BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 805 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH ZERO VISIBILITIES IN
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY EVEN THOUGH SNOWFALL INTENSITY
WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM A LITTLE OVER 12
INCHES NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND IN EXTREME
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...TO AROUND 7 INCHES FROM CHAMBERLAIN TO
GREGORY SOUTH DAKOTA...WITH HIGHER DRIFTS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE TONIGHT...REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH
THESE WINDS CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL CREATE
WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF NEAR ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 805 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH ZERO VISIBILITIES IN
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY EVEN THOUGH SNOWFALL INTENSITY
WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM A LITTLE OVER 12
INCHES NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND IN EXTREME
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...TO AROUND 7 INCHES FROM CHAMBERLAIN TO
GREGORY SOUTH DAKOTA...WITH HIGHER DRIFTS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE TONIGHT...REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH
THESE WINDS CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL CREATE
WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF NEAR ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$
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