Winter Storm Warning

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WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WABASHA…DODGE CENTER…ROCHESTER…
AUSTIN
956 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…
…WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY…

* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH.

* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AS BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPS…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND
RURAL AREAS.

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO CAN BE
EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* PLAN ON HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS GIVEN THE SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND BLOWING OF THE SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT…FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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