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Western/SW IA downgraded to Winter Weather Advisory

Weather

February 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MONTGOMERY-PAGE– 547 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING…BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING THEN WILL END BY 9 PM AS WINDS DIMINISH.

* MAIN IMPACT…ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED…ICY AND HAZARDOUS. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY THIS EVENING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS.

* OTHER IMPACTS…THE COLD COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.