BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 336 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING
* MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY AND
STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8
INCHES...BUT A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 8 TO 11
INCHES.
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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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