BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1003 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...THE FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING AND MIX WITH SOME SLEET AND SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON. THE MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS
POSSIBLE TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2
TO 4 INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN
CAUSE VERY SLICK ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. SOME
ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES
INCLUDING TREES AND POWER LINES. THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS
MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO OCCUR WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL
IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO
AFFECT THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1003 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...THE FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING AND MIX WITH SOME SLEET AND SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON. THE MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS
POSSIBLE TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2
TO 4 INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN
CAUSE VERY SLICK ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. SOME
ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES
INCLUDING TREES AND POWER LINES. THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS
MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO OCCUR WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL
IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO
AFFECT THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
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