WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1056 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS
EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY HEAVY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
200 TO 500 AM MST TUESDAY BEFORE DECREASING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR LOCATIONS FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...12
TO 18 INCHES...ABOVE 8000 FEET AROUND 30 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 5500 FEET AND WILL RISE
TO 6000 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN FALL RAPIDLY TO 4000 FEET
TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH
GUSTS FROM 45 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS DURING TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL.
* IMPACTS...ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED
OVERNIGHT WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW... DRIFTING OF SNOW AND ZERO
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TAKE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES THAT INCLUDE WINTER
CLOTHING...FOOD...WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...CHECK THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WEATHER.GOV.FLAGSTAFF.
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