...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.
* ACCUMULATION...NEW SNOW OF UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLICK CONDITIONS ON AREA
ROADWAYS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...TODAY'S SNOWFALL WAS WHAT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO
AS A HEART ATTACK SNOW DUE TO ITS HEAVY WET NATURE. IT IS VERY
EASY TO OVER EXERT YOURSELF SHOVELING SNOW THIS HEAVY AND WET.
BE SURE TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS WHILE SHOVELING SO AS NOT TO
OVER DO IT.
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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