WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1022 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SLOWLY
DIMINISHING SNOWFALL RATES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 15 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE COMMON THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED. SOME DRIFTS IN
RURAL AREAS MAY WELL EXCEED 6 FEET.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL
AVERAGE 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL AGAIN
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE
AT TIMES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.
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