WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 931 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
ACROSS CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9
INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 13 INCHES FOR
COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.
* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE
TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE
TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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