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Heavy Snow Warning- Issued when snowfall of 6 inches (15 cm) or more in 12 hours or 8 inches (20 cm) or more in 24 hours is imminent or occurring. These criteria are specific for the Midwest and may vary regionally.

 


Heavy Snow Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service when snowfall of 6 inches (15 cm) or more in 12 hours or 8 inches (20 cm) or more in 24 hours is imminent or occurring. These criteria are specific for the Midwest and may vary regionally.

Heavy Snow Warning- Older terminology replaced by winter storm warning for heavy snow. Issued when 7 or more inches of snow or sleet is expected in the next 24 hours.

Heavy Snow Warning - Issued when snowfall totaling 6 inches or more in 12 hours or less is expected. Also issued when snowfall totaling 8 inches or more in 24 hours or less is expected.

Heavy Snow Warning: A snowfall of at least 4 inches in 12 hours or 6 inches in 24 hours.
High: An area of high pressure: Anticyclonic.
High Pressure:Moves towards low pressure.
High Pressure: The winds are "Clockwise" (CW) in Northern Hemisphere.

Heavy Snow Warning
heliostat
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)
high pressure area
High Resolution Fly's Eye Cosmic Ray Detector
high-altitude airship (HAA)
humid continental climate
humid subtropical climate ...

Browse Related Terms: Heavy Snow Warning, High Wind Warning, HVY, Ice Storm Warning, Lake Effect Snow Warning, Sleet Warning, Wind Chill Advisory, Wind Chill Warning, Winter Storm Warning, Winter Weather Advisory ...

See also: Light, Flood, Watch, Degree, Warning

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