WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING INTENSE WINTER STORM
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE THIS EVENING...SOME LOCATIONS IN RURAL AREAS MAY STILL SEE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE LOSS OF DAYLIGHT WILL ALSO ADD
TO THE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
LATER TONIGHT...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
FRIGID ARCTIC AIR SURGING INTO THE AREA TO PRODUCE BITING WIND
CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 29 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WIND
CHILLS WILL THEN NOT IMPROVE ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL NOON
THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO STRONG WINDS CAUSING
BLOWING SNOW. BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN RURAL
AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD
AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS
VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS...WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.
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