Blizzard-like conditions expected for Mid-Missouri
SUNDAY: We’re off to a quiet, slightly warmer start this morning. But things will quickly change throughout the day. A rapidly intensifying storm system is still on track to impact Mid-Missouri today. We’ll start out as all rain shortly before midday but as strong winds usher in colder air, we will change that rain over to mostly snow by the afternoon. In addition to helping us changeover to snow, these winds will create whiteout conditions, reducing visibility to a dangerously low distance. Macon and Chariton counties are currently the only two under a Blizzard Warning in Mid-Missouri, but anyone along and northwest of HWY 50 will see blizzard-like conditions this afternoon and evening. This is a situation where roads will become dangerous quickly so avoid travel if at all possible in these location.
TONIGHT: Snow will taper off from west to east into the early morning hours. Winds will relax tonight but you still need to bundle up and cover those exposed areas with wind chills dropping to near 10.
EXTENDED: Cold air sets up shop in Mid-Missouri to start out the work week as daytime highs struggle to get back to freezing Monday and Tuesday. Bundle up if you have any plans at night as lows reach the upper teens to low 20s both nights. Wednesday we get closer to 40 as another disturbance moves in Thursday, bringing the next shot at rain. Watch ABC 17 News for the latest forecast and check back here for updates.
