WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 518 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM
CST/ FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM
CST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
EASTERN COLORADO AND NORTHWEST KANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP
FRIDAY.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION 2-4 INCHES TODAY
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO
IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY
WILL RANGE FROM 4 INCHES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40 TO 8 INCHES IN THE
MCCOOK...NORTON AND OBERLIN AREAS.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY 10 TO 20 MPH. WINDS
BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS
THURSDAY NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITY
FREQUENTLY 1-3 MILES TODAY AND TONIGHT IN SNOW AND FOG.
* OTHER IMPACTS...FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT PRODUCED SLICK
ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW
PACKED TODAY AND TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POTENTIAL
WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
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