.BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY…
* TIMING…SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING…AND WILL LIFT
STEADILY NORTHWARD THIS MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER
OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT… BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 6 TO 12
INCHES…WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA…NORTHWEST IOWA…AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
WHERE OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACTS…NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY
LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN
ADDITION…SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY…AND MANY
ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
