Warning Winter Weather Alert

 Winter weather is not done with us quite yet!

    A Winter Storm is set to track through northern Missouri tonight (Wednesday) through Friday Morning. In the long-range, another bout of precipitation appears to be in store for the Northwest and western mountains, while rain takes aim at the eastern half of the U.S. according to abc17news.com/weatherservice. 


Accumulating Snowfall is expected tonight through early Friday morning with the greatest Snowfall into west and northwest Missouri. Periods of moderate to heavy bands of snowfall are possible which means that there's a chance for future floods to be knocking on your door. 

Depending on the track of the storm, residents may find their Thursday morning commute impacted. If several inches of snowfall occurs, drivers should leave early and slow down.

The current weather forecast can be seen at this link.

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued two alerts for this system. For residents living in counties along the Iowa/Missouri border, a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued, and will go into effect at 9 pm Wednesday evening, and run through Friday morning, March 11 at 6 am.  A total of 3 to 5 inches of snow is forecast for areas in the Winter Weather Advisory.

Counties included in the Winter Weather Advisory are:

  • Adair
  • Atchison
  • Harrison
  • Howard
  • Macon
  • Mercer
  • Nodaway
  • Putnam
  • Randolph
  • Schuyler
  • Sullivan
  • Worth 

For residents living in counties that the National Weather Service believes will receive heavier bands of snowfall, a Winter Storm Warning has been issued and will go into effect at 9 pm Wednesday evening, March 9th, and run through Friday morning, March 11th at 6 am.  A total of 5 to 7 inches of snow is forecast for areas in the Winter Storm Warning.

Counties included in the Winter Storm Warning are:

  • Andrew
  • Buchanan
  • Caldwell
  • Carroll
  • Cass
  • Chariton
  • Clay
  • Clinton
  • Daviess
  • De Kalb
  • Gentry
  • Grundy
  • Holt
  • Jackson
  • Johnson
  • Lafayette
  • Linn
  • Livingston
  • Platte
  • Ray
  • Saline

Should the need arise, drivers can check road conditions on the MoDOT Travelers Map.  Those commuting also need to remember that MoDOT is short-staffed and at this time may require longer periods to blade primary and secondary roads.

These winter storms and subsequent floods are common in the Midwest along the Great Lakes, but they also happen along the East Coast. Nor’easters can trigger storm surges that push heavy ocean tides into coastal communities, on top of heavy rain or snow.


PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY FROM FLOODING

Big Bags USA flood control systems and flood barrier systems provide lighting fast flood protection for your home and property. But they can’t help if you don’t purchase them before the threat begins. Safest practice is to order your Big Bags USA today and have them on hand when water threatens your property.

Easy to store till you need them, our flood barrier system allows flexibility for the product to be used on any and all surfaces with the need for trenching or leveling to get a water-tight seal. Our sandbag barriers are 200 times faster to deploy, uses ½ the amount of sand AND are re-usable!

DRIPS, LLC is taking flood protection to the world. By partnering with the U.S. Commercial Service and the International Trade Division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, Big Bags USA is now available to our neighbors in Canada and Mexico, as well as Central and South America.

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If you have an immediate need for our systems or have any questions for us, please call us toll-free at 1-800-337-0537 or visit www.BigBagsUSA.com.


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