WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1219 PM 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 SOME LIGHT SNOW...FLURRIES...AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...STEADIER SNOW WILL START
BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE SNOW LIKELY DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AND THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF OF 8 TO 12
INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEAR THE
NORFOLK AND STANTON AREAS WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TOWARD CEDAR
RAPIDS AND ST. EDWARD.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES NEAR A QUARTER OF A
MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL BY
LATE TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
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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