SNOWMAGEDON! 7:30PM Update 1/31/11
by Mike on Jan.31, 2011, under Storms
Attending SNOWMAGEDON? RSVP on Facebook! ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NW OF I-55. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ON WEDNESDAY AS THEY BECOME NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...OR LONGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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