WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 301 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.
* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH QUICK
ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH
WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT
TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WILL BRING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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