Wind chills to fall to single digits in Joplin, SW MO, minor sleet, snow, freezing rain accumulation expected

 Hazardous Weather Outlook

National Weather Service Springfield MO
622 AM CST Fri Dec 31 2021

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited flooding risk.
  Limited lightning risk.
  Limited non thunderstorm wind risk.
  Elevated ice accumulation risk.

DISCUSSION...

  A storm system moving into the Plains will draw moisture
  northward today and tonight. Heavy rain will be possible over
  far southern Missouri, which may lead to flooding. A Flood
  Watch is in effect from 6pm this evening through 6pm Saturday.

  A brief and limited risk for strong to severe storms will also
  be possible tonight south of Highway 60 in southern Missouri.

  A cold front will bring quickly falling temperatures to the
  region overnight. As this occurs, ongoing precipitation will
  change to freezing rain, sleet and snow.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

  Much colder air will continue to move through the Ozarks
  Saturday and remain through Sunday. Wind chills will fall into
  the single digits above zero from northwest to southeast on
  Saturday, then fall further to the single digits to perhaps
  teens below zero Saturday night into Sunday morning.

  Wintry precipitation with some travel impacts are also
  possible Saturday into early Sunday, mainly for areas north of
  Interstate 44. The greatest impacts are expected for locations
  north of Highway 54 at this time.

  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for areas along and
  north. Minor accumulations of sleet snow and freezing rain are
  expected. A dusting to and inch of sleet and snow and a glaze
  to a two tenths of an inch of ice are also possible. The
  accumulations will greatly depend on the cold air and how long
  the precipitation remains over the area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.