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Lee's Summit Fire Department Alert: Winter Storm Warning still in effect for the KC Metro Area from now until midnight.
February 21, 2013 6:38 p.m.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND LIGHT ICING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED TO THE EAST...BUT LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW GRAINS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE LIGHT SNOW MOVES BACK IN THIS EVENING. THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT.
* SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ICING WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS PRODUCING A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ON TOP OF THE ALREADY DEEP SNOW. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE SNOW GRAINS AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL MAKE TRAVELING VERY HAZARDOUS AS ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CLEAR AS A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE FORMS. LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT WILL ONLY ADD TO THE PROBLEM.
* OTHER IMPACTS...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY MIX IN AT TIMES TONIGHT. Instructions: PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
