Rain is falling across our local area. The rain may briefly mix with sleet or snow at the onset. No travel impacts.
Rain totals will bel light.
A winter storm continues to track across portions of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
Timing of the winter storm? Today into this evening.
What is the primary concern? Icy road conditions.
Will this impact my local forecast counties in southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and northwest Tennessee? No. We will experience rain. I am not concerned about snow or ice in our local area.
Radar snapshot taken at 7 AM. Green is rain. White and blue represent snow.
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Important Links
Beau Dodson’s Zoom Radar. Track the snow and rain. Click here.
National Weather Service. Click here.
Missouri Department of Transportation. Click here.
Illinois Department of Transportation. Click here.
Iowa Road Conditions. Click here.
Icy Road Safety Website. Useful tips and information. Click here.
A winter storm will impact portions of the central United States today. The good news is that I do not expect any travel concerns in my forecast area. Other than wet roadways (no ice).
You can see the latest NWS winter weather products on this map. A winter weather advisory continues for portions of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Michigan.
You can see the progress of the rain and snow on this future-cast radar from the Hrrr model.
What radar might look like as we move through today.
Blue is snow. Green is rain. The timestamp is located in the upper left corner of the animation. It is in Zulu time. 00z=6 PM. 06z=12 AM. 12z=6 AM. 18z=12 PM.
Here is the latest snow totals forecast map. This is a light event. Keep in mind, even light snow and ice events can cause hazardous driving conditions.
Some images from X/Twitter.
How many of you watched the snow game last night in Kansas City?
Some more Kansas City photos
The Chicago National Weather Service sent this out earlier this morning.
Icy road conditions.
Northwest Missouri
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