BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
IMPACTS...
* THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TRAVEL AND COMMERCE ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW
AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE CLEARING OF
ROADS DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE SNOW
DIMINISHES AND WINDS DIE DOWN.
* NUMEROUS EVENT CANCELLATIONS INCLUDING SCHOOL CLOSURES ARE
EXPECTED... AS WELL AS FLIGHT DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* AS OF 945 AM HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS MISSOURI AND WAS
MOVING INTO ILLINOIS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
INTERSTATE 94 AROUND 5 PM...AND PROGRESS NORTH TO INTERSTATE 96
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM.
* THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND MID MORNING ON
WEDNESDAY. ONE TO TWO INCH PER HOUR SNOW RATES CAN BE EXPECTED
DURING THIS TIME.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* BY AROUND 10 PM NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15
TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH . THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED...PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO.
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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