WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 934 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 7 PM
TUESDAY AND 3 AM WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS UP TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...
PRIMARILY FROM GALESBURG TO TOULON NORTHWEST.
* WIND: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST AND
INTENSIFIES. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO NEAR
45 MPH BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...AS ROADS
QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS ALSO EXPECTED DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
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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