WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 339 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LATE
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE SNOW CONTINUING INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS TO BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM YANKTON SOUTH DAKOTA TO SPIRIT LAKE IOWA.
IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25
TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. IN
ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL
MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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