ICE STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 401 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
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...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN THURSDAY
EVENING. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH
IS EXPECTED.
* MAIN IMPACT...AREA ROADS...PARTICULARLY THOSE LEFT UNTREATED...
WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. THIS INCLUDES THE INDIANA TOLL
ROAD...INTERSTATE 94 AND HIGHWAY 6.
* OTHER IMPACTS...ICE WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE ON COLD OBJECTS SUCH AS
TREES AND POWER LINES. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL BRING AN
INCREASED RISK OF POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.
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