brief period of sleet is possible. Thunder is also possible with very heavy snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour Tuesday afternoon and early evening. Snow tapers off by Wednesday morning.
  • Winds will gust to 40 mph Tuesday night and Wednesday morning resulting in blizzard and whiteout conditions for several hours.
  • Confidence is HIGH in this area that it will remain all snow and make travel impossible. Snow drifts in this area could exceed four feet by Wednesday morning!
#2

Oh it gets better:
http://www.abc17news.com/news.php?id=811
"Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Missouri and activated the Missouri National Guard in preparation for the severe winter storm moving into the area.

Emergency generators also have been moved to staging locations across the state, Nixon said in a prepared statement Monday.

“Most of Missouri is expected to be affected by this severe winter storm, which is predicted to cause treacherous road conditions and possibly widespread power outages,” Nixon said. “My chief concern is the safety of Missourians, and these orders make state agency resources and the citizen soldiers of the Missouri National Guard available to help communities respond.” "

#3

You all can KEEP it!!! And I don’t want the sleet/freezing rain/snow mix they’ve forecast for us either!

Oh, and is that why they named it, “Misery”

#4

Dang I am going to miss all the fun again.

#5
Mik said:
Oh, and is that why they named it, "Misery"
That's what it is south of the river. North of the river it's Mizer-uh.
#6
Geoff George said:
Dang I am going to miss all the fun again.
Think so, St. Louis, eh? http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Saint+Louis&state=MO&site=LSX&textField1=38.636&textField2=-90.2443&e=0

Tonight…Cloudy. Occasional freezing rain in the evening…then chance of freezing rain after midnight. Ice accumulation up to one tenth of an inch. Low in the mid 20s. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Tuesday…Windy. Freezing rain…snow and sleet in the morning… Then snow in the afternoon. Blowing and drifting snow with visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the afternoon. Snow heavy at times in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Ice accumulation up to one tenth of an inch. Total ice accumulation of one tenth to one half of an inch.Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tuesday Night…Windy…snow. Blowing and drifting snow with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow heavy at times. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Total snow accumulation 7 to 11 inches. Low around 16. North wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Wednesday…Windy. Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Blowing and drifting snow. High around 20. Temperature falling into the teens in the afternoon. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

#7

I’m in STL…stuck on my college campus all week (25 mile drive home and I may not be able to get back). If classes are cancelled…? MACHINE SHOP. Need to finish this tender and continue work on my loco frames.

#8

The national news this evening is predicting nothing short of Armageddon. I’m pretty sure you can’t buy ingredients for French Toast anywhere between St. Louis and Boston. They have been telling us to shovel our roofs or risk cave-in. Mine is too high to reach with a roof rake and there is no way I’m going up there. I don’t trust the contractors offering shoveling and melting services. I hope homeowner’s insurance would cover any damage. Might just get the second floor I’ve always wanted :slight_smile:

#9

I guy in nj got killed trying to get snow off of roof he fell off. I’m lucky the wind blew most of my snow off my roof. I’m just dealing with budge icicles.

#10

Except for that I live there, snow on roof of apartment building is someone else’s problem.

#11

A friend in Malaysia was worried about me. “How often does this happen?”

“Oh, once every year or two. The news makes it sound like the end of life in the US, but all will be fine. The kids will have a day off from school to play in the snow.”

#12

We have close to 48" of snow on the yard, and 20-24 forecast for the next 2 days. I used a roof rake on what I could reach on the roof, but we’re just going to pray and hold tight.

#13
Tom Ruby said:
The news makes it sound like the end of life in the US,
Well, why would anyone pay attention to the news if it wasn't?
#14
Forrest Scott Wood said:
Geoff George said:
Dang I am going to miss all the fun again.
Think so, St. Louis, eh? http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Saint+Louis&state=MO&site=LSX&textField1=38.636&textField2=-90.2443&e=0

Tonight…Cloudy. Occasional freezing rain in the evening…then chance of freezing rain after midnight. Ice accumulation up to one tenth of an inch. Low in the mid 20s. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Tuesday…Windy. Freezing rain…snow and sleet in the morning… Then snow in the afternoon. Blowing and drifting snow with visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the afternoon. Snow heavy at times in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Ice accumulation up to one tenth of an inch. Total ice accumulation of one tenth to one half of an inch.Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tuesday Night…Windy…snow. Blowing and drifting snow with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow heavy at times. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Total snow accumulation 7 to 11 inches. Low around 16. North wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Wednesday…Windy. Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Blowing and drifting snow. High around 20. Temperature falling into the teens in the afternoon. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.


Forrest I am not in St. Louis right now. I’m out in SoCal.
WE did have a wind storm last night it closed three roads because of sand piles. :slight_smile:

#15

Well fellas, I used to live in north east NJ. Been gone 25 years and don’t miss all that mess one bit. It has been real cold in northern Florida this year, but the frozen precipitation has stayed clear.

Got my reminder of what is was like in Charlotte the other week, and that was enough for me. Good luck all, keep warm and keep safe.

Bob C.

#16

I think I ruther the snow and ice than BUGS. My brother and baby sister live in Myrtle Beach… 3" flying cockroach (palmetto bug) city

#17

Snow’s almost all gone, here in beautiful downtown Deer Park. :stuck_out_tongue:

#18

Snow and wind are not here, yet. Some ice, but not that bad. Getting tired of French Toast, already.

#19

We’re supposed to get cpld and wind later today but NO SNOW! I really feel for everyone east of the Rockies.

#20

They sent me home. I’m supposed to be programming. Snowing lightly and windy here. Some blowing snow. Expecting the “Blizzard” to hit in about half an hour.