Blowing Snow Advisory

Blowing Snow Advisory

A Blowing snow advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when wind driven snow reduces surface visibility and possibly hampers traveling. Blowing snow may be falling snow, or snow that has already accumulated but is picked up and blown by strong winds. A similar bulletin is issued by Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada but as a Warning.

Example of a blowing snow advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS611 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007

...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY BEING REPORTED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWESTKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING...

.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS EARLY THISMORNING BRINGING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON STRONG NORTH WINDS. ABAND OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WAS REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO ZEROIN MANY LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 AND NORTH OFHIGHWAY 96. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH DODGECITY...KINSLEY AND COLDWATER THIS MORNING. THE SNOW AND BLOWINGSNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE LATEMORNING HOURS WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-065-066-081-090-221800-/O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071222T1800Z/TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY611 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOONCST TODAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CSTTODAY.

WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON 25TO 35 MPH NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURSSATURDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE SNOW ANDBLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILEOR LESS IN SOME LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS SHOULD BE IMPROVING LATER THISMORNING AND AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THEREGION. TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE BYMIDDAY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BELIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USECAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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ee also

* Severe weather terminology (United States)

External links

* [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ National Weather Service]
* [http://www.fema.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency]
* [http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cd/brochures/warning_e.cfm? Meteorological Service of Canada]


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