Winds will produce drifting snow in the morning, creating visibility issues, especially in open and rural areas. A slow improvement in weather conditions is expected in the afternoon, with the winter weather advisory ending at noon.
“The blowing snow compared to what we saw yesterday is also not as bad but it’s still occurring in some locations. Mainly what we’re seeing now is just the snow is kind of drifting around with the winds,” Leatherwood said.
Strong westerly winds, gusting to 40 mph at times, will continue to produce blowing and drifting snow this AM, especially open and rural areas. The strong winds & bitter cold temps will produce dangerous wind chills this AM. Slow improvement is expected this PM.
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