LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 407 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
ARCTIC FRONT THAT WILL PASS OVER THE REGION LATER TODAY. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 90. WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST STATES OVER THE WEEKEND
WILL PROVIDE A NORTHERLY FLOW AND ALLOW COLDER AIR TO REMAIN
ESTABLISHED OVER THE AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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