WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 524 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...
TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY
ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
OUT OF THE NORTH THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WIND COMBINED
WITH THE SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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