BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1033 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...AND ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS
LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...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.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1033 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...AND ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS
LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM BISMARCK EAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
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