Winter Storm Warning in effect until midnight CST Wednesday night...
Tonight
Not as cold. Breezy. Snow and isolated thunderstorms through the night...some sleet possible in the evening. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow and sleet accumulation of 6 to 8 inches. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. East winds 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Precipitation duration around 12 hours.
Wednesday
Windy...snow. Areas of blowing snow in the morning. Blowing snow in the late morning and afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the late morning and afternoon. Snow accumulation of 2 to 3 inches. Total snow accumulation 9 to 12 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph increasing to west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Precipitation duration of 2 to 3 hours.
Bitterly cold. Much colder. Windy. Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of light snow through late evening. Areas of blowing snow through late evening. Lows around 2 below. West winds 15 to 30 mph. 11 below to 21 below zero.
Thursday
Bitterly cold. Much colder. Breezy. Partly sunny. Highs around 8. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 11 below to 21 below zero.
... Winter Storm Warning now in effect until midnight CST Wednesday night...
The Winter Storm Warning is now in effect until midnight CST Wednesday night.
* Timing: light snow will continue through this afternoon... becoming heavy this evening and into Wednesday morning. The snow will taper off to scattered snow showers and flurries by Wednesday evening.
* Snow accumulations: 9 to 12 inches is expected by Wednesday afternoon most places... with locally higher amounts. 5 to 9 inches is likely across the far southeast as rain will mix with the snow at times.
* Winds: east at 10 to 15 mph this afternoon... turning northeast and increasing to 15 to 25 mph tonight. The winds turn northwest Wednesday morning and increase to 20 to 30 mph... with gusts to 40 mph... then become west and slowly diminish to 15 to 20 mph Wednesday evening and night.
* Impacts: travel conditions will deteriorate rapidly this evening and remain hazardous through Wednesday. Severe blowing and drifting snow will create whiteout conditions at times... especially on Wednesday.
* Near blizzard conditions will be possible with this storm... particularly by early tomorrow morning and through the day Wednesday. It will be important to monitor later forecasts and statements on this major winter storm.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
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.