Winter Storm Warning - Extension DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS... GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1010 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 1 TO 2 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TRAVELERS...PETS AND LIVESTOCK. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Mar 2014 17:17:59 +0000
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