HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 504 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING.
* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS AND THEY MOVE THROUGH. THESE WINDS WILL
BE DECREASING AFTER SUNRISE.
* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO
60 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS...AND EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD
VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE
ANTICIPATED IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 WILL
ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 435 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY.
* TIMING...VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE
FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN
6000 AND 7000 FEET..
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5500 FEET THIS MORNING.
* WINDS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING IN THE
MOUNTAINS THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME
ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF
SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
IS ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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