WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 804 PM CST TUE DEC 08 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 TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW THIS EVENING...BEFORE
CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A
QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME RUMBLES OF
THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...PRODUCING ENHANCES
PRECIPITATION RATES.
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...WHICH WILL BE WORSE WHERE MORE SNOW FALLS. 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 MEANS 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW
FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED WITH
STRONG WINDS...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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