Blizzard warning today

With very strong winds and reduced visibility expected, the National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for the area from noon Thursday through Friday at 3AM.

.. BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...
CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS HERE
FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING...
* VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS... ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS... 1 TO 3 MILES.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER.
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 LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WITH HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY... GENERALLY FROM GRANITE FALLS SOUTHEAST TO MANKATO AND ALBERT LEA. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH FRESH SNOW... AND LIKELY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL... OPEN AREAS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... GENERALLY WEST OF A WILLMAR TO ALEXANDRIA LINE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.
MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90.
AFTER THE SNOW ENDS AND THE WIND GUSTS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS WILL TRANSITION BACK TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS... WITH VALUES POSSIBLY FALLING BELOW -25.

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