THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES.
* HAZARD TYPES...REDUCED VISIIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND COLD WIND CHILL READINGS.
* WIND CHILL READINGS...FROM -25 TO -30 TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SNOW SQUALLS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS IMPACTS TO TRAVEL INCLUDING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING TAPERING TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* TIMING...SNOW SQUALLS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW 10 -LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH WIND CHILLS RAPIDLY FALLING TO - 25 AND BELOW BY MID EVENING.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
