Update: Blizzard Warning issued March 27 at 9:22AM AKDT expiring March 28 at 1:00AM AKDT by NWS

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Event: Blizzard Warning
Sender Name: NWS
Issued: 2016-07-05T16:24:20-04:00
Expires: 2016-07-06T07:24:20-04:00
WEA Text: Blizzard Warning this area til 1:00 AM AKDT. Prepare. Avoid Travel. Check media. -NWS
Description: * LOCATION…SAINT GEORGE.

* SNOW…SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY…REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND…NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING…STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL
DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH…MAINLY FOR SAINT GEORGE.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
BEFORE WINDS AND SNOWFALL BOTH DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS…SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME
VERY DIFFICULT.
Instruction: 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 WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Aleutians West

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-CPL201665162420
CAP MessageType: Update
Added note: – IPAWS Test