WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 452 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING.
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* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL SUPPORT
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS SUPPORT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT
TIMES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT RE-FREEZING OF
ROADWAYS INCREASING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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JC
HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 423 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
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...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.
* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE BRANCHES AS WELL
AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. PERSONS SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
$$
JC
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