WHITE OUT CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING... .LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS DROPPING THE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...MAINLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE EVENING COMMUTE IS EXPECTED TO BE HIT HARD BY THE HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. LASTLY...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -30 RETURN TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL COULD BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...DUE TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. * THE VISIBILITY IN THE WHITE-OUTS WILL BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN AREAS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. * ON AND OFF SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL TOTAL UP TO 1 INCH. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...WHICH CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:50:54 +0000
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