LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1051 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
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...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST
THROUGH SUNDAY...AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PERSISTENT HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ARE LIKELY
TO PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS...WITH EVENT
TOTALS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN THAT MAY EXCEED 1 FOOT. SNOWFALL
RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS.
* WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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