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Conditions and risks can vary significantly by location and situation. Users are responsible for evaluating current conditions and following applicable official guidance.
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For example, any future tools estimating snowfall impacts, school closures, travel conditions, or other weather-related outcomes may use weather forecasts, historical information, algorithms, and other available data. Actual outcomes may differ substantially from these estimates.
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Weather conditions can also vary considerably over short distances, particularly during localized events such as snow squalls, thunderstorms, freezing rain, and heavy snowfall.
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