A winter storm is sweeping across Missouri, bringing a mix of challenges for drivers and communities.
From Kansas City to the northern two-thirds of the state, Allan Curtis with the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill told Missourinet that snow started falling steadily since Monday afternoon and is expected to taper off on Monday night.
“From Springfield up through the Iowa, Missouri border, I’m obviously including the KC Metro and bleeding on over into the St. Louis Metro and overall, on the lower end there would be closer to an inch,” said Curtis. “Things like that on the edges, but then a good chunk of the area can expect two to four (inches). Locally, we may see a few spots to even touch five to six inches.”
Curtis said the biggest concern is slick roads.
“Even with treatments by the D-O-T (Department of Transportation), whether it be salt or otherwise, there’s probably going to be enough snow that there’s going to be a number of slick, hazardous roadways, especially curves, bridges, things of that nature,” said Curtis. “So, we always want people to take it easy. If you can delay travel, great. If you have to travel, just give yourself plenty of time. Go slow, things like that.”
Curtis told Missourinet that there is good news looking ahead to the forecast for the rest of this week.
“There is not a whole lot on our, quote unquote, radar, so to speak, for additional significant snowfalls or precipitation of really any kind,” said Curtis. “Probably the biggest thing of note is while we do warm up just a little bit through the week, come Thursday, we’re going to have another cold blast come through.”
Curtis said Thursday’s cold spell will see temperatures drop into the teens for most of the state.
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