Advisory: More Winter Weather Coming

Posted on Monday, April 15, 2013

Advisory: More Winter Weather Coming for Wednesday and possibly the weekend. Plan on changing road conditions.

Areas west of Lake County are currently under a Winter Storm Watch through Thursday morning. It is expected that Lake County will be on the edge of the weather that could result into a mix of rain and snow. Winds will be included with this weather.

This combination of weather will make the roads dangerous and possibly result into some power outages. Be prepared for rapid changing conditions. Monitor the weather and check the road conditions before traveling.

Extract National Weather Service Winter Storm Watch issued April 15, 2013

• TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

• ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

• WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME BLOWING OF SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Keep an eye on the weekend. Another change of precipitation looks as if it will be moving into the area. Contact Information: Donald Thomson Lake County SD 605-256-7611 lakeema@lakecountysd.com