WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 312 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MIXED RAIN...SNOW...AND SOME
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...BUT WILL SWITCH TO ALL
SNOW BY THIS EVENING. EXPECT SNOW TO MOVE BACK INTO THE
SIREN...DANBURY...SHELL LAKE...AND MINONG AREAS IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING CAUSING
WET AND SLUSHY ROADS TO FREEZE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SNOW WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW COVERED
ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT
IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...
AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL
TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE EMPHASIZED THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A VERY LARGE
PART OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INCLUDING MINNESOTA...MUCH OF
THE DAKOTAS...IOWA AND WISCONSIN. ANYONE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL
PLANS ACROSS THE REGION IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
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