Friday, March 2, 2012

Winter Storm Warning 15:45:51.5618349

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW FROM
WEST TO EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...WITH AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
LATE THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ALLOWING SNOW TO
QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.
STRONG WINDS WILL FURTHER REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DUE TO THE HIGH LIQUID CONTENT OF THE SNOW...
THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING.
THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO LEAD TO WEIGHTED DOWN BRANCHES AND
POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

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