Tuesday, November 23, 2010

weather

so i heard it was snowing in moses lake..i look at the weather for that area this morning on yahoo heres what it said....a blizzard warning..lol..damn windchill brings temps to below zero..

.BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES RITZVILLE...SPOKANE...
COEUR D ALENE. 2 TO 5 INCHES MOSES LAKE...WATERVILLE...
GRAND COULEE. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY NORTH OF
RITZVILLE...TO SPOKANE AND COEUR D ALENE THROUGH MID MORNING.
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING...
LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...
COEUR D ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...SANDPOINT...
RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... SCHWEITZER
MOUNTAIN ROAD...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN
ROAD...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...
TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...
WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...
QUINCY...DEER PARK...NEWPORT...SPOKANE... CHENEY...
DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME VERY
DANGEROUS WITH NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
LEAVE STRANDED TRAVELERS VULNERABLE TO EXTREME WINTER
CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED ON INTERSTATE 90 AND
MANY OF THE STATE ROUTE HIGHWAY IN EASTERN WASHINGTON.

* WIND CHILL: READINGS WILL BE BELOW ZERO AND REACH VALUES OF -5
TO -15 EARLY THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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