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County,
Winter Storm Warning issued February 21 at 8:01PM CST until February 21 at 11:00PM CST by NWS
Effective: 8:01 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013
Expires: 11 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
* SCATTERED RAIN AND SLEET SHOWERS...AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE RAPIDLY
NORTHEAST ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS THROUGH THE EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE NEAR THE FREEZING
MARK AND SOME AREAS MAY SEE ADDITIONAL MINOR ICING BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END LATER THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES
HAVE BEEN WARMING...AND ADDITIONAL WARMING IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF OF AN INCH HAVE OCCURRED OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND SOME LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS HAVE UP TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW WITH SOME ICING
ON TOP. MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING.
* WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO CLIMB SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE
FREEZING MARK THIS EVENING...ICING ON ELEVATED OBJECTS WILL
REMAIN ALONG WITH TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE POTENTIAL
FOR TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES TO COME DOWN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SPORADIC
POWER OUTAGES. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING
OVER THE ENTIRE AREA BY MIDNIGHT...SO THE ICING LOAD WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT.

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