Blowing snow advisory
weather advisory in the United States
A blowing snow advisory was 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. This advisory was discontinued beginning with the 2008–09 winter storm season, replaced by the winter weather advisory for snow and blowing snow. However, if the storm is judged to be dangerous by local forecasters, a winter storm warning for heavy snow and blowing snow may be issued.
A similar bulletin is issued by Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada but as a warning.
Example of a snow and blowing snow advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
659 AM CST MON JAN 2 2009
...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY BEING REPORTED ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN KANSAS
EARLY THIS MORNING...
.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN 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 U.S. HIGHWAY 281. THIS BAND OF
SNOW WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH AREAS OF WEST KANSAS THROUGH MID DAY...
AND SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING HOURS WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING.
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PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...HAYS...SCOTT CITY...
DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...GARDEN
CITY...JETMORE...LARNED...ST JOHN...JOHNSON CITY...
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