Winter Weather ADVISORY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-
HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...MOUND CITY...OREGON...
SAVANNAH...ST. JOSEPH
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS... EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH FAR NORTHWEST
  MISSOURI...WEST OF INTERSTATE 35.

* TIMING... A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
  AREA AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY...WITH MOST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING BY THE MID-
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. THE STRONG
  WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES.
  THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVELING ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.