Winter Storm Warning, Blizzard Watch
…Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 9 am CST /10 am EST/ Wednesday…
…Blizzard watch remains in effect from 11 PM CST /midnight EST/ this evening through Wednesday morning…
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 9 am CST /10 am EST/ Wednesday. A blizzard watch remains in effect from 11 PM CST /midnight EST/ this evening through Wednesday morning.
* Timing…periods of snow will continue through the day into
the evening. A ground blizzard with white out conditions may
develop overnight tonight into early Wednesday morning.
* Accumulations…periods of light to moderate snow will result
in snowfall rates of generally a half inch or less per hour.
The long duration of the snow event will result in storm total
snowfall of 5 to 10 inches.
* Hazards…in addition to accumulating snowfall…northwest
winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph
tonight into early Wednesday morning. These strong winds
combined with the freshly fallen snow may result in a ground
blizzard developing with near white out conditions…
particularly in open and rural areas.
* Impacts…travel will continue to be significantly hampered
during the storm through Wednesday morning…with even major
roads and highways becoming snow covered at times. Severe
blowing and drifting snow…particularly in outlying
areas…will develop late tonight into early Wednesday. Blizzard
or near blizzard conditions late tonight into early Wednesday
morning will make travel extremely dangerous.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow…
sleet…ice…or strong winds are expected or occurring. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you must travel…keep an extra flashlight…food…and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
A blizzard watch means there is a potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and extremely poor visibilities.
This can lead to whiteout conditions and make travel very dangerous.
courtesy: www.iqesda.com
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