WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1215 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ SATURDAY.
* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF
AND ON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL
AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE JAMES
VALLEY...AND 15 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. BY LATE
THURSDAY...THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS TO
CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH 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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