Winter Weather Advisory

ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-HOLT- ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH 550 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BY 9 PM THIS EVENING...AND WILL TAPER OFF AFTER NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...PARTICULARLY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES...AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.