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OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-
COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
157 PM CST WED DEC 21 2022
.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...
WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY...
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING,
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH
  WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. FOR THE WIND CHILL 
  WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS AS 
  LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO. 

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND 
  SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

* WHEN...FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING, FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
  CST SATURDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON CST 
  THURSDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD 
  WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO END BY LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER, WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS BEGINNING ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS WILL WANT TO MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY AND
  ADJUST PLANS AS NECESSARY. ANY PERSON THAT BECOMES STRANDED OR TRAPPED OUTDOORS COULD ENCOUNTER A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION 
  IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES IF POSSIBLE. WHEN OUTSIDE, MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A HAT, AND GLOVES. TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. 

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

Instructions:

AVOID OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES IF POSSIBLE. WHEN OUTSIDE, MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A HAT, AND GLOVES. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.