WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 429 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS...STEADIER LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY OVERNIGHT AND
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES MAY OCCUR FROM THIS STORM.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND
INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON
TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG
WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WIDESPREAD REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
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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