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WINTER RETURNS
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 -- 12:30 pm
Posted by Riley Hebert-News Director
National Weather Service: Winter Weather Warning
 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY.
* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...
AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.
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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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