BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1033 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH
THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AROUND A QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN
AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
KS/HW/RK
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1033 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH
THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AROUND A QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN
AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
KS/HW/RK
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