BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 526 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE FROM TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 15
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. FOR MOST OF THE AREA. AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DAVID CITY TO
FALLS CITY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
FROM 40 TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON
TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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