FREEZING FOG ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1249 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY.
* DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
FOOTHILLS UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* VISIBILITY WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE.
* THE FOG WILL MAY ALSO CAUSE ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON THE GROUND...
AND ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY BRIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. THE FOG WILL ALSO CREATE ICE ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
SO WATCH FOR SLIPPERY AREAS.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1236 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WIND...FREEZING
PRECIPITATION...AND COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THE
TIMING OR TRACK OF THE STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN. MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...OR THE INTERNET FOR
UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE TIME TO PREPARE
FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS BEFORE THE STORM DEVELOPS.
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