HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 407 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expires:200912081200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
359 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
359 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA LATE
TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA
FROM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST FROM HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTER
STORM WARNING AND A BLIZZARD WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND OTHER WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS
WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED FROM TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 342 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM LIKELY LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND
PUSH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES
REGION FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...IMPACTING CENTRAL IOWA
FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AS IT TRAVELS EAST DURING THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
EVENING...PLACING CENTRAL IOWA IN THE POSITION TO RECEIVE HEAVY
SNOW. LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS THE SURFACE LOW
PULLS EAST...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE AND
POTENTIALLY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS IOWA.
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POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
342 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF IOWA AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT SPREADING NORTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE MORNING
HOURS TUESDAY. A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...BEFORE THE
SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LINGERING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
ARE ANTICIPATED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING WHEN THE
BULK OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. THERE IS A POTENTIAL
FOR LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 20.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE DUE
TO BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
MAJOR WINTER STORM...LIKELY BEGINNING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY EVENING DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING
ON ROADWAYS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
PODRAZIK/MOYER
BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 342 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM LIKELY LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND
PUSH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES
REGION FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...IMPACTING CENTRAL IOWA
FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AS IT TRAVELS EAST DURING THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
EVENING...PLACING CENTRAL IOWA IN THE POSITION TO RECEIVE HEAVY
SNOW. LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS THE SURFACE LOW
PULLS EAST...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE AND
POTENTIALLY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS IOWA.
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WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
342 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF IOWA AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT SPREADING NORTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE MORNING
HOURS TUESDAY. A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...BEFORE THE
SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LINGERING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
ARE ANTICIPATED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING WHEN THE
BULK OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. THERE IS A POTENTIAL
FOR LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 20.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE DUE
TO BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
MAJOR WINTER STORM...LIKELY BEGINNING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY EVENING DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING
ON ROADWAYS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
PODRAZIK/MOYER
WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 334 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM LIKELY
LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A QUICK MOVING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT...BUT ITS IMPACTS WILL PALE
IN COMPARISON TO THE WINTER STORM THAT IS LIKELY ACROSS THE
REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
WILL CROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKIES MONDAY NIGHT...THEN
STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE CURVING NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES REGION BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FORECAST PATH AND
INTENSITY PUTS CENTRAL IOWA IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF A DANGEROUS
WINTER STORM THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EVENTUALLY PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION...ESPECIALLY AFTER THE
SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ON WEDNESDAY.
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GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...
ALLISON...WAVERLY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
KNOXVILLE
334 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS: SOME PATCHY LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 BY
6 PM.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER 3 AM AND END FOR
MOST AREAS BY 6 AM MONDAY MORNING. A MORE SIGNIFICANT AND
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM DALLAS CENTER TO
BOONE...NORTHEAST TO WATERLOO. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THE WINTER STORM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY COULD BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN
BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SINCE PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW
FREEZING...SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON
LESS TREATED ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. THE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY POTENTIAL WINTER STORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF
COMBINING HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ALONE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL AND LIKELY
RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS WEDNESDAY
MORNING...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
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