Lewis Special Weather Statement in effect COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND SLICK ROADS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS, SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH, WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP THROUGH THE TEENS IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS ALLOWING FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A HALF INCH OR LESS. ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY A FEW DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW FOR SOME OF THE SNOW TO INITIALLY MELT ON AREA ROADWAYS. AS THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN, REFREEZING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE ROADS. DESPITE RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS, A THIN GLAZE OF ICE MAY DEVELOP ON UNTREATED ROADS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING, INCLUDING DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MEANWHILE, THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR WIND CHILL READINGS TO FALL INTO THE ZERO TO 10 BELOW RANGE MONDAY MORNING. THE COLD CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. THOSE PLANNING TO BE OUTSIDE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING SHOULD DRESS ACCORDINGLY. FURTHERMORE, IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL, BE AWARE THAT ROADS MAY BE ICY AND SLICK IN SPOTS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:58:49 +0000