By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Winter weather is bearing down on the St. Joseph region, bringing a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and possibly heavy snow.
The National Weather Service reports a “rather potent winter storm” remains on track to move into northwestern Missouri, extreme eastern Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, and southwestern Iowa. Forecasters say the storm initially will bring a wintry mix to the area, primarily freezing rain, then switch over to snow late Monday morning.
NWS has issued a winter weather advisory, beginning at 3am Monday through 6am Tuesday, impacting both the morning and evening commutes. Snow accumulations are expected to range from two to four inches with ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch. The advisory has been issued for northeastern Kansas as well as north-central and northwestern Missouri. Cities included in the advisory include Atchison and Maysville, Kansas as well as St. Joseph in Missouri along with several northwest Missouri cities.
Roads likely will be slick from freezing rain prior to the snow falling. Motorists are being cautioned about getting out and urged to keep up-to-date on the forecast.
Far northern Missouri and southern Iowa as well as parts of Nebraska are expected to receive the heaviest snowfall with totals tapering off around the Highway 36 corridor.
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