WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 939 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 2 AM. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END
BETWEEN 2 AM AND 3 AM. UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH THROUGH 3AM.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6
PM AND 2 AM MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY AND END FOR MOST AREAS BY 3 AM MONDAY MORNING. A
MORE SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS
LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM ATLANTIC TO
DENISON AND ROCKWELL CITY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THE WINTER STORM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY COULD BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE
IN BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SINCE PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW
FREEZING...SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
ON LESS TREATED ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. THE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY POTENTIAL WINTER STORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF
COMBINING HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ALONE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL AND
LIKELY RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS
WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 939 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 2 AM. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END
BETWEEN 2 AM AND 3 AM. UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH THROUGH 3AM.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6
PM AND 2 AM MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY AND END FOR MOST AREAS BY 3 AM MONDAY MORNING. A
MORE SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS
LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM ATLANTIC TO
DENISON AND ROCKWELL CITY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THE WINTER STORM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY COULD BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE
IN BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SINCE PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW
FREEZING...SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
ON LESS TREATED ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. THE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY POTENTIAL WINTER STORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF
COMBINING HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ALONE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL AND
LIKELY RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS
WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
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