National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Boone County area from 7 p.m. tonight until10 a.m. Tuesday Morning.
The NWS submitted the following information:
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 4 TO AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
* TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AFTER 7 PM…WITH
THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM AROUND 10 PM THROUGH AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY.
* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND LIKELY PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW…WITH MUCH COLDER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK.
