News: Blizzard Hits Area, 2 to 4 Foot Snowdrifts Possible

BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. DRIFTS OF 2 TO 4 FT POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S.
* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ANYONE WHO BECOMES STRANDED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.