WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 850 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
* 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH
OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY
CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME
IMPASSABLE. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE 10 TO
20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
SNOW.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
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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