- Blizzard warning
A Blizzard Warning is an advisory issued by the
National Weather Service of theUnited States which means winds of 35 mph (56 km/h) or greater, mixed with heavy snow is forecast for a period of 3 hours or more. Ablizzard tends to reduce visibilities to 1/4 of a mile (400 m) or less. In most cases temperatures below 20°F is an additional criteria for blizzard classification. A Severe Blizzard Warning is a variety issued is some cases of winds above 45 mph/72 km/h and temperatures below 10°F/-12°C. Many local weather offices will activate theEmergency Alert System and broadcast the alarm tone on relevant NOAA Weather Radio stations for both varieties of warning.Example of a blizzard warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA342 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007
...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARKANSAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO WESTVIRGINIA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE HEAVY SNOWACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILLCAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN WHITEOUTS AND SOMEROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING. THE WORST CONDITIONSARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A KNOX INDIANA TO WAUSEON OHIO LINE WHERETHE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. HIGHWAYS THATWILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATES 69... 65... 75... 80... 90...AND 94... AND ROUTES 6... 24... 27... 30... 31... 33... AND 127.
INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-131645-/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070214T1200Z//O.NEW.KIWX.BZ.W.0002.070213T0842Z-070214T1200Z/NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA342 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 /242 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007/
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED......BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED ABLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULTIN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANAAND NORTHWEST OHIO TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION IT WILL BE VERYCOLD WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING BELOW ZERO BY THIS AFTERNOON ANDCONTINUING TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AREEXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVERSOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDSAND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUTCONDITIONS AND SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTINGSNOW...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOUMUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GETSTRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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ee also
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Blizzard watch
*Winter storm warning
*Severe weather terminology (United States) External links
* [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ National Weather Service]
* [http://weathereye.kgan.com/expert/blizzard/bliz_glossary.html Blizzard Attack: Glossary]
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