WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 850 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS
SYSTEM WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER.
* WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR...
BUT THEN TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY
NIGHT 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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