BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 935 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA
THROUGH NOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LOCATED ALONG AND EAST
OF INTERSTATE 35. ONE TO TWO MORE INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED WEST. A
NORTHWESTERLY WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 55 MPH
WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN NEAR ZERO IN OPEN AND
RURAL AREAS.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 10 TO 16
INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES
TO MARSHALLTOWN WILL 5 TO 8 INCHES NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF
THAT LINE.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON THEN BEGIN TO
DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO ACROSS
CENTRAL IOWA...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS. BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE
GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL PRODUCE SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN
VISIBILITIES.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE WITH THIS
DANGEROUS WINTER STORM...AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME
IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND AND
LOW VISIBILITIES OR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...5 TO 8 FOOT SNOW
DRIFTS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL AREAS. THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER
OUTAGES EXIST AS WELL WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL
READINGS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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FAB
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