WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 542 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 TO 45
MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS...DECREASING TO AROUND
25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN AREAS.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO
THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS TODAY. SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS OCCURRING...WITH DRIFTS OF 2 TO 4
FEET ACROSS ROADWAYS. ROAD CLEAN-UP WILL BE HAMPERED BY THE
CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING. THOSE WHO MUST
VENTURE OUTSIDE SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER AS
WELL AS POOR AND RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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MAYES
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