WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 155 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW AMOUNTS
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH THE
SNOW THIS EVENING. THUNDER-SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG
WITH VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS
OF THIS STRENGTH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL
AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE LIMBS
MAY ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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ERVIN
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