FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 2017


Governor Greitens Activates Missouri State Emergency Operations Center


The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch from late Thursday night through Saturday for much of Missouri – a wide swath of the Interstate 44 corridor from Joplin to St. Louis. Significant ice accumulations could down trees and power lines leading to power outages. The weather service continues to refine its forecast for the timing of the storm and possible accumulation totals.

In response to this Winter Storm Watch, Governor Greitens this afternoon issued Executive Order No. 17-05 activating the Missouri State Emergency Operations Center.

Continue reading the news release from the office of Gov. Greitens: https://governor.mo.gov/news/archive/governor-greitens-activates-missour...



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