... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 PM CDT this
evening...
A Winter Storm Warning for snow... sleet and freezing rain remains
in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening.
* Short term trends... moderate to occasionally heavy snow will
continue along and west of the Highway 71 corridor overnight.
Additional accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected through
sunrise.
A mixture of freezing rain... sleet... and snow will continue
along and just to the west of the Highway 65 corridor.
Additional snow accumulations up to 2 inches are expected
through sunrise. Ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch
are expected for the remainder of tonight... mainly on
elevated surfaces.
* Timing and areas affected... moderate to occasionally heavy
snowfall will continue into Sunday along and west of the Highway
71 corridor. The snow will begin to diminish in the afternoon.
Freezing rain... sleet... and snow will continue along and just
to the west of the Highway 65 corridor into Sunday morning.
Precipitation may then change to rain in the afternoon as
temperatures warm just above freezing.
* Snow accumulations... total storm accumulations of 5 to 10 inches
can be expected along and west of an Anderson to Bolivar to
Versailles line. Locally higher amounts up to a foot will be
possible.
Total snow accumulations will vary greatly along and just west
of Highway 65. Amounts will range from just a trace east of
Highway 65... to greater than 4 inches about 10 miles west of
Highway 65.
* Ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch are expected along
and just west of the Highway 65 corridor. Most of the
accumulation will be on elevated surfaces... such as trees and
power lines.
* Winds and visibility... gusty north winds will reduce
visibilities below one half of a mile at times due to blowing
snow.
* Impacts... law enforcement agencies have reported numerous
accidents across the area. The Missouri and Kansas departments
of transportation continue to indicate that roadways are
partially to fully snow and slush covered. Partial melting of
the falling snow has made roadways especially treacherous due to
the slushy conditions. Motorists are urged to use extreme
caution if traveling for the remainder of tonight.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of
snow... sleet... and ice are expected or occurring. Strong winds
are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous or
impossible. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you.
This kit should include such items as tire chains... booster
cables... a flashlight... shovel... blankets... extra clothing and
anything else that would help you survive in case you become
stranded.
Springfield, MO
Current Conditions
30 °F
Overcast
Updated — 6:35 AM CDT on March 21, 2010
Local Radar
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Springfield
30 °F - Light Snow Mist -
Branson
32 °F - Light Rain -
Monett
30 °F - Overcast
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Harrison
35 °F - Light Rain
Forecast for Greene (65801)
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Sunday
Rain
H 36° / L 31°
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Monday
 Partly Cloudy
H 47° / L 29°
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Tuesday
 Clear
H 65° / L 41°
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Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
H 63° / L 43°
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Thursday
 T-storms
H 56° / L 40°
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Blustery. Rain and freezing rain in the morning...then rain likely in the afternoon. Ice accumulation around one tenth of an inch. Total ice accumulation of one tenth to two tenths of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
TonightBlustery. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Sleet likely and a chance of freezing rain in the evening...then a slight chance of freezing rain and snow after midnight. No snow or sleet accumulation. No ice accumulation. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Monday NightClear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light after midnight.
Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Partly cloudy. Highs around 60.
Wednesday Night and ThursdayMostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Thursday NightMostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows around 40.
Statement as of 1:58 am CDT on March 21, 2010
Winter Storm Warning
Statement as of 2:37 am CDT on March 21, 2010
Areal Flood Watch
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of southeast Kansas and Missouri... including the
following areas... in southeast Kansas... Bourbon... Cherokee and
Crawford. In Missouri... Barry... Barton... Benton... Camden...
Cedar... Christian... Dade... Dallas... Dent... Douglas... Greene...
Hickory... Howell... Jasper... Laclede... Lawrence... Maries...
McDonald... Miller... Morgan... Newton... Oregon... Ozark...
Phelps... Polk... Pulaski... Shannon... St. Clair... stone...
Taney... Texas... Vernon... Webster and Wright.
* Through Monday morning
* rain and a wintry mix of precipitation will continue to fall
across the region into Sunday. Ground conditions are quite
moist... which will cause substantial runoff of precipitation
into small streams... creeks... and rivers. Some of this
rain... particularly over far southern Missouri... could be heavy
this morning.
* This heavy rainfall could cause flooding of small streams and
low water crossings... as well as main Stem rivers.
In addition... rapidly melting snow may result in a continued
threat for flooding early this week. Thus... this Flood Watch
may need to be extended beyond Monday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
