Friday, February 16, 2007

Snow Advisory

More snow is on the way. An Alberta Clipper is heading southeast towards the area and is forecast to drop 2-4 inches of snow on the area. I think the heaviest snow will fall to our south.

From the NWS Indianapolis...

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT
TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SATURDAY.

A QUICK MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY EVENING...2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. SATURDAY NIGHT...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE
TO 15 TO 20 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

From the NWS Wilmington...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY.

A QUICK MOVING ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL DROP THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ON
SATURDAY NIGHT MAY ALLOW FOR SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING TO OCCUR.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE
AFFECTED AREAS, BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY
SNOW WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE
ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW
FREEZING, MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.