HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A PROLONGED MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY
MORNING THEN ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE AFOREMENTIONED WINTER STORM CONTINUES THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY.
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SECOND
ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP CHRISTMAS DAY INTO
SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. EAST CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH
A FOOT OR MORE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HARVEY...TO
STEELE...AND LINTON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY
DECREASE TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. AREAS FROM MINOT THROUGH
BISMARCK AND MANDAN WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 12 INCH AMOUNTS THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. AREAS FROM WILLISTON THROUGH DICKINSON WILL
RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO
STAY INFORMED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT
WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH
THEIR SNOW TOTALS DURING THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM.
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