WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 451 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
SATURDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ SATURDAY.
* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THEN INTENSIFY TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...DIMINISHING
THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 11 TO 13 INCHES
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...14 TO 17 INCHES
IN THE JAMES VALLEY...AND 17 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY TONIGHT...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 40
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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MOHR/KRAMLICH
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