Winter Weather Advisory

Post date: Dec 29, 2010 8:23:59 PM

BuffaloWatch Alert storm #11258 to BuffaloWatch 9:50 PM

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for your area.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE A SHARP NOSEDIVE THROUGH THE TEENS AND 20S BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND POSSIBLY SLEET ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS FRONT BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. THE EVENING WILL START OUT WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE. AFTER MIDNIGHT...SNOW WILL BECOME THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE EXPECTED. * PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GREATLY DEPEND ON WHEN A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW OCCURS. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * SLICK ROADS AND SURFACES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW A MILE AS WELL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...ALONG WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. & &

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5:35 pm

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for your area.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A COMBINATION OF SNOW...LIGHT ICING...SLEET...BLOWING SNOW...AND COLD WIND CHILLS. WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE A SHARP NOSEDIVE THROUGH THE TEENS AND 20S BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND POSSIBLY SLEET ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS FRONT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. THE EVENING WILL START OUT WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN FOR SOME AREAS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...SNOW WILL BECOME THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. * PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY MORNING...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCATIONS TOWARD WESTERN DAWSON COUNTY POSSIBLY APPROACHING 6 INCHES BY THE END OF THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GREATLY DEPEND ON WHEN A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW OCCURS. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WHERE MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. * WIND CHILLS BY FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DIP TO AROUND 20 BELOW TO NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO. * SLICK ROADS AND SURFACES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DUE TO THE WINTRY MIX THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO BELOW A MILE AS WELL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...ALONG WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. AGAIN COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. & &

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