A Mix Of Rain, Sleet, And Snow Expected For Saturday
Just when you think you had a nice a warm day heading into the weekend, it all changes come Saturday.
The National Weather Service in Springfield says a drop in temperatures will change all that rainfall into a mix of sleet and snow. Meteorologist say we could expect a half inch to an inch of accumulation.
There could be a few thunderstorm, none severe in nature.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
734 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013
ST.CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-
734 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.
ELEVATED FOG RISK.
DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING. THERE IS A VERY LIMITED RISK THAT A STRONG STORM OR TWO
COULD DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
SOME DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS AND
ALONG THE MISSOURI ARKANSAS BORDER THROUGH THE EVENING.
VISIBILITIES SHOULD IMPROVE BY LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI ALONG AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SEVERE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.
MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. MINOR SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO UPDATED FORECASTS AS THIS RISK WILL BE
REFINED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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