WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 146 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE WALKER...BRAINERD...PINE RIVER...HILL
CITY...AITKIN...HINCKLEY AND SPOONER AREAS. SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1
INCH PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST
THIS MORNING.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH SOME AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. FREEZING
RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL BE MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES...AND
THERE COULD BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AS WELL.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
THROUGH TONIGHT.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO
PRODUCE LIMITED VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW COVERED
ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT
IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...
AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED
ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE EMPHASIZED THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A VERY LARGE
PART OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INCLUDING MINNESOTA...MUCH OF
THE DAKOTAS...IOWA AND WISCONSIN. ANYONE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL
PLANS ACROSS THE REGION IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
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