Blizzard Warning

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THIS
EVENING...TO NEAR CHICAGO BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND TO LAKE HURON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PLAN ON HEAVY SNOWFALL TO DEVELOP THIS
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE DEEPENING STORM
PASSES.

DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FROM
STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN
AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AS WELL AS
EXPOSED AREAS AND RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS.

THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM IS THE KIND THAT MAY RESULT IN A
LOSS OF LIFE IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH...WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...AS WELL AS SEVERE
DRIFTING.