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Winter Storm Warning continues for SW IA counties

Weather

February 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY…

* TIMING…AREAS OF VERY LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MID TO LATE MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON…WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY…WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDER.

IMPACTS…VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCE WITHIN ANY AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW…AND THEN ESPECIALLY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW INCREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.