WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 259 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TAPERING
OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
SIOUX CITY TO STORM LAKE AREAS.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY
NIGHT...WHICH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
ALONG WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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