WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 904 PM MST WED DEC 30 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY
AND THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT OF NORTHERN UTAH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS
WILL EXIST ALONG THE BENCH AREAS OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH
FRONT...AND IN THE CACHE VALLEY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN BY FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR
THROUGHOUT THE STORM. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX...OR A CHANGE TO ALL
RAIN COULD OCCUR AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
WASATCH FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: AREAS WITH HEAVY SNOW HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF DEVELOPING SNOW-
COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR THESE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT
SNOW. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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ROGOWSKI
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
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