MODERATE SNOW HAS ENDED... ...FOCUS SHIFTS TO BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD. .INCREASING WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL KICK UP THE FRESH POWDERY SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN OPEN AREAS. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE A SECOND SURGE OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO THE BLUSTERY WINDS WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN PLUMMET TO BITTER COLD LEVELS. THE WINDS AND BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY... WITH THE DANGEROUS COLD CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THE COLDEST PERIOD AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ... WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING... INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON. AN EVEN STRONGER SURGE OF WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IS EXPECTED FOR A TIME TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO 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. (KMKXdanectywius2233174411) For more information go to: danecty.alertingsolutions
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 16:07:55 +0000
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