BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 540 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009
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...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT
TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND ALONG THE
PINE RIDGE AND CHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY.
* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH TO 55 MPH
PRODUCING ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH THE VISIBILITY REDUCED
TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. STAY
INDOORS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM IS OVER.
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