WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 400 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY.
* TIMING...A RELATIVE QUIET TIME WILL BE IN STORE TODAY...WITH
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW GIVING MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THERE MAY
EVEN BE SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING...GENERALLY
ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29. BUT AS THE BULK OF THE STORM
ORGANIZES...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN
TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 19 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
COMMON BY SATURDAY. 5 TO 10 FOOT DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE IN RURAL
AREAS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY
INCREASE TODAY...TOPPING OUT ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
AT 25 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES OF ZERO AT TIMES
IN RURAL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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MJF
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