POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ALBION AND COLUMBUS AREAS BY 2AM…SPREADING INTO THE OMAHA COUNCIL BLUFFS AND LINCOLN AREAS BY 4 OR 5AM…THEN DROPPING SOUTH DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND ENDING ACROSS THE AREA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BETWEEN 8AM AND NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES. SOME LOCATIONS MAY BE LIGHTER ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE ADVISORY AND THERE COULD BE SOME POCKETS OF HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT…THE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL AFFECT MORNING TRAVELERS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FROM ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.

* COLD AND WIND CHILLS…TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS WITH SINGLE DIGIT ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS. IT WILL BE MUCH COLDER THURSDAY MORNING.