Friday, March 27, 2009

Yikes

From the National Weather Service:
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.

A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ICE OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

CONCERNS REMAIN THAT PRECIPITATION MAY FALL AS FREEZING RAIN...AND THE SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED IF ANY UPDATES ARE NEEDED FOR POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND WOULD QUICKLY BECOME A CONCERN.

THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SOME SLEET ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN THIS TOTAL. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE.

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.
Umm...I guess there's a chance we'll be spending an extra night in Nebraska...

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