BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 937 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 8 TO 18
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN WESTERN
IOWA AND EXTREME EASTERN NEBRASKA NORTH OF OMAHA TOWARD PENDER.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
40 TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON
TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES FROM TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG
WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
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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