BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1122 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
* BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 8 TO
12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL
MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 14 TO 20 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.
* PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO
SATURDAY. INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO
THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ROAD CONDITIONS
AND CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY
DIALING 511.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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