BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1104 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WIND...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES..WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN
BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE
PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
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