WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 220 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
* 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM.
* WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. THE WIND WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH
OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON 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...WHICH
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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HOPKINS
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