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...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BUT STILL
IMPACTING EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
.THE WINTER STORM WHICH HAS BEEN POUNDING THE REGION TODAY IS
MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW WITH EMBEDDED
BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS BAND ACROSS
THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA...AND ALONG ND NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR
IN ILLINOIS. THE HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END AROUND
MIDNIGHT IN THESE AREAS AS THE BAND MOVES OUT OF THE AREA.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
WORK ITS WAY INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
INTO THE AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNDOWN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO NOT ONLY ACCUMULATE
ON ROADS BUT ACCUMULATE AT A RAPID PACE. THE SNOWFALL WILL
LIKELY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND RESULT IN SNOW
PACKED AND SLICK ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. HEAVY WET
SNOW COULD ALSO COAT PINE TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO
POWER OUTAGES.