BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE
412 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO EARLY
FRIDAY EVENING.
* SNOWFALL...4 TO 7 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND LOW VISIBILITIES TODAY
WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE
OF SNOW FALLING AT RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY...SO ONLY TRAVEL
IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.
