650 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY…

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…SNOW HAS LESSENED IN INTENSITY THE PAST HOUR…BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WITH PERIOD WITH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR LIKELY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 10 PM.* STORM TOTAL SNOW…5 TO 8 INCHES* WINDS/VISIBILITY…A NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING  SNOW…ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT.* IMPACTS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE WIND INCREASES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN FOR SLOW TRAVEL TIMES AND LONGER COMMUTES.