SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR COUNTIES-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS WINDS
  INCREASE.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
  EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH ARE
  POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH
  VISIBILITIES OF BELOW A MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES...THE HEAVY
  WET SNOW ALONG WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES AFTER DARK WILL LEAD TO
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.