SAT DEC 17 2016: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING, and A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
DEVELOPING FROM MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* WINDS…WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY WITH GUSTS
REACHING 30 TO 35 MPH FOR MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY…VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW FROM MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…THE WIND CHILL WILL REACH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES FALL AND WINDS INCREASE. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO
25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. OVERNIGHT LOWS OF
10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

* IMPACTS….VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED
ROADS WILL ALL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY
LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS
PLUMMET INTO SUNDAY…FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN COULD OCCUR IN
30 MINUTES OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS, ICE-COVERED SURFACES, AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES
DUE THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS, MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.