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Winter Storm Watch issued February 19 at 3:51PM CST until February 22 at 12:00AM CST by NWS
Effective: 3:51 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Expires: midnight on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* TIMING....WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS SNOW OR SLEET. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY MIX WITH
THE SLEET AND SNOW ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70. THE WINTRY MIX WILL THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY
EVENING AS FREEZING DRIZZLE.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL OF UP TO 6
INCHES...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL OF UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH
OF ICE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI WITH THE LARGEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL HAVE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON TRAVEL. ICE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES
AND POWER LINES.

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