SEKS/SWMO including Jasper County:

208 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2016

.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING.RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM SW TO NE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT.SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.ESPECIALLY NE OF SPRINGFIELD ALONG THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. THIS SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS.

* OTHER IMPACTS.MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW BURSTS MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN HALF MILE AT TIMES.
THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE WET IN NATURE & MAY MAKE SNOW REMOVAL MORE DIFFICULT THAN NORMAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS & LIMITED VISIBILITIES.& USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.