LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1001 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM
EST MONDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM
EST MONDAY.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL GIVE WAY TO MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTHWEST WIND
OF 20 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL ALSO
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
* ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. WITH
WINDS INCREASING LATE TONIGHT...VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY
FALL BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ON MONDAY WITH SOME NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
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