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Winter Weather Advisory for Gasconade, MO

until 6 am CST, Tue., Feb. 9, 2010

Issued by The National Weather Service
4:07 pm CST, Mon., Feb. 8, 2010

... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* THE WIND WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* UNTREATED ROADS... AND EVEN SOME TREATED SURFACES... WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT UP TO AN AVERAGE OF 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ROADS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME SLIPPERY ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS... SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN APPROACHING BRIDGES... OVERPASSES... AND CURVES.

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... WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE BI-STATE REGION TONIGHT... AND THEN LINGER OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS INTO TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ALL SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM... WITH A BROAD SWATH OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY EXITS. IN ADDITION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... USHERING IN STRONG GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THAT WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.