WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 609 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALL WILL OVERSPREAD
THE AREA THROUGH 9 PM. THERE WILL BE FREQUENT PERIODS OF
MODERATE SNOWFALL BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL FALL BY 2AM. SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY END BETWEEN 3AM AND 4 AM.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER 3 AM AND END FOR
MOST AREAS BY 6 AM MONDAY MORNING. A MORE SIGNIFICANT AND
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM DALLAS CENTER
TO BOONE...NORTHEAST TO WATERLOO. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THE WINTER STORM MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY COULD BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE
IN BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SINCE PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW
FREEZING...SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
ON LESS TREATED ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. THE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY POTENTIAL WINTER STORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF
COMBINING HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ALONE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL AND
LIKELY RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS
WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 609 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALL WILL OVERSPREAD
THE AREA THROUGH 9 PM. THERE WILL BE FREQUENT PERIODS OF
MODERATE SNOWFALL BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL FALL BY 2AM. SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY END BETWEEN 3AM AND 4 AM.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER 3 AM AND END FOR
MOST AREAS BY 6 AM MONDAY MORNING. A MORE SIGNIFICANT AND
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM DALLAS CENTER
TO BOONE...NORTHEAST TO WATERLOO. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THE WINTER STORM MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY COULD BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE
IN BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SINCE PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW
FREEZING...SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
ON LESS TREATED ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. THE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY POTENTIAL WINTER STORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF
COMBINING HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ALONE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL AND
LIKELY RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS
WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...IN THIS CASE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
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