WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1144 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY.
* ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE.
* STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING
30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY
SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY TODAY...OR MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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