WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 429 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS...STEADIER LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW THEN WILL BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OVERNIGHT AND INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW MAY OCCUR FROM THIS STORM WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TOWARD
FAIRBURY AND CREATE.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND
INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...STRONG
WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE ICE THAT FELL ON
WEDNESDAY AND THE INCREASING WINDS TODAY...SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
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. 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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BOUSTEAD/DEE
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