WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR: Mercer ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT IN SOME AREAS... .WINDS REMAIN VERY STRONG...UP TO 60 MPH...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOW TAKING PLACE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LOCATION FROM CEDAR RAPIDS THROUGH THE QUAD CITIES TO GENESEO ILLINOIS. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SURGE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. DECREASING WINDS AND GRADUALLY RISING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 29 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 01:35:27 +0000
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