WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 816 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT IN MANY
AREAS...WITH A FEW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 20 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WINDS
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...BECOMING
MORE NORTHEAST...THEN NORTH ON FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
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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