BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 847 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE IN
THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE.
* STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* EXPECT VERY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND ICE OR SNOW
COVERED ROADS. IN AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE HEAVIER
SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY...SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO
DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LIMIT UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IF YOU CAN. IF YOU TRAVEL...LET PEOPLE
KNOW OF YOUR ROUTE AND PROGRESS. TAKE SOME EXTRA BLANKETS AND
SUPPLIES IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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