
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
755 AM MST TUE JAN 4 2005
...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND SNOW ADVISORIES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA'S HIGHER TERRAIN..
.A STRONG AND MOIST STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ARIZONA
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. AREAS IN THE WARNING AREA ABOVE 6000
FEET SHOULD EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 30 INCHES WITH HIGHER WIND
BLOWN DRIFTS POSSIBLE...AND AREAS FROM 4500 TO 6000 FEET 4 TO 10
INCHES BY 600 AM MST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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WHITE MOUNTAINS-
755 AM MST TUE JAN 4 2005
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY
ABOVE 7000 FEET..
TODAY AND TONIGHT...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND INTENSIFY
OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS MAY SEE SNOW LEVELS AS
HIGH AS 7000 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH 3 PM MST...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP
BY MID AFTERNOON PRODUCING ALL SNOW ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
EXPECT 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 7000 FEET BY
TUESDAY EVENING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE HIGHER DRIFTS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THIS EVENT. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...TAKE EXTRA WINTER CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES. FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SNOW EVENT...CHECK THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOME
PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF...OR TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE.