WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1155 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
* HAZARDS: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL OVER EASTERN UPPER AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
THIS AFTERNOON. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP
INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL DAYTIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES
EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. THIS WILL
BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE TUESDAY EVENING TO BETWEEN
10 AND 15 INCHES FOR MANY AREAS.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN
THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
HAZARDOUS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION.
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ADAM
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