WINTER STORM WARNING Issue Date: 1013 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009 Expiration: 1100 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT UTAH INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
TONIGHT...CAUSING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN
UTAH THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOMORROW MORNING.
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GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...MANTI...
RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
1012 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS FOR
THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT
MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST UTAH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED IN THE SANPETE VALLEY...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE
SEVIER VALLEY AND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. 5 TO 10 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
VALLEYS...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE I-15 CORRIDOR
FROM NEAR FILLMORE TO CEDAR CITY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN UTAH
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...DIMINISHING EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
DESERTS OVERNIGHT.
* WINDS: BREEZY NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE WEST DESERTS TONIGHT WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS
ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY ALONG I-15 IN MILLARD...BEAVER AND IRON
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS.
USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.
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$$ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 335 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009 Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009 Expires:200912231300;;
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HWOSLC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
318 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
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CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
318 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A STORM SYSTEM WILL FOCUS ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH
TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED...IMPACTING TRAVEL. REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES FOR DETAILS.
GUSTY WINDS MAY APPROACH 40 MPH IN THE CANYONS OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY LATE TONIGHT.
PATCHY FOG MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH VALLEYS OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
GUSTY WINDS MAY ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
CANYONS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
THE STORM AFFECTING THE REGION WILL EXIT UTAH BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
FOLLOWING THIS STORM WILL BE STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT...WHICH WILL BRING GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
COMING HOLIDAY PERIOD. FOG AND HAZE WILL BUILD UP ONCE AGAIN
ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EXPERIENCING A
WARMER TREND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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