BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 936 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AHEAD OF
THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM. HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN
AREAS.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 936 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AHEAD OF
THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM. HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN
AREAS.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
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