paul's christmas party tonight.
this is the info that greeted me...awesome.
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.
* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TOWARDS LATE EVENING AROUND THE VINTON AND INDEPENDENCE AREAS SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST OVER ALL OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* SNOWFALL: MOST AREAS WILL SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW POWDERY SNOW WITH AROUND 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 20. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOWFALL FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN SOME AREAS THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS AGAIN.
* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WIDESPREAD... EXTENDED PERIODS OF VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... MAINLY IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS BUT POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN URBAN SETTINGS.
* TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS NORTH AND LOWER TEENS SOUTH SUNDAY MORNING AND FALLING SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY. WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MAKE FOR POTENTIAL DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING COLD FOR ANYONE STRANDED OUTSIDE.
* LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR STRANDED INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW... STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY... TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
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