BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 155 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE
LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS EVENING.
THUNDER- SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS
OF THIS STRENGTH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL
AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE LIMBS
MAY ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 155 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE
LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS EVENING.
THUNDER- SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS
OF THIS STRENGTH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL
AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE LIMBS
MAY ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
$$
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