WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 722 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING
BEFORE TURNING COMPLETELY TO SNOW OVER AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE I-12 CORRIDOR AND WEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL FIRST
FORM THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND THE BATON ROUGE
METRO BEFORE SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PARISHES. THE
MAJOR CONCERN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER WEATHER WILL BE
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FOR A SHORT DURATION LEADING TO LOWERED
VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS ICING CONDITIONS MAINLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE
AROUND ONE TO AS MUCH AS THREE INCHES. ALL SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY
TAPER OFF AROUND 3 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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