BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE
BLIZZARD WARNING.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
80 CORRIDOR BY MIDDAY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE
THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE 3
TO 6 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...THE 20 TO 30 MPH NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
35 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING. GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED AS WELL.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES OF HALF AN INCH PER HOUR...
COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WIND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY SEVERELY AND
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THAT MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO MAKE THE
ROADS IMPASSIBLE FOR MOST VEHICLES.
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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