WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 331 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WAS INCREASING AGAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER A RELATIVE QUIET PERIOD OF WEATHER TO START THE
DAY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH. THIS
WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN OPEN AREAS. THE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY EVEN THOUGH SNOWFALL INTENSITY
WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE BY LATE FRIDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH HIGHER DRIFTS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO
35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE
AT TIMES. 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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WILLIAMS
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