WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1041 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING.
* 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE
LEAST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.
* WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO
30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY. WINDS OVER
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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HOPKINS
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