BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
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