A lot of amateur meteorologists are spreading a lot of hype about a huge snowstorm that’s supposedly going to hit next week sometime. As WANE-TV meteorologist Jesse Hawila wrote in a Facebook post yesterday, this is ridiculous. The same thing happened in December, when Twitter and Facebook users posted a map image from a forecast model run six and a half days in advance of the storm. That map (below) suggested that northeastern Indiana could get more than 20 inches of snow. But that didn’t happen!
Forecast map from a European numerical forecast model created Dec. 16, 2013 for a Dec. 22-23 event.
Gensini
As that storm passed northern Illinois, DuPage College meteorology professor Victor Gensini wrote a great blog explaining why it’s so foolish to distribute images like the one above, especially without lots of explanation of what these computer models mean and don’t mean. Now that some people are again foolishly hyping the next big storm for our area, reading Gensini’s December blog is again worthwhile. Check it out. (Thanks to WANE-TV meteorologist Greg Shoup for sending a tweet about Gensini’s blog.)
Folks please read: there are a lot of rumors going around everywhere on social media about a huge snowstorm with 30″+ of snow next week. This is getting out of hand and ridiculous. Read more.
Warmer weather, but snowfall chances return by the end of the week. Significant snow possible Saturday. pic.twitter.com/ctho3Cccdh — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) January 29, 2014
@TreyHeckaman Current indications are 3 to 5 inches, but that may need to be adjusted upwards if a few of the wetter models verify. — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) January 29, 2014
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 957 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014
...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS INTO WEDNESDAY...
.BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH 10 TO 15 MPH WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS...
* FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR FOR THOSE NOT PROPERLY DRESSED FOR THE COLD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
Fort Wayne tied their record low temperature today with a low temperature of -16 degrees. This ties the previous record from 1923. — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) January 28, 2014
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 403 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014
...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS INTO WEDNESDAY...
.BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO TODAY... AND AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS WILL CAUSE MINIMUM WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO TODAY... AND AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS...
* FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR FOR THOSE NOT PROPERLY DRESSED FOR THE COLD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
The northern Indiana National Weather Service office issued a Special Weather Statement this evening to indicate that blowing and drifting snow remains possible in its forecast area tonight:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 742 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014
INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-280600- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 742 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 /642 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014/
...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW STILL POSSIBLE...
WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW LIGHT SNOW BACK ONTO ROADS THROUGH THE NIGHT KEEPING THEM SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SOME RURAL COUNTY ROADS MAY REMAIN IMPASSABLE OR DOWN TO ONE LANE. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE OUT DRIVING AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH LARGE SNOW DRIFTS WHERE YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED. WIND CHILLS WILL BE BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE NIGHT MAKING ANY ATTEMPT TO REMAIN OUTSIDE VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY IF NOT PROPERLY DRESSED.
Above is an infographic the northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service published at 6:03 p.m. EST this evening. Here is a link to the latest statement on the wind chill warning. Below are some tweets that relate to the dangerously cold weather.
I&M customers are asked to conserve energy especially from 6 to 10 a.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. TOMORROW http://t.co/6MZ3iUAg00 — NewsChannel15 (@wane15) January 27, 2014
ACAD asked to help create list of churches for warming centers & shelters. http://t.co/xP5JRFK4lH — Associated Churches (@AssocChurches) January 27, 2014
If it’s too cold for you, it’s too cold for your pets. Give outdoor pets warm shelter. Limit indoor pets’ time outside. #inwx — IN Homeland Security (@IDHS) January 27, 2014
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 136 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014
...OCCASIONAL SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...
.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS... AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN DECREASING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR AREAS OUTSIDE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS BITTERLY COLD THIS AFTERNOON...AND SUBSEQUENTLY FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW TONIGHT. A VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT- BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD... HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING... ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* WIND CHILLS WILL BE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON... FALLING TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW BY THIS EVENING. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY... WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
IMPACTS...
* DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE IMMINENT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR FOR THOSE NOT PROPERLY DRESSED FOR THE COLD.
* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO PREVIOUSLY DRIFTED SNOW ACROSS MANY ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 415 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014
...OCCASIONAL SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...
.AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY CAUSING BITTER COLD... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS... AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY RESULTING IN DECREASING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. HOWEVER THE COLD WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY WITH WIND CHILLS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW IN THE MORNING... FALLING TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT... WITH JUST A VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT- BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD... HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING... ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE DAY AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH. THE DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING MAY CAUSE SOME SECONDARY ROADS TO BE IMPASSABLE. LOCALIZED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS.
* WIND CHILLS WILL BE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING... FALLING TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW BY THIS EVENING. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY... WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
IMPACTS...
* DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE IMMINENT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR FOR THOSE NOT PROPERLY DRESSED FOR THE COLD.
* TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS MORNING DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW.
