WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 411 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW HEAVY AT
TIMES ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR CHRISTMAS
DAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF
12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER
TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT
AND CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY
CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME
IMPASSABLE.
* ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR LATER 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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