BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 542 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS AS OF 6 PM WERE IN THE 5 TO 8
INCH RANGE WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES WILL PUSH STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS INTO THE 9 TO 14 INCH
RANGE.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS
WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS HEAVY SNOW
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LEADS TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS COMBINATION WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. HIGH SNOW DRIFTS ARE
POSSIBLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES. THERE IS ALSO A
POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND
CHILL READINGS ON LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL DROP
TO 15 TO 25 BELOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 542 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS AS OF 6 PM WERE IN THE 5 TO 8
INCH RANGE WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES WILL PUSH STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS INTO THE 9 TO 14 INCH
RANGE.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS
WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS HEAVY SNOW
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LEADS TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS COMBINATION WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. HIGH SNOW DRIFTS ARE
POSSIBLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES. THERE IS ALSO A
POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND
CHILL READINGS ON LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL DROP
TO 15 TO 25 BELOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$
|
