Winter Storm Watch Just Issued For This Weekend

[Millsey]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
300 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2004

...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA ON SATURDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS MISSOURI
SATURDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE ADVECTED
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. WITH A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS IN
PLACE...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH
OF THE BISTATE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT.

ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BOND IL-BOONE MO-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY MO-
CLINTON IL-COLE MO-CRAWFORD MO-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
GREENE IL-JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-LINCOLN MO-
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION MO-MARION IL-MONITEAU MO-MONROE MO-
MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY MO-MONTGOMERY IL-OSAGE MO-PIKE MO-PIKE IL-
RALLS MO-RANDOLPH IL-SHELBY MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
WARREN MO-WASHINGTON MO-WASHINGTON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...FARMINGTON...
HANNIBAL...JEFFERSON CITY...ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS AND UNION
239 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO START ACROSS THE WATCH AREA
AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS
TIME SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ARE EXPECTED BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ADVANCED NOTICE THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT IS A CERTAINTY.
THOSE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING IN CASE THE STORM DOES
MATERIALIZE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANNED...YOU MAY WANT TO ADJUST YOUR
TRAVEL TIME TO AVOID THE STORM. ALSO, YOU SHOULD USE THIS ADVANCED
NOTICE TO MAKE CERTAIN YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED. MAKE PREPARATIONS
AT HOME BY STOCKING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES...SUCH AS FOOD ...MEDICINE...
AND EXTRA HEATING...JUST IN CASE THE STORM MAKES TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.

 

[Ramlus]

Do you think there is any way that you could hold up the storm until Sunday night. I want to get off school. lol

 

[moonflow]

Since I love all kinds of severe weather, including ice storms, I'll definately be watching this one tomorrow night. As for school, if the ice doesn't melt off much Sunday (it is supposed to change over to rain), I doubt you'll be at school. Ice is extremely hard to clear off of the side streets.

 

[yankeedawg]

well you may be right Just got off work an its starting to rain in OK. Lucky it's 50 here though. You all be safe.

 

[little302]

Oh goody!! I get to try out the new sled!!! It consists of two Chevy truck main leafs, and a Pinto bucket seat!!! WWEEEEEEE!!!!!!

 

[#1dirtracingfan]

Ramlus

I agree wtih you bout wanting to get off school,but this getting out before memorial day weekend is looking pretty good to me.

 

[RaceGoddess]

LOL Jason, Didn't your parents buy you toys when you were a child??? or did you play with only dirt and sticks?? Whenever you play with cars you either crash them or catch them on fire.

 

[MidgetMan]

GAME ON!!!
Lace em up and kick ice!
Me and Big Midget will have our hockey gear on and playing a game of ice hockey in the street. If you can get here, you are welcome to join in. And if any cars try to go past, they will get hip checked into the yard. Should not be hard to do, I will have traction control skates.
Game time is noon, or when the rink, sorry, I mean the street is frozen.

 

[dirt hound]

you said a dirty word I'm telling