WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 947 PM CST WED DEC 23 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...SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY
THE INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE OF THE SNOW WILL INCREASE.
STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES
OF SNOW MAY OCCUR FROM THIS STORM.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT SHOULD BE
LIGHT AND MAINLY SOUTH OF NORFOLK.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY...AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO
TRAVEL THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW...POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
DURING THE STORM.
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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