Full Notification

ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 12 TO 16 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 2 AM WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

If you choose to drive during poor or hazardous driving conditions you must:
1. Leave sooner and expect your travel time to be twice as long
2. Drive slower
3. Increase the following distance between you and the vehicle in front of you by at least five times greater than normal
4. Approach intersections with great care; other drivers not paying attention will slide through red lights
5. Signal all lane changes and turning movements

The point of not calling police agencies for road information during snow emergencies cannot be overstressed. Police do not dispatch utilities for power outages and slick roads. Calling police departments about road conditions may delay action on critical life emergency 911 calls. Road conditions are likely the same for the area you want to know about as it is looking out your front window.
It is important to remember crashes involving injury or lane blockage receive priority attention ahead of property damage crashes. So, keep in mind, it may be an extended period of time before law enforcement arrives.