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LYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCK RAPIDS…GEORGE…INWOOD…
LARCHWOOD
543 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY…

* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN WILL BE PREVALENT THIS MORNING. THEN
LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON…A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SHOULD OCCUR…WHICH SHOULD TEMPER THE
ICE ACCUMULATION. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW QUICK THE
WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW TONIGHT…OR IF IT WILL
CHANGEOVER AT ALL. BUT BY WEDNESDAY…THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BE ALL SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL TOTAL A
QUARTER TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH. THIS IS DEPENDENT ON HOW
QUICKLY THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO OR MIXES WITH SLEET THIS
AFTERNOON…AND IF IT CHANGES TO SNOW TONIGHT. ONCE THE SNOW
BEGINS…4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY…NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH AND
PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ONCE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL
SNOW…THESE WINDS COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION…IF THE
FREEZING RAIN BECOMES MORE ACUTE…THEN WINDS OF THESE
MAGNITUDES MAY CREATE STRESS ON POWER LINES.

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.

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