Friday, February 16, 2007
This is my Chinese New Year
Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
949 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY...
.A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE MIDWEST
TONIGHT. TWO PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
MAINLY IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. WINDS
WILL GUST TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE
AND LOCALLY CREATE NEAR- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY.
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
CST SATURDAY...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST
SATURDAY. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
MILE AND LOCALLY CAUSE NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND
SATURDAY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES. SNOW ON GRASSY AREAS WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS...
PARTIALLY COVERING OR FURTHER BLANKETING THE PAVEMENT. SNOW
DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR
TREES AND COULD BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED
TO THE WIND AND AWAY FROM STRUCTURES. IN ADDITION...MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL RESULT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS
AND MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP...AND BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY AS WELL AS DRIFTING
SNOW THAT MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL.
It's going to be a WHITE AND COLD Chinese New Year ¶ 2/16/2007 10:24:00 PM
Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
949 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY...
.A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE MIDWEST
TONIGHT. TWO PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
MAINLY IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. WINDS
WILL GUST TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE
AND LOCALLY CREATE NEAR- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY.
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
CST SATURDAY...
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST
SATURDAY. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
MILE AND LOCALLY CAUSE NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND
SATURDAY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES. SNOW ON GRASSY AREAS WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS...
PARTIALLY COVERING OR FURTHER BLANKETING THE PAVEMENT. SNOW
DRIFTS WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS HOMES...CARS...OR
TREES AND COULD BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER THAN IN AREAS EXPOSED
TO THE WIND AND AWAY FROM STRUCTURES. IN ADDITION...MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL RESULT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS
AND MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP...AND BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY AS WELL AS DRIFTING
SNOW THAT MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL.
It's going to be a WHITE AND COLD Chinese New Year ¶ 2/16/2007 10:24:00 PM
