WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 931 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
ACROSS CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.
* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH QUICK
ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH
WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT
TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WILL BRING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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