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Winter Storm Watch issued February 19 at 3:51PM CST until February 22 at 12:00AM CST by NWS
Effective: 3:51 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Expires: midnight on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BEGINNING
THURSDAY MORNING INITIALLY AS SNOW OR SLEET. WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY TO MIX THE SLEET AND SNOW ESPECIALLY
FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. THE WINTRY MIX WILL
THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING AS FREEZING DRIZZLE.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL OF UP TO
6 INCHES...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL OF UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN
INCH OF ICE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WITH
THE LARGEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
70.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL HAVE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON TRAVEL. ICE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES
AND POWER LINES.

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