...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. THIS WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT
ON THE EVENING RUSH.
* ACCUMULATION...TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH SOME
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* MAIN IMPACT...THE SNOW WILL FALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A HALF MILE AND RAPID ACCUMULATION OF
SNOW ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THIS SNOW COMPOSITION IS OF THE HEAVY WET NATURE
WHICH CAN BE AN EXTRA STRAIN TO SHOVEL. IT WILL ALSO CREATE
ADDED WEIGHT ON POWERLINES LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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