WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1208 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY
DAY CHRISTMAS DAY.
* PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A WINTRY MIX OF
FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET OR SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL
SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING ON FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY TOTAL 7 TO 14 INCHES DEPENDING ON WHEN THE
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW. WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE WINTRY MIXED
PRECIPITATION AND POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. TRAVEL
CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG
NORTH WINDS...WHICH MAY CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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