WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 900 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD IOWA TONIGHT...REACHING THE
NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...BEFORE THE
SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LINGERING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
FORECAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY
EVENING WHEN THE BULK OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT
OF SNOW SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY LATE TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
MAJOR WINTER STORM...LIKELY BEGINNING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY EVENING DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD
CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY
WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10
TO 20 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 AND BLOWING 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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 900 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD IOWA TONIGHT...REACHING THE
NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...BEFORE THE
SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LINGERING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
FORECAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY
EVENING WHEN THE BULK OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT
OF SNOW SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY LATE TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
MAJOR WINTER STORM...LIKELY BEGINNING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY EVENING DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS AND ROAD
CLOSURES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY
WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS ON WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10
TO 20 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 AND BLOWING 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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
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