WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 432 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
* HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN
LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND
THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE...
WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN
JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS
WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE
EXTREME CAUTION.
$$
ADAM
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