WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 457 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
* HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND
THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A
LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE...WHERE
PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST
PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN
THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG
WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH
WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
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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