WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 227 AM MST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM TRACKS
OVER NORTHERN MEXICO. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO NEAR 4000 FEET
AROUND SUNRISE...THEN CLIMB BACK TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON.
BECAUSE OF THE LOW SNOW LEVEL...SOME COMMUNITIES IN COCHISE
COUNTY WILL BE IMPACTED BY BRIEF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3
INCHES. THESE COMMUNITIES INCLUDE AREAS AROUND SIERRA
VISTA...TOMBSTONE...BISBEE...PARADISE AND PORTAL. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000
FEET... WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET
ESPECIALLY IN THE HUACHUCA AND CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT
ELEVATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 4500 FEET... ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.
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