WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 338 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS
NORTH FACING SLOPES.
SNOW WILL AFFECT A LARGE PORTION OF THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NORTH
OF CASTAIC.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...THERE WILL BE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
FOCUSED THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS... AND CONTINUED SNOWFALL COULD CREATE DANGEROUS
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE
GRAPEVINE.
THERE WILL BE A HIGH PROBABILITY FOR DANGEROUS ICY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. THE VERY COLD AIR
MASS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS IS 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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ASR
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