WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1138 AM MST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW
MAY MIX WITH RAIN IN SOME OF THE LOWER VALLEYS DURING THE DAY.
* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT A TOTAL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
VALLEYS WITH UP TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WINDS...10 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH HIGHER GUSTS ESPECIALLY IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...BREEZY CONDITIONS AT TIMES WILL CREATE POCKETS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS AND ALSO FOR ANYONE VENTURING OUT INTO THE
BACKCOUNTRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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