WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 344 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH A FOOT OR
MORE OF SNOWFALL OVER FAR EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS COULD BRING
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
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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KS/HW
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