Winter Storm, Snow Emergency
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KY3’s Frances Watson talked with a pizza shop employee in Springfield about the spike in business they’ve seen following this weekend’s winter storm.
Snow this weekend will accumulate and remain on the ground due to extreme cold, with a wind chill as low as 17 degrees below zero Sunday.
A winter storm is expected to sweep across the Ozarks this weekend, bringing at least half a foot of snowfall, with some locations exceeding double-digit totals, and temperatures will remain below freezing for the coming week.
Snowfall totals around the Springfield area reached nearly four inches on Saturday.
Springfield's Public Works Department is preparing crews and equipment to respond to the winter storm starting at midnight Friday.
If Springfield Public Schools decides to cancel for Monday after this weekend's winter storm, an official said they hope to make that call Sunday.
A couple of inches of snow had fallen on the Springfield area around midday.
As if temperatures in the negatives weren't enough, the Springfield region is expected to get snow this weekend.
Gov. Tate Reeves encouraged residents to take precautions ahead of the impending winter storm, projecting ice in much of the state.