PM update on the current weather...First off, Wadena-Deer Creek Schools are 2 hours late in the morning. The update from the National Weather Service is below, please read and use caution outside! With winds this strong, keep an eye out for downed power lines. BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM THURSDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START LATE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:00:13 +0000
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