BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 804 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL
SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM JUST A FEW
INCHES WHERE MORE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FALLS...TO NEARLY 10
INCHES WHERE MORE SNOW FALLS. A FEW CLAPS OF THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT...WHICH MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS
OF THIS STRENGTH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL
AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE LIMBS
MAY ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW
FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED WITH
STRONG WINDS...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 804 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL
SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM JUST A FEW
INCHES WHERE MORE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FALLS...TO NEARLY 10
INCHES WHERE MORE SNOW FALLS. A FEW CLAPS OF THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT...WHICH MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS
OF THIS STRENGTH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL
AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE LIMBS
MAY ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW
FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED WITH
STRONG WINDS...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
$$
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