WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1141 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO
7 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO
7 AM EST THURSDAY.
* HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST 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 6 TO 12 INCHES IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES
EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* 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...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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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