Winter Storm Warning

ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG 428 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON TRAVEL. THUNDER MAY ACCOMPANY THE SNOW RESULTING IN HIGHER SNOW RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...EAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH MAY CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY MIX IN AT TIMES THIS EVENING. 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.