BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY
TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ 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 NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ 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STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS 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...ESPECIALLY FROM BISMARCK EAST.
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.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 315 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY
TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. A
BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM BISMARCK EAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
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