Winter Storm Warning Begins Thursday At Noon
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.