The National Weather Service in Omaha has extended the Wind Advisory which went into effect today at 9-a.m.  The Advisory, which had been set to expire at 5-p.m., will now end at 6-p.m. It is in effect for Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page Counties.  A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 3-p.m. today for Audubon, Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Adams, Madison, Union, Taylor and Ringgold Counties. And, a Blizzard Warning continues until 3-p.m. for Sac, Crawford and Carroll Counties in the northern part of our listening area.

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST PART OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE…CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY EARLY EVENING.

RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY FROM BLOWING SNOW, ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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