Winter Storm Warning In Effect Until 5 PM Today

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS...UP TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.