Winter Weather and Heavy RainSaturday Morning Update

Issued at 12/21/2013 at 5:30 AMNational Weather Service - Springfield, MO

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Highlights

What Where Timing Impacts

Freezing Rain NW of a Cassville to Salem line

Improving conditions today

0.25”-0.40”, locally up to 0.5”

Heavy Rain/Flooding South of a Branson to

Salem lineThrough this

afternoonFlooding of low water

crossings, streams, rivers

Accumulating SnowNorth of I-44, especially north of a Columbus to

Osage Beach lineThis evening and

tonight1-3” of snow impacting

travel

Springfield MissouriForecast Officewww.weather.gov/springfield/

Freezing Rain

• Areas north of a Cassville to Salem line

Moderate to Heavy

Rain

• Southern and south central Missouri; heaviest south of a Branson to Salem line

Amounts

• Additional 0.1” to 0.2” of freezing rain, 1-2” of rain

Impacts

• Freezing rain may cause travel concerns• Flooding will be possible across south central

Missouri

Early Saturday Morning

32 Degrees Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

Springfield MissouriForecast Officewww.weather.gov/springfield/

Freezing Rain

• Areas north of a line from Joplin to Vichy

Moderate to Heavy

Rain

• South of I-44

Amounts

• Additional 0.1” to 0.2” of freezing rain, 1-2” of rain

Impacts

• Freezing rain may cause travel concerns• Flooding will be possible across south central

Missouri

Mid Day Saturday

32 Degrees

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

Springfield MissouriForecast Officewww.weather.gov/springfield/

Mid to Late Afternoon Saturday

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

32 Degrees

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

Springfield MissouriForecast Officewww.weather.gov/springfield/

Beginning

• Freezing rain and rain changes to snow Sat. evening

Amounts

• 1”-3” of snow north, lower amounts south

Ending

• Sunday morning

Impacts

• Snow will cause travel difficulties, especially where it falls on ice

Tonight Changing over to Snow

Trace-1”1”-3”

Trace

Winter Storm WatchFlood Watch

Flood Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Wx Advisory

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