BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1045 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
THE WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...
AND COLD WIND CHILLS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT
TIMES INTO TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF U.S.
HIGHWAY 131.
* NORTH SOUTH ROADS IN RURAL AREAS WILL BE MOST INFLUENCED WITH
LOW VISIBILITIES AND EXTREME DRIFTING DURING THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* IT WOULD BE BEST NOT TO TRAVEL THROUGH TONIGHT.
* IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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