Winter Storm Warning THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE EAST BY THURSDAY EVENING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS WILL OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:25:00 +0000
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