Winter storm on the way- freezing rain possible for Joplin area Thursday night

(From the National Weather Service)

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1251 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  ELEVATED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  BRISK AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
  GUSTS OVER 45 MPH LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME
  SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

  CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT A WINTER STORM WILL
  BRING ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
  SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO AT LEAST EARLY
  THIS WEEKEND.

  THE INITIAL THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SLEET
  WILL START THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN
  MISSOURI...AND THEN SPREAD NORTH INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE
  MISSOURI OZARKS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION
  WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND PERHAPS INTO
  MONDAY. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION TYPE REMAINS IN QUESTION FOR
  THIS WEEKEND. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...
  MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

  THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY ON THE LOCATION OF
  THE FREEZING LINE FROM LATER FRIDAY INTO THE UPCOMING
  WEEKEND. THIS WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE AMOUNT OF
  ICE THAT ACCUMULATES.

  AT THIS TIME...WE ARE EXPECTING A QUARTER TO THREE
  QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION GENERALLY ALONG
  AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDOR. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
  MISSOURI. AREAS OF FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI ARE EXPECTED TO
  SEE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH OF ICE.

  THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED RISK FOR FLOODING ON SUNDAY
  AND POSSIBLY MONDAY.

  PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND
  REMAIN WEATHER AWARE THIS WEEK AS DETAILS REGARDING THIS
  WINTRY SCENARIO BECOME CLEARER.