AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CARROLL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS; 437 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AROUND DAYBREAK AND ENDING SIMILARLY FROM THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW…FIVE TO NINE INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE EAST AT AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING BUT INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON AS THEY BECOME MORE NORTHERLY. VISIBILITIES WILL OFTEN BE A MILE OR LESS DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS…SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR AT TIMES LEADING TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY ALSO LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING EVEN AFTER THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED.

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.

400 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY…BREEZY…COLDER. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE NOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. VERY COLD. BREEZY. SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 4 INCHES. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

SATURDAY…CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.

325 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM until 8 PM TODAY. A.QUICK MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF RAIN…SNOW AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN TO THE AREA. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER 6AM THEN SPREAD SLOWLY SOUTH DURING THE MORNING.  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW

* TIMING…A MIX OF RAIN…SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT…1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE IN MOST OF THE ADVISORY AREA.

* OTHER IMPACTS…NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.