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Winter Weather Advisory Update: Sac/Crawford/Carroll/Audubon Counties

Weather

February 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

650 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY

* TIMING…SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 10 PM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW…2 TO 5 INCHES * WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES.