Special Weather Statement – South, Central and North Central USA

Special Weather Statement Monday Dec. 08, 2008 – 12:30 PM USA CST

A very strong winter storm is intensifying in the Central Plains states today. This intense low pressure area will bring the potential for severe thunderstorms to the South Central and Gulf Coast states Monday night into Tuesday as well as icing conditions in the Central states and near blizzard conditions in the North Central states. Hazardous conditions will be present over the next 24 to 48 hours in these areas and travel will be difficult – especially in the ice and snow forecast areas. Please use the link below for local advisories, watches and warnings.

http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php

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“THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here in this Unofficial Advisory.”
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