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Missouri — Cold air hangs steady across the Ozarks this morning, and the ground feels locked in place. That frozen base matters. A developing winter storm is expected to arrive by the end of the week, bringing accumulating snow and growing travel concerns across southwest Missouri and nearby Kansas.
According to the National Weather Service in Springfield, a Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Friday afternoon through late Saturday night for much of southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. Snow totals between 4 and 7 inches are possible, with the highest amounts expected along the southern state borders, including areas near the Arkansas line…