Blowing Snow Advisory
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A Blowing snow advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when wind driven snow reduces surface visibility and possibly hampers traveling. Blowing snow may be falling snow, or snow that has already accumulated but is picked up and blown by strong winds. A similar bulletin is issued by Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada but as a Warning.
[edit] Example of a blowing snow advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 611 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY BEING REPORTED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING... .AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING BRINGING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON STRONG NORTH WINDS. A BAND OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WAS REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO ZERO IN MANY LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH DODGE CITY...KINSLEY AND COLDWATER THIS MORNING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING. KSZ030-031-043>046-065-066-081-090-221800- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071222T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 611 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON 25 TO 35 MPH NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SOME LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS SHOULD BE IMPROVING LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE BY MIDDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ GERARD
