BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1003 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET THEN SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...POWERFUL NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. THESE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
SNOW MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
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