WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1036 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO
NOON MST TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO NOON
MST TUESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL START MONDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL
INTENSITY INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...12 TO 24
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET... 4 TO 8
INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 5000 FEET MONDAY
MORNING...RISING 6000 FEET MONDAY EVENING AND THEN FALL
RAPIDLY TO 4000 FEET TUESDAY .
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY AND PEAK BY
MONDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST
MONDAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
DURING TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL.
* IMPACTS...ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED
DURING THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF
SNOW... DRIFTING OF SNOW AND ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES MONDAY
NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TAKE
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES THAT INCLUDE WINTER CLOTHING...FOOD...WATER
AND A FLASHLIGHT. TELL FAMILY AND FRIENDS YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE...THE
PLANNED ARRIVAL TIME AT YOUR DESTINATION...AND THE TYPE AND COLOR
OF VEHICLE YOU ARE DRIVING IN CASE YOU GET STRANDED. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND/OR CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV.FLAGSTAFF.
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