We got rid of the Blizzard Watch and exchanged it for a Blizzard Warning. ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THEN VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON SETTING THE STAGE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE IN THE DAY AND IN THE EVENING. BRUTALLY COLD AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A BAND OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF AN INCH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY/WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TO 35 TO 50 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. EXTENDED PERIODS OF VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE OR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND LOOK TO PERSIST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 20 TO 40 BELOW PAST MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO CAUSE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY. PLUS... WITH THE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARRIVING SUNDAY EVENING... THE COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ANY TRAVELERS AND STRANDED MOTORISTS. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING SUNDAY. 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: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 22:39:42 +0000
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