WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 545 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
BECOME LIGHT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 11
INCHES.
* MISC HAZARDS: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH MOST ROADS BECOMING SNOW
COVERED TUESDAY EVENING. DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE A PARTICULAR
PROBLEM... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES ON
WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN 6 OR MORE
INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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