WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 220 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
* 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED
RIVER VALLEY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS
THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. EAST OF THE RED
RIVER VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL
CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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