WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 249 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST TUESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING LATE THIS EVENING IN
LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING BY THE
LATE MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE
VALLEYS. ABOVE 6500 FEET...3 TO 7 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS: AREA ROADWAYS ACROSS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES
WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION MODERATE SNOW
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOW
VISIBILITIES. THESE FACTORS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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