WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 301 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON
CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT....WITH HEAVIER SNOW
ARRIVING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY OF
ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR THIS EVENING...BUT
TURN NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY CHRISTMAS
MORNING...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* 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.
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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$
BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 301 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON
CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT....WITH HEAVIER SNOW
ARRIVING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY OF
ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR THIS EVENING...BUT
TURN NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY CHRISTMAS
MORNING...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH
WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$
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