BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 410 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING...WITH THE VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS
25 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND WILL DECREASE BY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF
20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
$$
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 410 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING...WITH THE VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS
25 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND WILL DECREASE BY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF
20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
$$
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