Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Winter Storm Warning!

New WINTER STORM ADVISORY from National Weather Service.
Weather service personnel calling this to possibly be the "strongest snow event" we've seen yet this winter.
*Worst expected from Thursday 4pm until 1am Friday morning (although lake effect snow is forecast through Saturday)
*Very strong winds - sustained 15-20mph with gusts to 30+
*6-12" of snow forecast with the bulk of that coming in the Thursday evening - Friday am time frame.
*Snow expected to reach 2" per hour at times. VERY light and dry snow that will blow and drift exceptionally easy due to the extreme cold.
*Time to frostbite from exposure to cold is less than 30 minutes due to the extreme windchill.
*PLEASE plan accordingly and try to make arrangements to not have to travel during this storm.
For more information on what to do to be more prepared to winter storms, and all hazards please visit ready.gov.
Weather updates are available using local media outlets, as well as noaa.gov and weather.gov
Stay warm and Safe Everyone!

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