WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 724 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CAN BE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS
ANTICIPATED IN THE ESTHERVILLE AREAS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN ARE LIKELY
ELSEWHERE WITH MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.
* LONG TERM TRENDS...A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY 6 PM THIS EVENING.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY. LOCALIZED TWENTY INCH AMOUNTS MAY
OCCUR.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME NORTHWEST AT 25
TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINDS
COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
BLOWING 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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