WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 917 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SLOWLY
DIMINISHING SNOWFALL RATES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 15 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE COMMON THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES IN OPEN AREAS.
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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