Winter storm warning issued for Vernon County

 URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Springfield MO

140 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

KSZ073-MOZ066-067-078-060345-
/O.EXT.KSGF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250106T0600Z/
Bourbon-Vernon-St. Clair-Cedar-
140 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations
  between 1 and 3 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.
  Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...In Kansas, Bourbon County. In Missouri, Cedar, St. Clair,
  and Vernon Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
  likely become slick and hazardous.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely
necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter
storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains,
booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help
you survive in case you become stranded.