WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 333 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE
CHANGING OVER COMPLETELY TO SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WIND...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITY..WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN
BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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