Weather Warnings

[Zar 696]

Post your Weather Warnings and advisories for today!

 

Here is mine:

 

Issued by The National Weather Service

Salt Lake City, UT

10:32 am MST, Sat., Dec. 13, 2008

 

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

 

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY.

 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING THE WASATCH FRONT AND ALL THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ON THE BENCH AREAS AND HIGHER VALLEYS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

 

STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE NORTH WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON... THOUGH AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEYS.

 

TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH THIS STORM. SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ALONG AREA ROADWAYS... WITH DRIFTING SNOWS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES CAN BE EXPECTED AS ROADS WILL BE SLICK. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...

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... COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT UTAH THIS WEEKEND...

 

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS UTAH THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT... AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEYS TONIGHT. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BEHIND THE FRONT... AND WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO STICK TO AREA ROADS... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

 

It is time to go snowboarding! OH YEAH! ;)

Edited December 13, 2008 by Zar

[JoshJayK 16,648]

Lol. Nothing here in D.C. but there was a flood warning. Yay. Rain. So happy.

[Ruler of War 169]

;) there was a sun warning for me today like "wtf"

[Speedskater 167]

Yeah my mom told me all about it. Wednesday about 30+% of Utah is going to be "sick" and will not be going to work. They definitely won't be going skiing or snowboarding thats for sure.

[ryder 19]

no warnings here yet but there on the way lol

[DeathTheKid 130]

None for me, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!