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Winter Storm Warning issued February 21 at 2:02PM CST until February 21 at 6:00PM CST by NWS
Effective: 2:02 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013
Expires: 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM
CST/ THIS AFTERNOON...
* TIMING/DURATION...SNOW...SOMETIMES MODERATE TO HEAVY...WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF
THE SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO DECREASE UNTIL LATER THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FINALLY END
AROUND MIDNIGHT.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THE
HIGHEST SNOWFALL WILL BE AND ALONG AND EAST OF A MCCOOK TO
OAKLEY LINE WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN THE HEAVIER BANDS
OF SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON DUE TO POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW PACKED ROADS ARE LIKELY. YOUNG LIVESTOCK MAY
ALSO BE AT RISK WITH THE WET CONDITIONS...STRONG WINDS... AND
COLD TEMPERATURES.

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