1227 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 – All Counties along and south of I-80, including Shelby, Audubon, Crawford and Carroll Counties North of I-80. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY…

* TIMING…LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW…MIXED WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES…IS SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL SWITCH OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN DURING THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. A LIGHT GLAZING IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM INTO TONIGHT… RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS BY TONIGHT. ROADS MAY BECOME ICY AS INITIALLY THE SNOW MELTS AND REFREEZES. AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.