WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 848 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT
TIMES IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF LONG PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS...
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY 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.
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