WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1031 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...A RELATIVE QUIET PERIOD OF WEATHER TODAY...WITH PERIODS
OF LIGHT SNOW PRODUCING MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. AS THIS STORM
SYSTEM REORGANIZES...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
BEGIN TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
BE COMMON BY SATURDAY. 5 TO 10 FOOT DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE IN
RURAL AREAS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY
INCREASE TONIGHT...TOPPING OUT ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
AT 25 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES IN RURAL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE
AT TIMES. 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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