WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 438 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW
WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA AND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEST
THROUGH 8 AM. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH EAST OF INTERSTATE 35
DURING THE PERIOD. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 AM.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN EASTERN AREAS OF THE WARNING. WESTERN AREAS WILL
RECEIVE FROM TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN INCHES OF SNOW BY SATURDAY.
LOCALIZED TWENTY INCH AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHWEST.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. THE WINDS COMBINED
WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AT TIMES WEST OF AN ALGONA THROUGH LAMONI LINE.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST
SECTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS TO
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.
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