WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 417 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING: EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING
* MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA MAY RECEIVE 8 TO 11 INCHES...GENERALLY BETWEEN
LAWTON AND PAULS VALLEY.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY
LOW AS ARCTIC AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL
FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WHICH CAN BE
DISORIENTING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM.
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