WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 327 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA
THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS IN THE SIOUX CITY TO STORM LAKE AREAS.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WHICH WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW....ALONG WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.
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