Winter Storm Warning

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BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…ALMA
956 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM
TODAY.

* 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.

* WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW RANGE BY TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* PLAN ON HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS GIVEN THE SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING 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 ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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