***DANGEROUS MAJOR WINTER STORM POUNDING THE AREA***

***MAJOR WINTER STORM***


Major winter is pounding the area… Heavy snow start to fall late last night/early this morning over my Southern and Central areas….Lighter snows have been falling in my Northern areas….Light snow that currently falling will become heavier once again… Looking at the data this morning… Still thinking the snowfall map is still close though the areas we have marker for 20 to 24 inches of snow may have to be dropped down to 18 to 20 inches of snow…The rest of the forecasted snowfall looks a ok…. Will leave map stand for now…See below this post for that… Low pressure over Northern IA/Southern MN is forecasted to strengthen as it moves East along the MN/IA border into Southern WI/Northern IL…. This will lead to strong winds by the afternoon..With heavy snow falling and the strong winds this will lead to near or whiteout conditions from time to time, along with near to blizzard conditions…We are still forecasting another 10 to 14 inches to fall through today and early this evening, on top of what has falling already…. Looking at the snow gauge from inside it’s full meaning at least 12 inches have already fell here at the office.. Will know how much when we get out and check our snow boards… Lets just say 6 inches with the forecasted amounts through early this evening that would throw us into the 16 to 20 inch range, again this is just first guess…
Winds are forecasted to pick up even more then now looking at winds from 15 to 25 MPH with gusts around 30 MPH this afternoon… Tonight snow tappers off but the winds will remain strong with 15 to 20 MPH and gust up to 30 MPH.. Temps dropping to around -5 to -8 will create for wind chills to -15 to -25…..Sunday night looks like we could fall to -15 to -20… Will talk about that tomorrow….
Today through early this evening…. Heavy snow new snowfall amount ranging from 10 to 14 Inches… Lighter amounts North and in my far Southern zones… Blowing and drifting will become more of a problem as we head…
This is a dangerous winter storm… If you must travel make sure you have a winter safety kit in you vehicle let someone know your leaving time and arrival times…If one should become stuck stay with your vehicle and call for help…Best thing to do is hunker down with your family today through tonight….
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Currently looking at the local radars we now see mod to heavy snow has begun to overtake most of the FA once again..