HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.
* RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING... AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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