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Winter Weather Advisory issued April 18 at 3:51AM CDT until April 18 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS
Effective: 3:51 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013
Expires: 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL INTO TODAY...
.A STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH INTO AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...FOR MANY LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF AN ALMA... HASTINGS...YORK LINE. SOUTHEAST OF THIS
LINE...SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 1 TO 2
INCHES. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...A STRONG NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 30
MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE DAY. THIS STRONG WIND... WORKING IN CONCERT WITH THE FALLING
SNOW...WILL LIKELY CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND PERIODIC RESTRICTION IN
VISIBILITY...THUS MAKING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA DIFFICULT AT
TIMES.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING.
* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND AN INCH.
* WIND...FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO AROUND 40
MPH AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND A STRONG WIND WILL
PERIODICALLY RESTRICT THE VISIBILITY...AND RESULT IN ICY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE AREA.

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