WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1219 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...ALTHOUGH A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...
LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE LIKELY...SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. THEN LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16
INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR FROM THIS STORM.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON
TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG
WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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. 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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