HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 538 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...GRAND RIVER NEAR SUMNER
THIS HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK IS BASED ON THE FORECAST RAINFALL FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CRESTS MAY VARY IF ACTUAL RAINFALL IS GREATER OR
LESS THAN ANTICIPATED.
LOCATION: GRAND RIVER NEAR SUMNER
FLOOD STAGE: 26.0 FEET
LATEST STAGE: 18.7 FEET AT 5 AM FRIDAY
FORECAST CREST: 26.0 FEET SATURDAY DEC 26
AT 26.0 FEET...RURAL LAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER IS FLOODED.
LATER STATEMENTS...POSSIBLY WARNINGS...WILL BE ISSUED AS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 312 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING
SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS
MORNING...BEFORE RAPIDLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW THOUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.
* VERY MINOR ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE.
* STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY
SNOWFALL...AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING... WITH PERIODS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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